Analysis of Risk Perceptions and Related Factors Concerning COVID-19 Epidemic in Chongqing, China

He, Shan; Chen, Siyu; Kong, Lingna; Liu, Weiwei

doi:10.1007/s10900-020-00870-4

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“…Bearing in mind that the elderly population are at greater risk of death [6,44], it is notable that this group, to a lesser degree, also has a high risk perception. These results are in line with the findings of Barber and Kim [25], in which they explain how elder adults report less concern and present less anxiety over health than younger adults; and they contradict other studies which determine that the elderly are one of the groups with a higher perception of threats [36,45].…”

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Risk Perception of COVID−19 Community Transmission among the Spanish Population

Domínguez

Jiménez

Eraso

et al. 2020

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On 11 March 2020 the SARS-CoV−2 virus was officially declared a pandemic and measures were set up in various countries to avoid its spread among the population. This paper aims to analyse the perception of risk of COVID−19 infection in the Spanish population. A cross-sectional, descriptive observational study was conducted with a total of 16,372 Spanish participants. An online survey was used to gather data for 5 consecutive days over the compulsory lockdown period which was established after the state of emergency was declared. There is an association between socio-demographic variables and risk perception, and a very strong relationship between this perception and contact and direct experience with the virus in a family, social or professional setting. We also found that compared to working from home, working outside the home increased the perception of risk of infection and the perception of worsening health. Understanding the public perception of the risk of COVID−19 infection is fundamental for establishing effective prevention measures.

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“…At that time, there were 7753 cases diagnosed in Spain, with a mortality rate of 3.7% of confirmed cases (Ministry of Health update No. 45).…”

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Risk Perception of COVID−19 Community Transmission among the Spanish Population

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Jiménez

Eraso

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“…the majority are not worried that they themselves or their family member may be infected by the virus. Our nding does not match with previous studies which state that people are worried about getting infected by COVID-19 8 . According to our study, people think that getting infected by COVID-19 cannot be serious, this may be because the majority of our participants were of age group 20-40 and the symptoms of corona are not too severe in the young age…”

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Perceived risk of COVID-19 in Central Indian population

Kokane¹,

Kokane

Kaur

2021

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Background: risk perception influences the behavior of the people. With gradual unlocking in India it is important to understand the perceived risk of people for COVID-19 issue as it might influence number of new positive cases in India.Material and method: this was an online survey which measured the perceived risk under two domain, risk perception of disease and trust people have in authorities and themselves to fight against COVID-19. SPSS 23.0 was used for data analysis.Result: Total sample size is 797. Only participants above age of 60 have high risk perception. But overall risk perception is low. All have high trust in scientist to develop an effective vaccine soon. The overall trust of participants is high which resulted in low risk perception. According to our study participants have low perceived risk. Conclusion: with low perceived risk, there and chances of increase of cases in COVID-19 positive patients. And people should not be misled by false sense of immunity and authorities should be prepared for second wave.

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“…Scholars have argued that COVID-19 is a risk that is "unfamiliar, invisible, dreaded, potentially endemic, involuntary, and disproportionally impacts vulnerable populations such as the elderly" (Chakraborty, 2020, p.1). Since the start of the pandemic researchers around the world have begun to investigate the determinants of risk perceptions of COVID-19 (e.g., Abdel Wahed et al 2020; Bruine de Bruin, Saw, and Goldman 2020; Ding et al 2020;Dryhurst et al 2020;He et al 2020;Karasneh et al 2021;Liu, Zhang, and Huang 2020;Mertens et al 2020;Qian and Li 2020;Shao and Hao 2020;Zhong et al 2021). Perhaps the largest comparative international study of risk perception is reported by Dryhurst et al (2020), who found that across ten countries in Europe, America, and Asia people's personal experience with the virus, their individualistic and prosocial values, trust in government, science, and medical professionals as well as a sense of personal and collective efficacy were among the most important predictors of people's holistic perception of the risk of COVID-19 (Dryhurst et al 2020).…”

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COVID-19 risk perception: a longitudinal analysis of its predictors and associations with health protective behaviours in the United Kingdom

Schneider

Dryhurst

Kerr

et al. 2021

Journal of Risk Research

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In this study, we present results from five cross-sectional surveys on public risk perception of COVID-19 and its association with health protective behaviours in the UK over a 10-month period (March 2020 to January 2021). Samples were nationally balanced on age, gender, and ethnicity (total N ¼ 6,281). We find that although risk perception varies between the time points surveyed, it is consistently, significantly, and positively correlated with the reported adoption of protective health behaviours, such as wearing face masks or social distancing. There is also an increase in reported health protective behaviours in the UK between March 2020 and January 2021. The strength of the association between risk perception and behaviour varies by time point, with a stronger relationship in January 2021 compared to March and May 2020. We also assess the stability of the psychological determinants of risk perception over time. People's prosocial tendencies and individualistic worldviews, experience with the virus, trust in government, science, and medical professionals, as well as personal and collective efficacy all emerged as significant predictors. With few exceptions, these predictors remained consistent in their relationship with risk perception over time. Lastly, we find that psychological factors are more predictive of risk perception than an objective measure of situational severity, i.e. the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at the time of data collection. Implications for risk communication are discussed.

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Analysis of Risk Perceptions and Related Factors Concerning COVID-19 Epidemic in Chongqing, China

Cited by 93 publications

References 15 publications

Risk Perception of COVID−19 Community Transmission among the Spanish Population

Risk Perception of COVID−19 Community Transmission among the Spanish Population

Perceived risk of COVID-19 in Central Indian population

COVID-19 risk perception: a longitudinal analysis of its predictors and associations with health protective behaviours in the United Kingdom

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