Evaluation of Risk Perception of COVID-19 Disease: A Community-Based Participatory Study

Samadipour, Ezat; Ghardashi, Fatemeh; Nahid, A.

doi:10.1017/dmp.2020.311

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“…A preliminary analysis shows that people who put inadequate prevention measures in place scored higher in low risk perception. Many studies refer to the important role of risk perception when establishing behaviour which will protect health in a pandemic [36][37][38][39] Specifically, the review by Bish and Michie [40] shows the association between perceived personal and family susceptibility to the development of a disease and the presence of preventive behaviour (hand washing, household hygiene, wearing masks, etc.) and avoidance behaviour (avoiding going to public places, restaurants, shops, etc.).…”

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

Domínguez

Jiménez

Eraso

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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

Domínguez

Jiménez

Eraso

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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“…Meanwhile, many previous studies have analysed knowledge, risk perception, and protective behaviour regarding COVID-19 during the pandemic. However, in many of these studies, differences according to the education level of respondents are neglected [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. In some studies, educational differences have been reported.…”

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Differences in risk perception, knowledge and protective behaviour regarding COVID-19 by education level among women and men in Germany. Results from the COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO) study

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The main strategy for combatting SARS-CoV-2 infections in 2020 consisted of behavioural regulations including contact reduction, maintaining distance, hand hygiene, and mask wearing. COVID-19-related risk perception and knowledge may influence protective behaviour, and education could be an important determinant. The current study investigated differences by education level in risk perception, knowledge and protective behaviour regarding COVID-19 in Germany, exploring the development of the pandemic over time. The COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring study is a repeated cross-sectional online survey conducted during the pandemic in Germany from 3 March 2020 (waves 1–28: 27,957 participants aged 18–74). Differences in risk perception, knowledge and protective behaviour according to education level (high versus low) were analysed using linear and logistic regression. Time trends were accounted for by interaction terms for education level and calendar week. Regarding protective behaviour, interaction terms were tested for all risk perception and knowledge variables with education level. The strongest associations with education level were evident for perceived and factual knowledge regarding COVID-19. Moreover, associations were found between low education level and higher perceived severity, and between low education level and lower perceived probability. Highly educated men were more worried about COVID-19 than those with low levels of education. No educational differences were observed for perceived susceptibility or fear. Higher compliance with hand washing was found in highly educated women, and higher compliance with maintaining distance was found in highly educated men. Regarding maintaining distance, the impact of perceived severity differed between education groups. In men, significant moderation effects of education level on the association between factual knowledge and all three protective behaviours were found. During the pandemic, risk perception and protective behaviour varied greatly over time. Overall, differences by education level were relatively small. For risk communication, reaching all population groups irrespective of education level is critical.

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“…Perceived risk is an important driving force for the public to accept the government's epidemic prevention policies and adopt preventive behaviors. Inadequate government preparation and lack of effective supervision will lead to disastrous results [11]. Joel surveyed Twitter users in 12 countries during the epidemic and pointed out that, in crisis situations, social media plays an important role in monitoring public risk perception and guiding public communication [12].…”

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Dynamic Evolution of Public’s Positive Emotions and Risk Perception for the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Hubei Province of China

Zhang

Gao

Luo

et al. 2021

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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The spread of COVID-19 pandemic and the participation of Internet information are continually changing the public’s positive emotions and risk perception. However, relatively little is known about the underlying mechanism of how the COVID-19 dynamic situation affects the public’s risk perception and emotions. This study uses the social risk amplification framework (SRAF) as the theoretical basis to collect and analyze Hubei Province data from January 20 to April 8, 2020, including the number of newly diagnosed people per day, the proportion of positive emotional posts in Weibo, and the Baidu search index (BSI). The autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMAbased time-series prediction model is used to analyze the dynamic evolution laws and fluctuation trends of Weibo positive emotions and risk perception during the development of the pandemic. The conclusion of the study is that positive emotions are negatively correlated with risk perception, the severity of the pandemic situation is negatively correlated with positive emotions, and the severity of the pandemic situation is positively correlated with risk perception. The public has a keen response to the dynamics of the pandemic situation and the government’s decision-making behavior, which is manifested by the significant changes in positive emotions and risk perception in the corresponding period. The research results can provide a reference for government departments to guide the public to establish an objective risk perception and maintain positive and stable emotions in similar catastrophes.

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Evaluation of Risk Perception of COVID-19 Disease: A Community-Based Participatory Study

Cited by 32 publications

References 24 publications

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

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

Differences in risk perception, knowledge and protective behaviour regarding COVID-19 by education level among women and men in Germany. Results from the COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO) study

Dynamic Evolution of Public’s Positive Emotions and Risk Perception for the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Hubei Province of China

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