Social support and response to AIDS and severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Negative public reactions to emerging infectious diseases can adversely affect population health. We assessed whether social support was associated with knowledge of, worry about, and attitudes towards AIDS and severe acute respiratory syndrome. Our findings suggest that social support may be central to our understanding of public responses to emerging infectious diseases.
Nandi
Arijit
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Tracy
Melissa
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Aiello
Allison
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Des Jarlais
Don C
DC
Galea
Sandro
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support; D013240:Stereotyping; D013689:Telephone