Health risk perceptions and local knowledge of water-related infectious disease exposure among Kenyan wetland communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 222 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Anthonj ◽  
Bernd Diekkrüger ◽  
Christian Borgemeister ◽  
Thomas Kistemann
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Disease Exposure

scholarly journals Life-Changing Experiences of Mothers with School-Age Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focusing on Their Health Risk Perceptions and Health-Related Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4523
Author(s):  
Hye Jin Yoo ◽  
JaeLan Shim ◽  
Namhee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Family ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Prevention Methods

This study aimed to explore health risk perceptions, changes in health-related behaviors, and life experiences of mothers with school-age children during the early coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Data were collected between 16 July and 10 September 2020, by individual interviews and analyzed through qualitative content analysis. After the twelve participants’ experiences were analyzed, four themes and ten sub-themes were derived. The four themes were: “Struggling to identify the substance of COVID-19,” “Taking the initiative to protect the health of the family,” “Frustrated by the brutal reality of no end in sight,” and “Trying to adjust wisely to an inevitable new lifestyle.” The findings suggest that while the world remains in an ongoing battle with COVID-19, national health institutions should prepare a health education system for specific infection prevention methods that can be practiced by individuals in daily life.

scholarly journals Travel Health Risk Perceptions and Prevention Behaviors of US Study Abroad Students

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 338-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie B. Hartjes ◽  
Linda C. Baumann ◽  
Jeffrey B. Henriques
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Travel Health ◽  
Study Abroad Students

Social Comparisons for Following Health Recommendations and Their Relation to Worry and Intentions During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Jason P. Rose ◽  
Keith A. Edmonds
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Protective Action ◽  
Social Comparisons ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Abstract. Background: During uncertain threatening situations, people make social comparisons that influence self-evaluations, inform decisions, and guide behavior. In 2019, an emerging infectious disease (COVID-19) became a pandemic and resulted in unparalleled public health recommendations (e.g., social distancing, wear masks in public). Aims: The current research examined people’s beliefs about how their own compliance to recommendations compared to others and explored the unique associations between social comparisons, worry, risk perceptions, and intentions for health-protective action. Method: An adult sample of US residents ( N = 452) completed an online, cross-sectional survey about their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: First, participants reported better-than-average compliance beliefs. Second, comparative beliefs were positively (and uniquely) associated with intentions for future compliance-related behaviors and general risk-reduction behaviors (e.g., information seeking) – particularly for participants who viewed COVID-19 as threatening. Finally, the relation between comparative beliefs and intentions was indirect through worry (but not risk), though alternative models also achieved support. Limitations: Our findings are limited by our use of a cross-sectional design, methodological choices, and our lack of behavioral measures. Conclusions: Overall, results demonstrate that people are attentive to their comparative levels of compliance behaviors during an infectious disease pandemic. Results are discussed in terms of their theoretical implications and the relevance of social comparisons for self-protective action during a pandemic.

scholarly journals Generational Differences in Perceptions of Food Health/Risk and Attitudes toward Organic Food and Game Meat: The Case of the COVID-19 Crisis in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoru Xie ◽  
Liman Huang ◽  
Jun (Justin) Li ◽  
Hong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Meat Consumption ◽  
Future Change ◽  
Game Meat ◽  
Food Beliefs

In December 2019, a novel laboratory-confirmed coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection, which has caused clusters of severe illnesses, was first reported in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, China. This foodborne illness, which reportedly most likely originated in a seafood market where wild animals are sold illegally, has transmitted among humans through close contact, across the world. The aim of this study is to explore health/risk perceptions of and attitudes toward healthy/risky food in the immediate context of food crisis. More specifically, by using the data collected from 1008 respondents in January 2020, the time when China was hit hard by the “Corona Virus Disease 2019” (COVID-19), this study investigates the overall and different generational respondents’ health/risk perceptions of and attitudes toward organic food and game meat. The results reveal that, firstly, based on their food health and risk perceptions of healthy and risky food, the respondents’ general attitudes are positive toward organic food but relatively negative toward game meat. Secondly, older generations have a more positive attitude and are more committed to organic food. Younger generations’ attitude toward game meat is more negative whereas older generations attach more importance to it because of its nutritional and medicinal values. In addition, this research also indicates that the COVID-19 crisis influences the respondents’ perceptions of and attitudes toward organic food and game meat consumption. However, the likelihood of its impact on older generations’ future change in diets is smaller, which implies that older generations’ food beliefs are more stable.

Pneumothorax During CPR Training: Case Report and Review of the CPR Literature

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Sullivan ◽  
Daniel Avstreih
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Psychomotor Skill ◽  
Nursing Assistant ◽  
Lay Persons ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Cpr Training ◽  
Disease Exposure ◽  
Training Case

AbstractCardiopulmonary resuscitation is taught widely to both lay persons and health care oworkers. It is a challenging psychomotor skill. Concerns about its safety to the rescuer have centered around the risk of infectious disease exposure. A young nursing assistant developed a minimally symptomatic pneumothorax during CPR training. This case is the first reported example of this complication for a CPR trainee or provider. The literature is reviewed for complications for CPR provider and recipient and the relevant issues regarding the current status and future direction of this intervention.

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