Oyetunji Tosin Philip, Ogunmola Olusegun Ayomikun, Oyelakin Timothy Tomiwa, Olorunsogbon Olorunyomi Felix, Ajayi Foluso O
Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Z Gesundh Wiss. 2023;31(3):479-487. doi: 10.1007/s10389-021-01502-4. Epub 2021 Mar 11.
Pandemics such as the current COVID-19 pandemic are often associated with heightened fear and significant adjustments in health behaviours.
This study aimed to assess perceived risk, anxiety and protective behaviours of the general public during the early phase of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria.
An online cross-sectional study among 1197 respondents aged 18 years and above between 27 April to 16 May 2020.
More than half (61.9%) of the respondents had high risk perception towards COVID-19, and high anxiety level was found in 37.2%. Male gender, being a Christian, having more than 12 years of formal education and high risk perception were positively associated with observance of more than one protective measure against COVID-19. The predictors of COVID-19-related anxiety were high risk perception and being a Muslim.
This study showed that risk perception has an influence on both anxiety and observance of protective behaviours. Being a novel experience, this research has implications to support current and future responses to a pandemic experience.
诸如当前的新冠疫情大流行往往伴随着恐惧加剧以及健康行为的重大调整。
本研究旨在评估尼日利亚冠状病毒病（COVID - 19）大流行早期公众的感知风险、焦虑情绪及保护行为。
于2020年4月27日至5月16日对1197名18岁及以上的受访者开展了一项在线横断面研究。
超过半数（61.9%）的受访者对COVID - 19有高风险认知，37.2%的受访者焦虑程度较高。男性、基督教徒、接受过12年以上正规教育以及高风险认知与采取不止一种针对COVID - 19的保护措施呈正相关。与COVID - 19相关焦虑的预测因素是高风险认知和穆斯林身份。
本研究表明，风险认知对焦虑情绪和保护行为的遵守均有影响。作为一种全新的体验，本研究对支持当前及未来应对大流行具有启示意义。
