Department of Nursing, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Science, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain.
Medical Anthropology Research Center, Faculty of Nursing, Rovira i Virgili University, 43002 Tarragona, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 2;17(23):8967. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17238967.
On 11 March 2020 the SARS-CoV-2 virus was officially declared a pandemic and measures were set up in various countries to avoid its spread among the population. This paper aims to analyse the perception of risk of COVID-19 infection in the Spanish population. A cross-sectional, descriptive observational study was conducted with a total of 16,372 Spanish participants. An online survey was used to gather data for 5 consecutive days over the compulsory lockdown period which was established after the state of emergency was declared. There is an association between socio-demographic variables and risk perception, and a very strong relationship between this perception and contact and direct experience with the virus in a family, social or professional setting. We also found that compared to working from home, working outside the home increased the perception of risk of infection and the perception of worsening health. Understanding the public perception of the risk of COVID-19 infection is fundamental for establishing effective prevention measures.
2020 年 3 月 11 日,SARS-CoV-2 病毒被正式宣布为大流行,各国采取措施避免其在人群中传播。本文旨在分析西班牙人群对 COVID-19 感染风险的认知。采用横断面描述性观察研究,共有 16372 名西班牙参与者。在宣布紧急状态后,在强制性封锁期间连续 5 天使用在线调查收集数据。社会人口统计学变量与风险认知之间存在关联,并且这种认知与家庭、社会或职业环境中与病毒的接触和直接接触之间存在很强的关系。我们还发现,与在家工作相比,外出工作会增加感染风险的认知以及健康状况恶化的认知。了解公众对 COVID-19 感染风险的认知对于制定有效的预防措施至关重要。