A national cross-sectional survey of public perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic: Self-reported beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors

被引：80

作者：

Leigh, Jeanna Parsons ^{[1
,2
]}

Fiest, Kirsten ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

Brundin-Mather, Rebecca ^{[2
]}

Plotnikoff, Kara ^{[2
]}

Soo, Andrea ^{[2
]}

Sypes, Emma E. ^{[2
]}

Whalen-Browne, Liam ^{[2
]}

Ahmed, Sofia B. ^{[5
,6
]}

Burns, Karen E. A. ^{[7
,8
,9
]}

Fox-Robichaud, Alison ^{[10
,11
]}

Kupsch, Shelly ^{[2
]}

Longmore, Shelly ^{[2
]}

Murthy, Srinivas ^{[12
]}

Niven, Daniel J. ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

Rochwerg, Bram ^{[10
,13
]}

Stelfox, Henry T. ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Dalhousie Univ, Fac Hlth, Sch Hlth Adm, Halifax, NS, Canada

[2] Univ Calgary, Dept Crit Care Med, Calgary, AB, Canada

[3] Univ Calgary, Dept Community Hlth Sci, Calgary, AB, Canada

[4] Univ Calgary, OBrien Inst Publ Hlth, Calgary, AB, Canada

[5] Univ Calgary, Dept Med, Calgary, AB, Canada

[6] Univ Calgary, Libin Cardiovasc Inst, Calgary, AB, Canada

[7] Univ Toronto, Interdept Div Crit Care Med, Toronto, ON, Canada

[8] St Michaels Hosp, Unity Hlth Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

[9] St Michaels Hosp, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Inst, Toronto, ON, Canada

[10] McMaster Univ, Dept Med, Div Crit Care, Hamilton, ON, Canada

[11] Hamilton Hlth Sci, Hamilton, ON, Canada

[12] Univ British Columbia, Fac Med, Vancouver, BC, Canada

[13] McMaster Univ, Dept Hlth Res Methods Evidence & Impact, Hamilton, ON, Canada

来源：

PLOS ONE | 2020年 / 15卷 / 10期

基金：

英国科学技术设施理事会; 加拿大健康研究院;

关键词：

RISK PERCEPTION; HEALTH; INFORMATION; OUTBREAK; SARS; FEAR;

D O I：

10.1371/journal.pone.0241259

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Introduction Efforts to mitigate the global spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) have largely relied on broad compliance with public health recommendations yet navigating the high volume of evolving information can be challenging. We assessed self-reported public perceptions related to COVID-19 including, beliefs (e.g., severity, concerns, health), knowledge (e.g., transmission, information sources), and behaviors (e.g., physical distancing) to understand perspectives in Canada and to inform future public health initiatives. Methods We administered a national online survey aiming to obtain responses from 2000 adults in Canada. Respondent sampling was stratified by age, sex, and region. We used descriptive statistics to summarize responses and tested for regional differences using chi-squared tests, followed by weighted logistic regression. Results We collected 1,996 eligible questionnaires between April 26(th) and May 1(st), 2020. One-fifth (20%) of respondents knew someone diagnosed with COVID-19, but few had tested positive themselves (0.6%). Negative impacts of pandemic conditions were evidenced in several areas, including concerns about healthcare (e.g. sufficient equipment, 52%), pandemic stress (45%), and worsening social (49%) and mental/emotional (39%) health. Most respondents (88%) felt they had good to excellent knowledge of virus transmission, and predominantly accessed (74%) and trusted (60%) Canadian news television, newspapers/magazines, or non-government news websites for COVID-19 information. We found high compliance with distancing measures (80% reported self-isolating or always physical distancing). We identified associations between region and self-reported beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors related to COVID-19. Discussion We found that information about COVID-19 is largely acquired through domestic news sources, which may explain high self-reported compliance with prevention measures. The results highlight the broader impact of a pandemic on the general public's overall health and wellbeing, outside of personal infection. The study findings should be used to inform public health communications during COVID-19 and future pandemics.

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