Perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 among community members of low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study.

Autor: Gachabayov M; Department of Abdominal Surgery, Vladimir City Emergency Hospital, Vladimir, 600014, Russian Federation., Sharun K; Division of Surgery, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India., Felsenreich DM; Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria., Nainu F; Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia., Anwar S; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia., Yufika A; Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia., Ophinni Y; Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, 02139, USA.; Laboratory of Host Defense, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0874, Japan., Yamada C; Department of Environmental Coexistence, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8304, Japan., Fahriani M; Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia., Husnah M; Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia.; Master Program of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, BAnda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia., Raad R; Faculty of Medicine and General Surgery, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, 407, Sudan., Khiri NM; Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Omdurman, 11111, Sudan., Abdalla RY; Faculty of Medicine, University of Bahri, Khartoum, 11111, Sudan., Adam RY; Omdurman Teaching Hospital, Khartoum, 00000, Sudan., Ismaeil MI; Faculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, 13311, Sudan., Ismail AY; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sudan International University, Khartoum, 12769, Sudan., Kacem W; Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 2074, Tunisia., Teyeb Z; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 2074, Tunisia., Aloui K; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 2074, Tunisia., Hafsi M; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 2074, Tunisia., Ferjani M; Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir, 4180, Tunisia., Dahman NBH; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 2074, Tunisia., Deeb DA; Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, El-sharkia, 44519, Egypt., Emad D; Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University Nasr City, Cairo, 1181, Egypt., Abbas KS; Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21131, Egypt., Monib FA; Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, 71515, Egypt., Sami FS; Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University Nasr City, Cairo, 1181, Egypt., Ramanarayanan S; Department of Public Health Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Nellikuzhi, Kothamangalam, Kerala, 686691, India., Panchawagh S; Department of General Medicine, Smt. KashibaiNavale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, 411041, India., Anandu S; Division of Veterinary Parasitology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India., Haque MA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, China., Ferreto LE; Department of Public Health and Postgraduate Program in Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, 85601-970, Brazil., Briones MF; Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco, 4781218, Chile., Morales RB; Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco, 4781218, Chile., Lazcano-Díaz S; Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco, 4781218, Chile., Aburto JT; Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco, 4781218, Chile., Rojas JE; Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco, 4781218, Chile., Balogun EO; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, 2222, Nigeria., Kusuma HI; Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia.; Master Program of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, BAnda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia.; Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia., Yeni CM; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, 24415, Indonesia., Utami NA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, 24415, Indonesia., Enitan SS; Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, 121103, Nigeria., Yomi AR; Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, 360102, Nigeria., Durosinmi A; State Hospital, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, 120101, Nigeria., Adejumo EN; Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, 121103, Nigeria., Ezigbo ED; Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences & Technology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, 40006, Nigeria., Babadi E; Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 14604, USA., Kakemam E; Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 516599001, Iran., Ullah I; Department of Internal Medicine, Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan., Malik NI; Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan., Rosiello F; Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza-University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy., Emran TB; Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong, 4381, Bangladesh., Imelda E; Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia., Wendt GW; Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, 85601-970, Brazil., Arab-Zozani M; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, 97, Iran., Dhama K; Division of Surgery, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India.; Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute,, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India., Mudatsir M; Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia.; Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia.; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia., Harapan H; Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia.; Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia.; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia.; Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Centre, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 231111, Indonesia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: F1000Research [F1000Res] 2022 Mar 22; Vol. 11, pp. 345. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 22 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.109575.2
Abstrakt: Background: Risk perceptions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are considered important as they impact community health behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine the perceived risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 and to assess the factors associated with such risk perceptions among community members in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa, Asia, and South America. Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 LMICs in Africa, Asia, and South America from February to May 2021. A questionnaire was utilized to assess the perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 and its plausible determinants. A logistic regression model was used to identify the factors associated with such risk perceptions. Results: A total of 1,646 responses were included in the analysis of the perceived risk of becoming infected and dying from COVID-19. Our data suggested that 36.4% of participants had a high perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, while only 22.4% had a perceived risk of dying from COVID-19. Being a woman, working in healthcare-related sectors, contracting pulmonary disease, knowing people in the immediate social environment who are or have been infected with COVID-19, as well as seeing or reading about individuals infected with COVID-19 on social media or TV were all associated with a higher perceived risk of becoming infected with COVID-19. In addition, being a woman, elderly, having heart disease and pulmonary disease, knowing people in the immediate social environment who are or have been infected with COVID-19, and seeing or reading about individuals infected with COVID-19 on social media or TV had a higher perceived risk of dying from COVID-19. Conclusions: The perceived risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 are relatively low among respondents; this suggests the need to conduct health campaigns to disseminate knowledge and information on the ongoing pandemic.
Competing Interests: No competing interests were disclosed.
(Copyright: © 2022 Gachabayov M et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE