Assessment of Knowledge, Perceptions and Perceived Risk Concerning COVID-19 in Pakistan
| العنوان: | Assessment of Knowledge, Perceptions and Perceived Risk Concerning COVID-19 in Pakistan |
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| المؤلفون: | Osama Khattak, Amal Ahmed, Rafia Mumtaz, Sadaf Mumtaz, Hudebia Allah Buksh, Ayesha Haque, Farheen Masood |
| المصدر: | Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | Atlantis Press, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, knowledge, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Adolescent, 030309 nutrition & dietetics, coronavirus, Disease, Computer-assisted web interviewing, myths, Likert scale, 03 medical and health sciences, perceptions, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Surveys and Questionnaires, Pandemic, Medicine, Humans, Pakistan, 030212 general & internal medicine, Pandemics, 0303 health sciences, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, pandemic, COVID-19, risk assessment, Cognition, Middle Aged, Risk perception, Family medicine, Scale (social sciences), Female, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Risk assessment, business, Research Article |
| الوصف: | The COVID-19 pandemic is one of unmatched scale and severity. A continued state of crisis has been met with poor public adherence to preventive measures and difficulty implementing public health policy. This study aims to identify and evaluate the factors underlying such a response. Thus, it assesses the knowledge, perceived risk, and trust in the sources of information in relation to the novel coronavirus disease at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire was completed between March 20 and 27, 2020. Knowledge, perceptions, and perceived risk (Likert scale) were assessed for 737 literate participants of a representative sample in an urban setting. We found that respondents’ risk perception for novel coronavirus disease was high. The perceived risk score for both cognitive and affective domains was raised at 2.24 ± 1.3 (eight items) and 3.01 ± 1 (seven items) respectively. Misconceptions and gaps in knowledge regarding COVID-19 were noted. Religious leadership was the least trusted (10%) while health authorities were the most trusted (35%) sources of information. Our findings suggest that there was a deficiency in knowledge and high concern about the pandemic, leading to a higher risk perception, especially in the affective domain. Thus, we recommend comprehensive education programs, planned intensive risk communication, and a concerted effort by all stakeholders to mitigate the spread of disease. The first of its kind in the region, this study will be critical to response efforts against current and future outbreaks. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2210-6014 2210-6006 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::9b6a0565aa3a98d8793e950dd9893df2Test http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8242121Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....9b6a0565aa3a98d8793e950dd9893df2 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 22106014 22106006 |
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