Perception of epidemics related anxiety in the General French Population: a cross-sectional study in the Rhône-Alpes region

摘要

BackgroundTo efficiently plan appropriate public health interventions during possible epidemics, governments must take into consideration the following factors about the general population: their knowledge of epidemics, their fears of and psychological responses to them, their level of compliance with government measures and their communities' trusted sources of information. However, such surveys among the French general population are rare.