Chemical (VX) Terrorist Threat: Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Responses

The introduction of the programs on Holocaust education in Poland and a broader debate on the transgressions of Poles against the Jews have not led to desired improvement in public knowledge on these historical events. A comparison of survey results from the last two decades (Bilewicz, Winiewski, Radzik, 2012) illustrates mounting ignorance: the number of Poles who acknowledge that the highest number of victims of the Nazi occupation period was Jewish systematically decreases, while the number of those who think that the highest number of victims of the wartime period was ethnically Polish, increases. Insights from the social psychological research allow to explain the psychological foundations of this resistance to acknowledge the facts about the Holocaust, and indicate the need for positive group identity as a crucial factor preventing people from recognizing such a threatening historical information. In this paper we will provide knowledge about the ways to overcome this resistance-through-denial. Implementation of such measures could allow people to accept responsibility for the misdeeds committed by their ancestors.

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Australian Public Knowledge of Islam

STUDIA ISLAMIKA ◽

10.15408/sdi.v12i1.644 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Kevin M. Dunn Dunn

Keyword(s):

Public Knowledge

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Public knowledge and practice on Brucellosis; its prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries ◽

10.24911/ijmdc.51-1549065022 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 532-535

Author(s):

Feras Albalawi ◽

Abdulaziz AlEissa ◽

Fahad Almazyad ◽

Talal AlMutairi ◽

Fawaz Alharbi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diagnosis And Treatment ◽

Public Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Practice

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Public knowledge and awareness about genetic influence and lifestyle modification on chronic diseases in Hail city, Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries ◽

10.24911/ijmdc.51-1605522677 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 120-127

Author(s):

Naveed Haq ◽

Rahaf Aldhaban ◽

Haifa Albrahim

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Lifestyle Modification ◽

Genetic Influence ◽

Public Knowledge

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Public knowledge, perception and communication behavior surrounding COVID-19 in Malaysia

10.31124/advance.12102816 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah ◽

Chang Da Wan

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Employment Status ◽

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Movement Control ◽

Education Level ◽

Public Knowledge ◽

Communication Behavior ◽

Positive Communication ◽

The Face ◽

Control Order

The COVID-19 pandemic is the first to occur in an age of hyperconnectivity. This paper presents results from an online anonymous survey conducted in Malay, English, and Chinese, during the first week of the Movement Control Order in Malaysia (n=1075), which aimed to examine public knowledge, perception and communication behavior in the Malaysian society in the face of a sudden outbreak and social distancing measures. Although the level of public knowledge, risk perception and positive communication behavior surrounding COVID-19 was high, a majority of respondents reported receiving a lot of questionable information. Multinomial logistic regression further identified that responses to different items varied significantly across respondent survey language, gender, age, education level and employment status.

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Assessment of COVID-19 Related Misinformation among the Community in Basrah, Iraq

Iraqi National Journal of Medicine ◽

10.37319/iqnjm.2.csi.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (CSI) ◽

pp. 12-18

Author(s):

Ali Al-Rubaye ◽

Dhurgham Abdulwahid ◽

Aymen Albadran ◽

Abbas Ejbary ◽

Laith Alrubaiy

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Bachelor's Degree ◽

Public Knowledge ◽

Age Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Educational Levels ◽

The Public ◽

First Case ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Central District

Background: There has been a rapid rise in cases of COVID-19 infection and its mortality rate since the first case reported in February 2020. This led to the rampant dissemination of misinformation and rumors about the disease among the public. Objectives: To investigate the scale of public misinformation about COVID-19 in Basrah, Iraq. Methods: A cross-sectional study based on a 22-item questionnaire to assess public knowledge and understanding of information related to the COVID-19 infection. Results: A total of 483 individuals completed the questionnaire. The most frequent age group was 26–35 years (28.2%); there were 280 (58%) males and 203 (42%) females. Of the participants, 282 (58.4%) were with an education level below the Bachelor’s degree, 342 (70.8%) were married, and 311 (64%) were living in districts in Basra other than the central district. Overall, 50.8% (11.8/ 22 * 100%) of individuals had the correct information regarding COVID-19. There was a significant association between the level of COVID-19 related misinformation and participants’ educational levels and occupation (p <0.05). However, there was no significant difference found across sex, age group, marital state, and area of residence. Conclusions: Misinformation related to COVID-19 is widely spread and has to be addressed in order to control the pandemic. Keywords: COVID-19, misinformation, knowledge, Iraq

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