[The change of health related behavior during and after severe acute respiratory syndrome prevalence].
OBJECTIVE
To describe the changes of health related behavior and influencing factor during and after the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), as to providing evidence for inducing public health related behavior to cope with the emergent infectious public health hazards.


METHODS
According to the epidemic strength of SARS, Guangzhou, Taiyuan, Hangzhou were selected to be the research areas, and convenience sampling was used to identify 200 city residents, 200 country residents and 400 occupational populations from each area. The uniform and self-made questionnaire was carried out by about 2400 residents.


RESULTS
All 2424 subjects completed the questionnaire. The correlation coefficient of scores of health related behavior during and after SARS was 0.782 (P < 0.01). And 39.3% subjects were considered as under the health risked stress by CPSS. Multiple linear regression indicated that the scores of health related behavior were significantly related to the perceived stress, demographic characteristics and recognition of SARS.


CONCLUSIONS
The public health related behavior should be developing in the SARS, and part of health related behavior had been kept after SARS and part been decreased. Behavior change should depends on the prevalence of the disease, cultural heritage and behavior variability. More attention should be paid to induce the public psychology and behavior and enhance the degree of recognition on related knowledge through health education as to relieving the stress in populations when we conduct to cope with the emergent public health hazards.
Tian
Ben-chun
BC
National Health Education Institute, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100011, China.
Yang
Ting-zhong
TZ
Lü
Shu-hong
SH
Chen
Ding-wan
DW
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012424:Rural Population; D012494:Sampling Studies; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population