Rousseau C., Moreau N., Dumas M.P., Bost I., Lefebvre S., Atlani Duault Laëtitia. (2015). Public media communications about H1N1, risk perceptions and immunization behaviours : a Quebec-France comparison. Public Understanding of Science, 24 (2), p. 225-240. ISSN 0963-6625.
Titre du document
Public media communications about H1N1, risk perceptions and immunization behaviours : a Quebec-France comparison
Rousseau C., Moreau N., Dumas M.P., Bost I., Lefebvre S., Atlani Duault Laëtitia
Source
Public Understanding of Science, 2015,
24 (2), p. 225-240 ISSN 0963-6625
During the H1N1 pandemic, governments tailored their communications plans in order to influence risk perception and promote public compliance with the public health plan measures. Considering the volume and the content of calls to flu information centres as indicators of the public risk perception, this mixed method study compares the relation between public communications, risk perception and immunization behaviour in Quebec and France. Results suggest that advocating for clear information and coordination between health authorities and the media promotes adherence to preventive behaviour. However, over-exaggerating the risks and minimizing the population's agency may undermine health authority credibility.
Plan de classement
Sociologie et anthropologie de la santé [056SOCSAN]
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Techniques de communication et médias [124COMMUN]
Descripteurs
EPIDEMIE ; COMMUNICATION ; MEDIA ; SYSTEME DE REPRESENTATIONS ; PREVENTION SANITAIRE ; ANTHROPOLOGIE DE LA SANTE ; GESTION DU RISQUE
