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General population preferences for health-related protective behaviors during infectious disease emergencies: a systematic review of conjoint-analysis studies

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  • Li, Nannan
  • Rambod, Baharak
  • Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole
  • Chevalier, Joshua M.
  • Steijvers, Lisanne
  • Kojan, Lilian
  • Wijnen, Senne
  • Crutzen, Rik
  • Jahn, Beate
  • Siebert, Uwe
  • Stellbrink, Leonard
  • van Daalen, Florian
  • Kretzschmar, Mirjam
  • Hiligsmann, Mickaël

Abstract

To primarily systematically review the evidence from conjoint analysis (CA) studies on general population preferences for health-related protective behavioral measures during infectious disease emergencies, to secondarily assess the role of social networks in shaping decisions and to synthesize quantitative data to inform behaviorally responsive epidemiological models.

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  • Li, Nannan & Rambod, Baharak & Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole & Chevalier, Joshua M. & Steijvers, Lisanne & Kojan, Lilian & Wijnen, Senne & Crutzen, Rik & Jahn, Beate & Siebert, Uwe & Stellbrink, Leonard & v, 2026. "General population preferences for health-related protective behaviors during infectious disease emergencies: a systematic review of conjoint-analysis studies," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 388(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:388:y:2026:i:c:s0277953625010524
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118721
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