Public health concerns, risk perception and information sources in Cameroon

Tandi, Tinyami Erick; Kim, Kyung‐Hee; Cho, YongMin; Choi, Jae Wook

doi:10.1080/2331205x.2018.1453005

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“…The most important variable which made a statistically unique contribution, as a predictor of total prevention behavior in this case, was the perceived risk across generations. This finding is consistent with the literature ( Krewski et al, 2006 ; Tandi et al, 2018 ; Morgan et al, 2019 ; Mulia, 2019 ). Furthermore, in regards to preventive behavior, COVID-19 health anxiety was positively associated and automatic negative thoughts were negatively associated predictors.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Age influences the subjective perceptions of risk associated with diseases and facilitates preventive behavior ( Krewski et al, 2006 ). Significant differences in disease risk perception was revealed between generations and between genders ( Tandi et al, 2018 ; Morgan et al, 2019 ; Mulia, 2019 ). Women in general and older groups reported greater concerns about health risk.…”

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Psychological Predictors of COVID-19 Prevention Behavior in Hungarian Women Across Different Generations

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BackgroundAge related differences were found in prevention behavior, showing that older individuals tend to be the most proactive. The aim of the study was the identification of psychological predictors on COVID-19 prevention behavior in women, across four generations. In addition, the predictive role of the psychological variables was explored through the lens of negative and positive information processing perspective on total and domain-specific COVID-19 prevention behavior.MethodsA cross-sectional research was conducted. The sample included 834 Hungarian speaking women. The assessed variables were: COVID-19 knowledge, risk perception, COVID-19 health anxiety, negative automatic thoughts, psychological flexibility, and four domains of COVID-19 prevention behavior (social distancing, general hygiene, information seeking, health behavior). A three-level hierarchical linear regression analysis was conducted to investigate the predictors of preventive behavior in each generation.ResultsA diversity across generations was found. In case of baby boomer generation, the final model explained 32.4% of the variance for total prevention behavior [F(14,215) = 8.847, p < 0.001], and only perceived risk made a significant contribution. For Gen X the final model accounted for 21.1% of variance of total prevention behavior [F(14,341) = 7.788, p < 0.001], marital status, perceived risk, COVID-19 health anxiety, and negative automatic thoughts made significant contributions. In case of Gen Y the final model accounted for 6.2% of variance on total prevention behavior [F(14,147) = 1.761, p = 0.05], only perceived risk had a contribution to the final model. For Gen Z the final model accounted for 23.4% of variance on total preventive behavior [F(13,71) = 2.979, p = 0.002], and only psychological flexibility made a contribution to the model. The results on the distinct domains of COVID-19 prevention behavior emphasized details in the dissimilarity among generations.ConclusionThe role of generational identity on COVID-19 prevention behavior is relevant. The coexistence of negative and positive information processing may have its beneficial role in certain areas of prevention.

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Psychological Predictors of COVID-19 Prevention Behavior in Hungarian Women Across Different Generations

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“…Knowledge about the symptoms, spread, prevention and epidemiology of COVID-19 Our study revealed a high overall knowledge about the disease among the participants, which reflects the findings of previous studies in Egypt and Jordan (Abdelhafiz et al, 2020;Alzoubi et al, 2020). It has been documented that people who received information about a disease from organized health institutions have better knowledge of the disease than those who obtained information from friends and other informal settings (Tandi et al, 2018). Most of our participants received COVID-19 information from organized health institutions (NCDC) and multiple sources which include this institution; this may explain the high knowledge level of COVID-19 among them.…”

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Attitude and preventive practices towards COVID-19 disease and the impact of awareness training on knowledge of the disease among correctional officers

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Ekeroku

Nweze

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COVID-19 disease remains a public health emergency of international concern. Efforts at the global and national levels are being made to control its spread. The Nigerian Correctional Service is also proactive in the fight against the disease by organizing COVID-19 awareness training for correctional officers. We conducted a pre- and post-test assessment of COVID-19 knowledge among correctional officers in Enugu State Command to determine the impact of awareness training on their knowledge level. The study also assessed correctional officers’ attitude and preventive practices towards the disease. The mean knowledge score was 19.34 out of 25, and the awareness training significantly improved the participants’ COVID-19 knowledge. We found a significant moderate, positive correlation between knowledge and attitude/practice, and a significantly higher knowledge level among those with higher educational qualifications. The majority of the respondents (87.9%) believed that there were confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, whereas 85.1%, 78.7%, and 75.9% believed that there were cases in other parts of the world, the world will win the battle against COVID-19, and that there will be successful control of the disease, respectively. Regular hand washing with soap and water was practiced by 87.9% of the participants, whereas 84.4%, 83%, and 58.9%, wore face masks in public places, practiced social distancing, and avoided crowded places, respectively. Obtaining information from multiple sources was the commonest (53.2%), and this was followed by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (26.2%).

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“…In addition to gender, age, educational background and other sociodemographic characteristics (Reisinger & Crotts, 2009;Tandi et al, 2018), personality, previous travel experiences, emotions and sources of information may impact perceptions of risk in different tourism scenarios (Le & Arcodia, 2018;Lepp & Gibson, 2003;Morakabati & Kapuscinski, 2016). In the study related to the COVID-19, Turnšek et al (2020) found that ageonly among female respondentsaffected the perceived threat of COVID-19.…”

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A risk perception scale for travel to a crisis epicentre: visiting Wuhan after COVID-19

Zeng

Morrison

et al. 2020

Current Issues in Tourism

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Public health concerns, risk perception and information sources in Cameroon

Cited by 17 publications

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Psychological Predictors of COVID-19 Prevention Behavior in Hungarian Women Across Different Generations

Psychological Predictors of COVID-19 Prevention Behavior in Hungarian Women Across Different Generations

Attitude and preventive practices towards COVID-19 disease and the impact of awareness training on knowledge of the disease among correctional officers

A risk perception scale for travel to a crisis epicentre: visiting Wuhan after COVID-19

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