Understanding Risk Information Seeking and Processing during an Infectious Disease Outbreak: The Case of Zika Virus.
Risk Anal
; 40(6): 1212-1225, 2020 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32067244
ABSTRACT
This study draws on the Planned Risk Information Seeking Model (PRISM) to assess Zika virus information seeking and systematic processing, paying particular attention to the relationship between perceived knowledge and knowledge insufficiency. Novel risks, such as Zika, provide an interesting context for examining whether information-seeking models, such as PRISM, are able to predict information seeking when available information is limited or scarce. A cross-sectional, online study of men and women of childbearing age (N = 494) residing in the state of Florida was conducted. Our results provide some support for the PRISM for predicting Zika information seeking intention, as well as systematic processing of information. We also found that individuals with high levels of perceived knowledge were more likely to report high level of knowledge insufficiency, illustrating that contextual factors may impact the fit of risk information seeking models.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disease Outbreaks
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Information Seeking Behavior
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Zika Virus Infection
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Risk Anal
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States