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Perceived Risk of Being Infected With SARS-CoV-2: A Perspective From Indonesia.
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Disaster medicine and public health preparedness [Disaster Med Public Health Prep] 2022 Apr; Vol. 16 (2), pp. 455-459. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 10. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the level of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk perceptions in Indonesia and characterize predictors of perceptions.<br />Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted. A questionnaire assessed perceived risk and collected independent variables, including sociodemographic data. A multivariable linear regression model was used to characterize the relationship between independent variables and perceived risk.<br />Results: We included 1379 respondents in the final analysis with the mean and median of perceived risk score was 19.21% and 10.0%, respectively. Respondents aged between 21 and 30 years had the highest perceived risk, and those who were unmarried had 4.3% higher perceived risk compared with those who were married. Compared with the lowest monthly income group, those making Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) 6-10 million and more than IDR 10 million a month believed they had 4.2% and 8.8% higher risk, respectively. Citizens who lived in cities and health-care workers also had a higher perceived risk compared with those in the rural areas and non-health-care workers, respectively.<br />Conclusions: Perceived risk of COVID-19 in Indonesia is relatively low, and this could hamper the adoption of preventive measures of COVID-19. Efforts to increase the awareness and perceived risk are important to prevent the pandemic from escalating.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1938-744X
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32907679
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.351