Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Behaviors Towards Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) During a National Epidemic—China

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ID22073029
AuthorsYuan Xu (0000-0002-2341-7971, Fujian Medical University), Guofu Lin (0000-0003-1658-5771, Fujian Medical University), Claudio Spada (0000-0003-3771-1984, Fujian Medical University), Huifen Zhao (0000-0001-6943-1181, Fujian Medical University), Shuo Wang (0000-0003-2562-0225, Fujian Medical University), Xiaoyang Chen (0000-0002-1098-8185, Fujian Medical University), Yunfeng Chen (0000-0002-0108-8484, Fujian Medical University), Yixiang Zhang (0000-0003-2638-1668, Fujian Medical University), Giuseppe A Marraro (0000-0002-6580-7070, Fujian Medical University), Xiaohong Zeng (Fujian Medical University), Xiangjia Ye (Fujian Medical University), Li Zhang (0000-0002-4441-5131, Fujian Medical University), Yiming Zeng (0009-0005-7716-856X, Fujian Medical University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume9
Pages638430-638430
Publication date2021-03-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2021.638430
PMID33816423
OpenAlexW3138933634
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited16

Background: The rapid outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) posed a serious threat to China, followed by compulsive measures taken against the national emergency to control its further spread. This study was designed to describe residents' knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors (KAP) during the outbreak of COVID-19. Methods: An anonymous online questionnaire was randomly administrated to residents in mainland China between Mar 7 and Mar 16, 2020. Residents' responses to KAP were quantified by descriptive and stratified analyses. A Multiple Logistic Regression model was employed to identify risk factors associated with KAP scores. Results: A total of 10,195 participants were enrolled from 32 provinces of China. Participants of the ≥61 years group had higher KAP scores [adjusted Odds Ratio (ORadj) = 4.8, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 3.0–7.7, P < 0.0001], and the married participants and those in low-income families had higher scores of KAP (ORadj = 1.2, 95% CI: 1.1–1.3; ORadj = 1.8, 95% CI: 1.6–2.2, respectively, both P < 0.0001). The participants living with more than two family members had higher scores in an increasing ORs when the family members increased (ORadj = 1.3, 95% CI: 1.1–1.6, P = 0.013; ORadj = 1.3, 95% CI: 1.1–1.6, P = 0.003; ORadj = 1.3, 95% CI: 1.0–1.6, P = 0.02; for groups of 2, 3–4 and ≥5, respectively). Conclusions: Out of the enrolled participants who completed the survey, 85.5% responded positively toward the mandatory public health interventions implemented nationwide by the Chinese authorities. These effective practices seem to be related to a proper attitude generated by the increased knowledge and better awareness of the risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent need for safe and responsible behavior

Confidence interval · Cross-sectional study · Disease · Family medicine · Logistic regression · Odds ratio · Outbreak · Public health · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Demography · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Internal Medicine · Virology

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