Access to health information may improve behavior in preventing Avian infl uenza among women  

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Endarti, Ajeng T. ; Shah, Shamsul A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah nasional - terakreditasi DIKTI
Dalam koleksi: Medical Journal of Indonesia vol. 20 no. 01 (Feb. 2011), page 56-61.
Topik: Avian Influenza; Behavior; Gender; Health Promotion
Fulltext: Volume 20, Issue 1, February 2011 - Access to health information may improve behavior in preventing Avian infl uenza among women.pdf (38.5KB)

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Background: Improving human behavior toward Avian infl uenza may lessen the chance to be infected by Avian infl uenza. This study aimed to identify several factors infl uencing behavior in the community. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in July 2008. Behavior regarding Avian infl uenza was measured by scoring the variables of knowledge, attitude, and practice. Subjects were obtained from the sub district of Limo, in Depok, West Java, which was considered a high risk area for Avian infl uenza. The heads of household as the sample unit were chosen by multi-stage sampling. Results: Among 387 subjects, 29.5% of them was had good behavior toward Avian infl uenza. The fi nal model revealed that gender and access to health information were two dominant factors for good behavior in preventing Avian influenza. Compared with men, women had 67% higher risk to have good behavior [adjusted relative risk (RRa) = 1.67; 95% confi dence interval (CI) = 0.92-3.04; P = 0.092]. Compared to those with no access to health information, subjects with access to health information had 3.4 fold increase to good behavior (RRa = 3.40; 95% CI = 0.84-13.76; P = 0.087). Conclusion: Acces to health information concerning Avian infl uenza was more effective among women in promoting good behavior toward preventing Avian infl uenza.

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