Zamanian Maryam, Ahmadi Delniya, Sindarreh Setayesh, Aleebrahim Forugh, Vardanjani Hosein Molavi, Faghihi Sayed Hassan, Safari-Faramani Roya, Nasirian Maryam
Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2020 Dec 29;9:355. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_589_20. eCollection 2020.
At time of epidemics, fear and rumors in the community are the main obstacles to the success of prevention programs.
The aim of the study was to investigate the fear and rumors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among the Iranian population.
This nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted on residents of six cities of Iran via street-based multistage sampling in March 2020.
The eligible participants completed a self-administered questionnaire about rumor and fear related to COVID-19 epidemy.
Data were analyzed through linear regression and survey analysis using Stata (version 11).
A total of 2249 (49.3% women) were included. The main source of information was Iranian broadcasting (68.5%). The overall mean (standard deviation) score of fear and rumor among the Iranian population was 15.68 (0.46) and 39.24 (1.27), respectively. Educational level was associated with fear of COVID-19 ( = 0.001). Trusting to the rumors was affected by age (<0.0001), education level ( < 0.0001), underlying disease ( = 0.017), and workplace situation ( < 0.001).
The fear and rumor surrounding the epidemic of COVID-19 were common in society that could make an epidemic of COVID-19 difficult to control. Increasing public awareness via reliable mass media is recommended.
在疫情期间，社区中的恐惧和谣言是预防计划成功实施的主要障碍。
本研究旨在调查伊朗人群对2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的恐惧和谣言。
2020年3月，通过基于街道的多阶段抽样对伊朗六个城市的居民进行了这项全国性横断面研究。
符合条件的参与者完成了一份关于与COVID-19疫情相关的谣言和恐惧的自填问卷。
使用Stata（版本11）通过线性回归和调查分析对数据进行分析。
共纳入2249人（49.3%为女性）。主要信息来源是伊朗广播（68.5%）。伊朗人群中恐惧和谣言的总体平均（标准差）得分分别为15.68（0.46）和39.24（1.27）。教育水平与对COVID-19的恐惧相关（ = 0.001）。对谣言的信任受到年龄（<0.0001）、教育水平（<0.0001）、基础疾病（ = 0.017）和工作场所情况（<0.001）的影响。
围绕COVID-19疫情的恐惧和谣言在社会中很常见，这可能使COVID-19疫情难以控制。建议通过可靠的大众媒体提高公众意识。
