Nationwide Survey in Greece about Knowledge, Risk Perceptions, and Preventive Behaviors for COVID-19 during the General Lockdown in April 2020
Autor: | Areti Lagiou, Andreas Theodorou, Vasiliki Kokkinou, Anastasia Lantou, Evagelia Agathagelidou, Ourania Pinaka, Dorothea Panagiotou, Katerina Dadouli, Lemonia Anagnostopoulou, Petros Konstantinou, Grigorios Papantoniou, Kleovoulos Kofonikolas, Argyro Syrakouli, Polixeni-Natalia Liasidi, Vera Ringa, Maria Psatha, Aggeliki Constantinides, Stella Stergiadou, Thekla Chalntoupi, Eleni P. Christoforidou, Dimitrios Ragias, Angeliki Skoutari, Theodoros Dardavesis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Freideriki Panteliadou, Elina Kostara, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Xanthi Rousou, Leonidas Kourentis, Chrysanthi Chatziligou, Panagiotis Prezerakos, Georgios Lempidakis, Christina Kapoula, Loukas Kalomoiris, Vasileios Papadoulis, Evi Agathocleous, Vasiliki Tzika, Christos Michalakis |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
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Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice knowledge medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Housewife practices Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Population coronavirus Psychological intervention lcsh:Medicine general population Article Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine risk perception Surveys and Questionnaires Perception medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Pandemics media_common education.field_of_study Data collection Greece behavior 030503 health policy & services lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Behavioral pattern Cross-Sectional Studies attitude Family medicine Communicable Disease Control Female Cluster sampling 0305 other medical science Psychology |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 23 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8854, p 8854 (2020) |
ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
Popis: | Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the Greek general population toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the lockdown period in April 020, to examine factors associated with misperceptions and to determine behavioral patterns that may require interventions. Methods: A cross-sectional study of the general Greek population (N = 1858) was conducted. A geographically stratified cluster sampling was implemented. A questionnaire was composed consisting of 35 questions. Data collection took place from 15 April to 2 May 2020. A random-digit dialing survey was conducted by 29 interviewers. Results: The majority of respondents (62.7%) answered &ge 12/17 questions correctly. Participants aged 18&ndash 44 years, male gender, specific occupations (freelancer, unemployed, housewife, retiree) and those who sought information about COVID-19 from less than two sources received lower aggregated scores on knowledge questions. Regarding attitudes toward future vaccination, 18.9% declared that were against it, while 81.1% that they may consider or will be vaccinated. About 40% were not using a face mask and only 42% washed their hands appropriately. Conclusion: Adjusting information campaigns targeting especially people below 45 years of age can help to sensitize them and realise their role to control the spread. Further targeted surveys are needed to adjust/design prevention campaigns. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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