Knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions, and practices of adults toward COVID-19: a population and field-based study from Iran
Knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions, and practices of adults toward COVID-19: a population and field-based study from Iran
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DOI：
10.1007/s00038-020-01406-2
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发表时间：
2020-06-24
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Zare, Marziyeh
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作者：
Honarvar, Behnam;Lankarani, Kamran B.;Zare, Marziyeh
目的确定人们的知识、态度、风险认知和实践，为政策制定者提供基于实地的证据，并帮助他们管理COVID-19疫情。方法在伊朗设拉子市采用多阶段分层整群抽样方法进行以人群为基础的调查。共访问了1331人。问卷调查是通过面对面访谈完成的。使用SPSS进行单变量和多变量（线性回归）数据分析。结果参与者正确回答了63%的知识问题和78%的实践问题。只有4.8%的人知道COVID-19的常见症状，7.3%的人知道需要转诊到医院的警告信号。男性、受教育程度较低的人和老年人的知识水平较低，实践较差。边缘化（社会贫困）人群的知识水平也较低。知识与实践的相关性为37%。总体而言，43.6%的人认为自己处于COVID-19的高风险之中，50%的人认为这是一种严重的疾病。这种疾病对大多数参与者的日常活动有负面影响（69.1%）。参与者更喜欢分别关注国家电视/广播、社交网络和外国卫星频道的新闻。结论鼓励人们采取预防措施，减少社会压力，特别是在男性，低学历的人，老年人和边缘化群体，是高度推荐的。
Objectives To determine peoples' knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions, and practices to provide policymakers pieces of field-based evidence and help them in the management of the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods This population-based survey was conducted using multi-stage stratified and cluster sampling in Shiraz, Iran. A total of 1331 persons were interviewed. The questionnaires were completed by face-to-face interviews. Univariable and multivariable (linear regression) data analyses were done using SPSS. Results The participants answered 63% of questions regarding knowledge, and 78% of questions regarding practice correctly. Only, 4.8% knew about common symptoms of COVID-19 and 7.3% about warning signs that require referral to hospitals. Males, lower educated people, and elders had a lower level of knowledge and poorer practices. Knowledge was also lower in the marginalized (socially deprived) people. Knowledge and practices' correlation was 37%. Overall, 43.6% considered themselves at high risk of COVID-19, and 50% considered it as a severe disease. This disease had negative effects on most participants' routine activities (69.1%). The participants preferred to follow the news from the national TV/Radio, social networks, and foreign satellite channels, respectively. Conclusions Encouragement of people to observe preventive measures and decreasing social stress, especially among males, lower educated people, elders, and marginalized groups, are highly recommended.