The School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100811, China.
The College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 1;19(9):5502. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095502.
This analysis considers public interest in COVID-19-related issues as well as individuals' risk perception and trust in society in their demand for face masks during the pandemic. Through a national survey, we examine demand during both the outbreak and the recovery stage of the pandemic and differentiate demand into purchasing and usage. The examination allows us to observe the evolvement of demand over time and stockpiling. We find that public interest and risk perception had a more significant association with mask demand during the outbreak stage, and trust was more connected with mask demand during the recovery stage. While stocking was evident in both stages, consumers were much less price sensitive in the outbreak stage. Overall, the relationship between most factors and mask demand was smaller in the recovery stage. Our research is useful for policymakers to assess the creation and termination of temporary legislation to help manage the value chain of personal protective equipment during a major public health crisis.
本分析考虑了公众对 COVID-19 相关问题的兴趣，以及个人在大流行期间对口罩的需求的风险感知和对社会的信任。通过一项全国性调查，我们考察了疫情爆发和疫情恢复阶段的需求，并将需求分为购买和使用。这种检查使我们能够观察需求随时间的演变和储备情况。我们发现，公众利益和风险感知在疫情爆发阶段与口罩需求的关联更为密切，而信任则与疫情恢复阶段的口罩需求更为相关。虽然在两个阶段都有囤货现象，但消费者在疫情爆发阶段对价格的敏感度较低。总的来说，在恢复阶段，大多数因素与口罩需求之间的关系较小。我们的研究对政策制定者评估临时立法的制定和终止有用，以帮助管理重大公共卫生危机期间个人防护设备的价值链。
