Awareness, Risk Perception, and Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Communities of Tamil Nadu, India.
Awareness, Risk Perception, and Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Communities of Tamil Nadu, India.
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DOI：
10.3390/ijerph17197177
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发表时间：
2020-09-30
影响因子：
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通讯作者：
Bicchieri C
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作者：
Kuang J;Ashraf S;Das U;Bicchieri C
COVID-19疫情的健康及经济后果预期将对中低收入国家的居民造成不成比例的影响。了解这一大流行病的心理影响对于指导外联干预措施十分重要。在这项研究中，我们检查了人们对COVID-19症状的认识，风险感知，以及在印度泰米尔纳德邦城市周边封锁期间行为和压力水平的变化。现场工作人员于2020年5月20日至25日在26个社区进行了电话调查（包括n = 2044）。大多数人认为没有（60%）或低（23%）个人感染冠状病毒的风险。常见的恐惧与健康和经济问题有关，包括收入损失（62%），无法自由旅行（46%）和生病（46%）。居民对COVID-19的常见症状非常了解，如发烧（66%）和干咳（57%），但不了解无症状传播（24%）。大多数人对财务（79%）和封锁（51%）感到压力增加。我们的研究结果强调，需要制定适当的教育和沟通计划，以提高对无症状传播的警惕，并保持预防行为。关于恐惧和压力水平变化的证据可以为设计应对策略和专注于心理健康的计划提供信息。
The health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to disproportionately impact residents of lower-middle income countries. Understanding the psychological impact of the pandemic is important to guide outreach interventions. In this study, we examined people’s awareness of COVID-19 symptoms, risk perception, and changes in behaviors and stress levels during the lockdown in peri-urban Tamil Nadu India. Field workers conducted phone call surveys (included n = 2044) in 26 communities from 20–25 May 2020. The majority perceived no (60%) or low (23%) level of risk of personally contracting coronavirus. Common fears were related to health and economic concerns, including loss of income (62%), inability to travel freely (46%), and becoming sick (46%). Residents were well aware of the common symptoms of COVID-19, such as fever (66%) and dry cough (57%), but not the asymptomatic transmission (24%). The majority experienced increased stress about finance (79%) and the lockdown (51%). Our findings emphasize the need to develop context-adequate education and communication programs to raise vigilance about asymptomatic transmission and to sustain preventative behaviors. The evidence on fear and changes in stress levels could inform designing coping strategies and programs focused on mental well-being.
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