title: Long-term effect of the influenza A/H1N1 pandemic: attitudes and preventive behaviours one year after the pandemic.
abstract: This study aimed to describe changes in attitudes and behaviours regarding influenza A infection 1 year after the end of the pandemic. A cross-sectional study was performed based on two population-based telephone surveys including 1027 (February, 2010) and 1000 (February, 2011) participants in Spain. The percentages of the respondents who reported that they had adopted preventive measures to avoid Influenza infection declined 1 year after the pandemic. Influenza-related consultations decreased, whereas confidence in vaccination increased. Despite the decrease observed in adopting preventive measures, some behaviours were still being adopted long time after the pandemic in general population.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Agency, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Garcia-Continente
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Serral
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nebot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058873:Pandemics; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines