Exploring Risk Perceptions of Emerging Infectious Diseases
Onno de Zwart
Colofon Exploring risk perceptions of emerging infectious diseases. De Zwart, Onno Thesis Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam ISBN 978-90-9023845-6 © 2008, Onno de Zwart, Rotterdam, the Netherlands;
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Exploring Risk Perceptions of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Verkenning van risicopercepties ten aanzien van opkomende infectieziekten. Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam op gezag van de rector magnificus prof.dr. S.W.J. Lamberts en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties. De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op woensdag 11 februari 2009 om 15.45 uur door Onno de Zwart
geboren te Amstelveen
Promotiecommissie:
Promotor:
Prof.dr.ir. J. Brug
Overige leden:
Prof.dr. G. Kok Prof.dr. M.G. Koopmans Prof.dr. H.T. van der Molen
Co promotor:
Dr. J.H. Richardus
Chapter
Contents
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General introduction
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Perceived threat, risk perception and efficacy beliefs related to SARS and other (emerging) infectious diseases. Results of an international survey.
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Avian Flu Risk Perception: Europe and Asia
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Risk perception of human avian influenza infections in the Netherlands: strong feeling of risk but limited confidence in protective measures
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Monitoring of risk perceptions and preventive behaviour related to human avian influenza during 2006 – 2007 in the Netherlands: results of seven consecutive surveys.
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Correlates of precautionary behaviours related to avian influenza in 2006 – 2007 in the Netherlands
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SARS-related risk perceptions and precautionary actions in a Chinese community in the Netherlands: cross sectional survey
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Sources of information and health beliefs related to SARS and avian influenza among Chinese communities in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, as compared to the general population in these countries
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General discussion
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Summary
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Samenvatting
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Dankwoord
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Curriculum Vitae
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Publications
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PhD Portfolio Summary
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“If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.”
W.I. Thomas, 1928
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Publicaties Dit proefschrift:
De Zwart O, Veldhuijzen IK, Elam G, Aro AR, Abraham T, Bishop GD, Richardus JH, Brug J. Avian influenza risk perception, Europe and Asia. Emerg Infect Dis 2007;13(2):290-3. De Zwart O, Veldhuijzen IK, Richardus JH. R, Brug J. Risicoperceptie van infecties van mensen door het vogelgriep in Nederland: sterk gevoel van risico, maar beperkt vertrouwen in beschermingsmaatregelen. TSG 2007;85(2):86-91. De Zwart O, Veldhuijzen IK, Elam G, Aro AR, Abraham T, Bishop GD, Voeten HA, Richardus JH, Brug J. Risk perception and efficacy beliefs related to SARS and other (emerging) infectious diseases. Results of an international survey. Int J Behav Med in press Voeten HACM, De Zwart O, Veldhuijzen IK, Yuen C, Jiang X, Elam G, Abraham Th, Brug J. Sources of information and health beliefs related to SARS and avian influenza among Chinese communities in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, as compared to the general population in these countries. Int J Behav Med in press De Zwart O, Veldhuijzen IK, Richardus JH. Brug J. Monitoring of risk perceptions and preventive behaviour related to human avian influenza during 2006 – 2007 in the Netherlands: results of seven consecutive surveys. Submitted De Zwart O, Veldhuijzen IK, Richardus JH. Brug J. Correlates of precautionary behaviour related tot avian influenza in 2006 and 2007 in the Netherlands. Submitted. De Zwart O, Veldhuijzen IK, Oenema A, Richardus JH, Brug J. SARS-related risk perceptions and precautionary actions in a Chinese community in the Netherlands: cross sectional survey. 2007. submitted. Risicoperceptie overig Brug J, Aro A, Oenema A, de Zwart O, Richardus JH. SARS risk perception, knowledge, precautions, and information sources, the Netherlands. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004;10:1486-1489. Sadique MZ, Edmunds WJ, Smith RD, Meerding WJ, de Zwart O, Brug J, Beutels P. Precautionary behaviour in response to the perceived threat of pandemic influenza. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2007; 13(9)1307-13: Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/9/1307.htm. Jiang X, Elam G, Yuen C, Voeten H, De Zwart O, Veldhuijzen I, Brug J (2008) The perceived threat of SARS and its impact on precautionary actions and adverse consequences from the perspective of vulnerable communities living in unaffected regions: a qualitative study among Chinese communities in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Int J Behav Med in press
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Overige publicaties Veldhuijzen IK, van Driel HF, Vos D, de Zwart O, van Doornum GJ, de Man RA, Richardus J. Viral hepatitis in a multi ethnic neighbourhood: results of a community based study in a low prevalence country. Int J Inf Dis 2008 Aug 2 (Epub ahead of print). Götz HM, Schutten M, Borsboom GJ, Hendriks B, van Doornum G, de Zwart O. A cluster of hepatitis B infections associated with incorrect use of a capillary blood sampling device in a nursing home in the Netherlands, 2007. Euro Surveill. 2008 Jul 3;13(27). pii 18918. Kok G, Hospers HJ, Harterink P, de Zwart O. Social-cognitive determinants of HIV risktaking intentions among men who date men through the Internet. AIDS Care 2007;19(3):4107. Kok G, de Zwart O, Schaalma H. AIDS 2006 - time to deliver. Patient Educ Couns 2007;65(1):1-2. Pars LL, Wolfers ME, de Zwart O, Brug J, de Man RA, Richardus JH. Towards an evidencebased guideline for counselling of chronic hepatitis B virus infected patients. Liver Int 2007;27(5):731-2. Wolfers MEG, Van den Hoek C, Brug J, de Zwart O. Using Intervention Mapping to develop a programme to prevent sexually transmittable infections, including HIV, among heterosexual migrant men, BMC Public Health 2007, 7:141. Gotz HM, Veldhuijzen IK, Ossewaarde JM, de Zwart O, Richardus JH. Chlamydia trachomatis infections in multi-ethnic urban youth: a pilot combining STI health education and outreach testing in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Sex Transm Infect 2006;82(2):148-52; discussion 152-3. Kok G, Harterink P, Vriens P, de Zwart O, Hospers HJ. The Gay Cruise: Developing a Theory- and Evidence-Based Internet HIV-Prevention Intervention. Sexuality Research & Social Policy: Journal of NSRC 2006;3(2):52-67. Gotz HM, van Doornum G, Niesters HG, den Hollander JG, Thio HB, de Zwart O. A cluster of acute hepatitis C virus infection among men who have sex with men--results from contact tracing and public health implications. Aids 2005;19(9):969-74. Gotz HM, Veldhuijzen IK, van Bergen JE, Hoebe CJ, de Zwart O, Richardus JH, et al. Acceptability and consequences of screening for chlamydia trachomatis by home-based urine testing. Sex Transm Dis 2005;32(9):557-62. Hospers HJ, Kok G, Harterink P, de Zwart O. A new meeting place: chatting on the Internet, e-dating and sexual risk behaviour among Dutch men who have sex with men. Aids 2005;19(10):1097-101. Tjon GM, Gotz H, Koek AG, de Zwart O, Mertens PL, Coutinho RA, et al. An outbreak of hepatitis A among homeless drug users in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. J Med Virol 2005;77(3):360-6.
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Reintjes R, Bosman A, de Zwart O, van der Knaap L, Stevens M, Van den Hoek K. Outbreak of hepatitis A in Rotterdam associated with visits to 'darkrooms' in gay bars. Communicable Diseases and Public Health 1999;2(1):43-46. De Zwart O, Kerkhof M, Sandfort T. Anal sex and gay men: the challenge of HIV and beyond. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality 1998;10(3/4):89-102. De Zwart O, Sandfort T, Kerkhof M. No anal sex please: we are Dutch. A dilemma in HIV prevention directed at gay men. In: Sandfort T, editor. Pragmatism and consensus: the Dutch response to AIDS. London: Taylor & Francis; 1998. p. 133-151. Wright M, Rosser B, de Zwart O. New international directions in HIV prevention for gay and bisexual men. Binghamton: The Hayworth Press Inc.; 1998.
Overige publicaties Nederlandstalig Kidgell-Koppelaar D, Louman PMA, Breemer JN, de Zwart O. Aanbod gratis hiv-testen en hepatitis-B-vaccinaties bij nieuwkomers in Rotterdam. Infectieziektenbulletin 2007; 18(1):1923. Van Veen MG, Gotz HM, de Zwart O, van de Laar MJW. Hiv-prevalentie en risicogedrag bij prostituees in Rotterdam. TSG 2006;84(7):403-28. Wolfers M, van den Hoek K, de Brito O, al Taqatqa W, de Zwart O. HIV/soa interventies voor heteroseksuele migrantenmannen planmatig ontwikkeld bij een GGD. TSG. 2006; (7):425-428 Kocken P, Voorham A, de Zwart O. Amor i salú; resultaten van een communityproject ter bevordering van de seksuele gezondheid van Antillianen en Arubanen in Rotterdam. TSG 2005;83:190-199. Van den Hoek K, Kok G, Van Kesteren N, Hospers HJ, de Zwart O. De Waaghals en de prins. TSG Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidswetenschappen 2005;83(2):159-165. Veldhuijzen IK, Gotz H, Nuradini B, Van den Hoek K, de Zwart O. HIV-sneltest: een pilot met integratie in de reguliere praktijk van GGD Rotterdam. Infectieziektenbulletin 2005;16(5):123-129. De Boer I, Op de Coul E, Beuker R, de Zwart O, Al Taqatqa W, van de Laar M. Trends in HIV-prevalentie en risicogedrag bij injecterende druggebruikers in Rotterdam 1994 - 2002. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2004;148(47):2325-2330. Götz HM, Ossewaarde JM, Nieuwenhuis RF, van der Meijden WI, Dees J, Thio B, de Zwart O, van der Laar MJ. Cluster van lymphogranuloma venereum onder homoseksuele mannen in Rotterdam, met grensoverschrijdende gevolgen. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2004; 148; 441-2
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De Vries J, Gotz HM, de Zwart O. Hepatitis A uitbraak onder dak- en thuislozen. Infectieziektenbulletin 2004;15(6):212-214. Van den Hoek K, de Zwart O. Van pionieren tot planmatig werken. Intervention mapping in de HIV/soa praktijk. TSG Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidswetenschappen 2003;81(6):360-363. Bosman A, de Zwart O, Schop W, van der Meijden W, Chien-A-Lien R. Toename van vroege syfilis in Rotterdam. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1999;143(46):2324-2328. Reintjes R, Bosman A, de Zwart O. Antistoffen tegen hepatitis A onder Rotterdamse reizigers; is het huidige screeningsbeleid kosteneffectief? Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1999;143(35):1777-1780. Bosman A, de Zwart O, Schoots B. Syfilis in Rotterdam. Infectieziektenbulletin 1997;4:7680. De Zwart O, Van den Hoek K, Koopmans M, Wagemans M. Sexpress en Meidenseks: nieuwe vormen van aids-voorlichting voor jongeren. Tijdschrift voor Jeugd en Jongerenwerk 1996;8(2):8-13. Kerkhof M, de Zwart O, Sandfort T. Van achteren bezien: anale sex in het aids-tijdperk. Amsterdam: Schorer; 1995.
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PhD Portfolio Summary
Summary of PhD training and teaching activities Name PhD student: Onno de Zwart
PhD period: 2003 - 2008
Erasmus MC Department: MGZ
Promotor(s): prof.dr.ir. J. Brug
Research School:
Supervisor: dr. J.H. Richardus
1. PhD training Year
Workload (Hours/ECTS)
General academic skills Research skills In-depth courses (e.g. Research school, Medical Training) Presentations -
Risicoperceptie van SARS en vogelgriep. Presentatie tijdens
2007
20 hours
2006
30 hours
2008
20 hours
Year
Workload
symposium ‘Wat denkt het publiek van infectieziekten’ georganiseerd door het Centrum Infectieziektebestrijding International conferences Seminars and workshops -
SARS control workpackage 5: risk perceptions quantitative survey. Presentation at the 1st SARSControl integration Workshop, Paris, France.
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Studying risk perception of avian influenza and preventive behaviours. Presentation at the workshop of ‘Flumodcont. Modelling the spread of pandemic influenza and strategies for its containment and mitigation’, Rome, Italy.
Didactic skills Other 2. Teaching activities (Hours/ECTS) Lecturing Supervising practicals and excursions Supervising Master’s theses Other
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