title: [How do we catch flu? Beliefs in France in 2010].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our goals were to describe beliefs held by French people concerning the contagiosity of influenza and analyze the relationship of these beliefs with vaccination against seasonal flu.
  
  
  METHODS
  A subsample (4749 people aged 15-79) of the Health Barometer 2010 responded to questions dealing with influenza. Responses were analyzed using clustering analysis and logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, observed beliefs were quite good, but also socially differentiated. 'False' beliefs were more frequent among people with a lower socioeconomic status. Those who overestimated the contagiosity of influenza were less likely to have been vaccinated against seasonal influenza in 2008.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The beliefs analyzed here were associated with vaccination behaviors. 'False' beliefs may be difficult to change as they are nevertheless coherent. These beliefs also exhibit social inequalities that should be taken into account when determining preventive measures.
authors.affiliation: Inserm UMR912 « Economics and Social Sciences Applied to Health & Analysis of Medical Information » (SESSTIM), 23, rue Stanislas-Torrents, 13006 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille University, UMR_S912, IRD, 13006 Marseille, France; ORS PACA, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, 13006 Marseille, France. Electronic address: patrick.peretti-watel@inserm.fr.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peretti-Watel
authors.affiliation: Institut national de prévention et d'éducation pour la santé (INPES), 93203 Saint-Denis cedex, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gautier
authors.affiliation: Inserm UMR912 « Economics and Social Sciences Applied to Health & Analysis of Medical Information » (SESSTIM), 23, rue Stanislas-Torrents, 13006 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille University, UMR_S912, IRD, 13006 Marseille, France; ORS PACA, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, 13006 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verger
authors.affiliation: Department of social and behavioral sciences, EHESP Rennes/Sorbonne Paris-Cité, avenue du Pr-Léon-Bernard, 35043 Rennes cedex, France; Aix-Marseille université, UMR EPV 190-Émergence des pathologies virales, IRD, 13006 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raude
authors.affiliation: Aix-Marseille université, UMR EPV 190-Émergence des pathologies virales, IRD, 13006 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Constant
authors.affiliation: Institut national de prévention et d'éducation pour la santé (INPES), 93203 Saint-Denis cedex, France; Cermes3, équipe Cesames (centre de recherche médecine, sciences, santé, santé mentale, société, université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité/CNRS UMR 8211/Inserm U988/EHESS), 75006 Paris cedex 06, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
keywords: Beliefs; Contagiosity; Croyances; France; Grippe; Influenza; Mode de transmission; Vaccination