Shen Dong, Liu Dan, Cai Miaochun, Chen Peiliang, Wang Zhenghe, Zhang Yujie, Li Zhihao, Zhang Xiru, Wu Xianbo, Yang Xingfen, Mao Chen
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
BMC Public Health. 2021 Apr 26;21(1):796. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10752-6.
We investigated college students' attitude and compliance towards a prevention strategy involving use of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in four universities in Guangdong Province (China) based on purposive sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was given to College students (CSs) to measure the supportive attitude towards an outbreak control strategy and adoption of NPIs in respondents.
A total of 44,446 CSs participated between 31 January and 10 February 2020; 92.7% of respondents supported the outbreak control strategy. The proportion of respondents who avoided public places, wore a facemask, avoid gatherings, and washed hands more frequently than usual was 94.8, 92.8, 91.2 and 86.9%. respectively. A total of 76.5% respondents adopted all four measures. A supportive attitude was associated with NPI adoption. Students who were female, postgraduate, anxious, and not depressed tended to have a higher supportive attitude and higher chance of NPI adoption.
Higher supportiveness towards the disease control strategy for the Chinese public may lead to higher adoption rate of NPIs. Psychosocial factors were related to a supportive attitude and adoption of the NPI. We believe that our findings could aid policymakers to create NPIs to prevent and control emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
我们调查了大学生对一项涉及使用非药物干预措施(NPIs)预防2019冠状病毒病(COVID - 19)的预防策略的态度和依从性。
我们基于目的抽样在中国广东省的四所大学进行了一项横断面在线调查。向大学生发放了一份自填式问卷,以测量受访者对疫情控制策略的支持态度以及对非药物干预措施的采用情况。
在2020年1月31日至2月10日期间,共有44446名大学生参与;92.7%的受访者支持疫情控制策略。避免去公共场所、佩戴口罩、避免聚集以及比平时更频繁洗手的受访者比例分别为94.8%、92.8%、91.2%和86. .9%。共有76.5%的受访者采取了所有这四项措施。支持态度与采用非药物干预措施相关。女性、研究生、焦虑且未患抑郁症的学生往往具有更高的支持态度和采用非药物干预措施的更高可能性。
中国公众对疾病控制策略的更高支持度可能导致非药物干预措施的更高采用率。社会心理因素与支持态度和非药物干预措施的采用有关。我们相信我们的研究结果可以帮助政策制定者制定非药物干预措施来预防和控制诸如COVID - 19等新发传染病。