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http://dx.doi.org/10.15434/kssh.2011.24.1.7

Knowledge and Perceived Threat about 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) and Discriminative Attitudes Towards Completely Recovered Patients among Elementary Students  

Song, In-Han (Graduate School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University)
Kwon, Se-Won (Graduate School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University)
Lim, Hye-Jin (Graduate School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of School Health / v.24, no.1, 2011 , pp. 61-70 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: To identify factors associated with children's discriminatory attitudes towards fully recovered children who contracted the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1), in order to provide fundamental information to improve health education for children. Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected from the entire 6th grade classes (N=2,323) of 11 elementary schools randomly selected from 11 school districts in the Seoul Metropolitan Area of South Korea. Questionnaires were used to assess participants' knowledge of and attitudes towards the Influenza A (H1N1) virus. Results: Multiple regression analyses were used to investigate the factors associated with children's discriminatory attitudes toward fully recovered children who had contracted the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1). Multiple regression analysis revealed that perceived risk of contracting and knowledge of 2009 influenza A (H1N1) were significant factors in predicting a child's attitude toward fully recovered Influenza A (H1N1) patients, after controlling for socioeconomic variables. Conclusion: The findings suggests that perceived risk and knowledge play important roles in formulating children's appropriate attitudes towards Novel influenza A (H1N1) patients who are fully recovered from the disease. To promote and maximize children's attitudes in this area, health education needs to be directed at children to reduce excessive concern about contracting the virus and to improve their overall health knowledge.
Keywords
Influenza A (H1N1); Discriminatory attitude; Knowledge; Perceived risk;
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