| Title |
Public views of the uk media and government reaction to the 2009 swine flu pandemic
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, November 2010
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-10-697 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shona Hilton, Emily Smith |
| Abstract |
The first cases of influenza A/H1N1 (swine flu) were confirmed in the UK on 27th April 2009, after a novel virus first identified in Mexico rapidly evolved into a pandemic. The swine flu outbreak was the first pandemic in more than 40 years and for many, their first encounter with a major influenza outbreak. This study examines public understandings of the pandemic, exploring how people deciphered the threat and perceived they could control the risks. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 106 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 26 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 11% |
| Researcher | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 15% |
| Unknown | 24 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 20 | 18% |
| Psychology | 9 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 23 | 21% |
| Unknown | 26 | 24% |
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