2633 airport passengers were asked to fill out a questionaire regarding acceptance of public health measures in a hypothetical severe respiratory disease pandemic.
71.6% would cancel their trip if postponement of nonessential travel was recommended
93.7% would wear face masks
93.2% would fill out a health questionnaire
89.1% would accept having their ear temperature measured on arrival
88.1% would undergo a short physical examination if they had a fever.
92.3% would accept isolation for 7 days if they were diagnosed with a disease and receiving treatment.
69.2% would accept 7-day quarantine at home (Swiss residents) or hotel (travelers to Switzerland) and would monitor their health if they were feeling healthy but were seated next to someone with a cough on the airplane, . Fewer persons from the Asia-Pacific region would accept these requirements.
Male passengers and all passengers >30 years of age indicated they would be more compliant than other passengers with nearly all measures.
Many female travelers explained that they would not consider traveling during a pandemic.
93.5% of passengers would acquire information before departure about the situation and preventive measures
67% would consult the Internet
59% their family doctor
49% the media
37% health authorities
25% their travel agent
23% travel medicine centers
20% the airport
17% friends and relatives.
For their current trip, 22.4% sought pretravel advice on infectious diseases. This seeking of advice was more frequent in those departing to overseas destinations from Zurich Airport.
Information sources were:
38% the family doctor
34% the Internet
26%the media
22%friends and relatives
19% a travel agency
11% health authorities
10%travel medicine centers
7% the airport
17.4% noticed the official posters regarding avian influenza.
During an influenza pandemic:
Europeans: 75% would avoid public transportation
United States: 86% Americans would stay at home in quarantine and 94% would stay in isolation
People’s Republic of China: 74% would wear face masks in public, 87% would make declarations at border crossings, and 88% would comply with quarantine policies
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/pdfs/08-0933.pdf
71.6% would cancel their trip if postponement of nonessential travel was recommended
93.7% would wear face masks
93.2% would fill out a health questionnaire
89.1% would accept having their ear temperature measured on arrival
88.1% would undergo a short physical examination if they had a fever.
92.3% would accept isolation for 7 days if they were diagnosed with a disease and receiving treatment.
69.2% would accept 7-day quarantine at home (Swiss residents) or hotel (travelers to Switzerland) and would monitor their health if they were feeling healthy but were seated next to someone with a cough on the airplane, . Fewer persons from the Asia-Pacific region would accept these requirements.
Male passengers and all passengers >30 years of age indicated they would be more compliant than other passengers with nearly all measures.
Many female travelers explained that they would not consider traveling during a pandemic.
93.5% of passengers would acquire information before departure about the situation and preventive measures
67% would consult the Internet
59% their family doctor
49% the media
37% health authorities
25% their travel agent
23% travel medicine centers
20% the airport
17% friends and relatives.
For their current trip, 22.4% sought pretravel advice on infectious diseases. This seeking of advice was more frequent in those departing to overseas destinations from Zurich Airport.
Information sources were:
38% the family doctor
34% the Internet
26%the media
22%friends and relatives
19% a travel agency
11% health authorities
10%travel medicine centers
7% the airport
17.4% noticed the official posters regarding avian influenza.
During an influenza pandemic:
Europeans: 75% would avoid public transportation
United States: 86% Americans would stay at home in quarantine and 94% would stay in isolation
People’s Republic of China: 74% would wear face masks in public, 87% would make declarations at border crossings, and 88% would comply with quarantine policies
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/pdfs/08-0933.pdf