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Heeding the Message? Determinants of Risk Behaviours for West Nile Virus

Abstract

MethodsA telephone survey was administered to a random sample of adults (n=1650) living in the L6L and L6K Forward Sortation Areas of Oakville, Ontario, Canada.ResultsWhile close to 100% of survey respondents were aware of WNv and approximately 80% recalled receiving information from the public health department regarding the virus, levels of reported personal protective behaviours were relatively low. Through a multivariable modeling process, …

Authors

Elliott SJ; Loeb M; Harrington D; Eyles J

Journal

Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 99, No. 2, pp. 137–141

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

March 2008

DOI

10.1007/bf03405462

ISSN

0008-4263