Survey data of COVID-19-related Knowledge, Risk Perceptions and Precautionary Behavior among Nigerians.

Autor:	Olapegba PO; Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria., Iorfa SK; Department of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria., Kolawole SO; Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.; Department of Psychology, Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, Nigeria., Oguntayo R; Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.; Department of Psychology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria., Gandi JC; Department of Psychology, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria., Ottu IFA; Department of Psychology, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria., Ayandele O; Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.; Department of General Studies, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Data in brief [Data Brief] 2020 May 08; Vol. 30, pp. 105685. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 08 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI:	10.1016/j.dib.2020.105685
Abstrakt:	In response to the global call for strategic information to understand the novel coronavirus, the dataset presented in this paper is an examination of COVID-19-related knowledge, risk perceptions and precautionary health behavior among Nigerians. The data were generated during the COVID-19 lockdown in the country through a survey distributed via an online questionnaire, assessing socio-demographic information (7 items), knowledge (5 items), information sources (1 item), risk perception (9 items), expected end of lockdown (1 item), and COVID-19 precautionary health behavior (10 items), from 28th March to 4th April, 2020, gathering a total of 1,357 responses. A combination of purposive and snowball techniques helped to select the respondents via Whatsapp and Facebook from 180 cities/towns in the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The survey data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The entire dataset is stored in a Microsoft Excel Worksheet (xls) and the questionnaire is attached as a supplementary file. The data will assist in curbing the Coronavirus pandemic by offering evidence for strategic and targeted interventions as well as health policy formulations and implementation. (© 2020 The Author(s).)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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