Changes in risk perceptions during the 2014 Ebola virus disease epidemic: results of two consecutive surveys among the general population in Lower Saxony, Germany

Changes in risk perceptions during the 2014 Ebola virus disease epidemic: results of two consecutive surveys among the general population in Lower Saxony, Germany

Abstract Background The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak 2014 received extensive news media coverage, which faded out before the outbreak ended. News media coverage impacts risk perception; it is, however, unclear if the components of risk perception (affective and cognitive responses) change diff...

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Main Authors: Julie Obenauer, Nicole Rübsamen, Ekaterine Garsevanidze, André Karch, Rafael T. Mikolajczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Ebola virus disease
Knowledge
Risk perception
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5543-1

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