Pre-outbreak determinants of perceived risks of corona infection and preventive measures taken. A prospective population-based study.
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anxiety
/ epidemiology
Anxiety Disorders
/ epidemiology
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus
/ pathogenicity
Coronavirus Infections
/ epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Health Behavior
/ physiology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
/ ethnology
Heart Diseases
/ epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
/ epidemiology
Prospective Studies
Respiratory Tract Diseases
/ epidemiology
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Surveys and Questionnaires
Journal
PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
30
03
2020
accepted:
30
05
2020
entrez:
2
7
2020
pubmed:
2
7
2020
medline:
17
9
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Assess how people perceive the risks of coronavirus infection, whether people take preventive measures, and which pre-outbreak factors contribute to the perceived risks and measures taken, such as pre-outbreak respiratory problems, heart problems, diabetes, anxiety and depression symptoms, loneliness, age, gender, marital and employment status and education level. Data were collected in the longitudinal LISS panel, based on a random sample of the Dutch population. The coronavirus survey started on March 2, and the data collection ended on March 17 2020. Data were linked with surveys on health and social integration conducted at the end of 2019 (Nstudy sample = 3,540). About 15% perceived the risk of infection as high, and 11% the risk becoming ill when infected. Multivariable logistic regression analyses showed the following. Older age-groups perceived the risk for coronavirus infection as lower (all adjusted Odd Ratio's [aOR] ≤ .070). In total, 43.8% had taken preventive measures, especially females (aOR = 1.46, 95% CI = 1.26-1.70). Those with lower education levels less often used preventive measures (aOR = 0.55, 95% CI = 0.45-0.67). Those with pre-outbreak respiratory problems (aOR = 2.75, 95% CI = 2.11-3.57), heart problems (aOR = 1.97, 95% CI = 1.34-2.92) and diabetes (aOR = 3.12, 95% CI = 2.02-4.82) perceived the risk becoming ill when infected as higher than others. However, respondents with pre-outbreak respiratory problems and diabetes did not more often take preventive measures. Vulnerable patients more often recognize that they are at risk becoming ill when infected by the coronavirus, but many do not take preventive measures. Interventions to stimulate the use of preventive measures should pay additional attention to physically vulnerable patients, males and those with lower education levels.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32609763
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234600
pii: PONE-D-20-09023
pmc: PMC7329111
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e0234600Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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