School of Economics and Humanities, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Jurong, China.
College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jan 20;10:1063384. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1063384. eCollection 2022.
The outbreak and spread of the pandemics have been an issue of critical concern globally, posing a significant threat to the health sector globally. This study aimed to examine the basic knowledge and attitudes toward the recommended protective measures at different times, respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and provide recommendations for developing targeted strategies and measures for preventing and controlling public health emergencies.
The study used self-filled questionnaires to examine the public's knowledge, attitudes, and practices on COVID-19 at two different period, from 20 to 31 March 2020 (the beginning period) and 22-27 April 2022 (the regular epidemic prevention and control period). Descriptive and quantitative analyses were used for statistical analysis.
The survey collected 2375 valid questionnaires. A comparison of the two periods reveals that as the epidemic continued over a long period, the level of knowledge, attitudes toward preventive measures, risk perceptions, and adoption behavior of the respondents at the beginning of the epidemic were significantly higher than during the regular epidemic prevention and control period. With the upsurge in the spread of the epidemic, the public needs a multi-channel, targeted, and all-round guidance and information on prevention and control of the COVID-19, and internalizes knowledge into individual's behavior of actively responding to diseases.When the epidemic lasts for a long time, the relevant agencies should strengthen their monitoring role to promote public compliance with the recommended measures.
疫情的爆发和传播是全球关注的焦点问题，对全球卫生部门构成重大威胁。本研究旨在探讨不同时期人们对推荐的保护措施的基本知识和态度，以应对 COVID-19 大流行，并为制定有针对性的公共卫生突发事件预防和控制策略和措施提供建议。
本研究采用自填式问卷，于 2020 年 3 月 20 日至 31 日（疫情初期）和 2022 年 4 月 22 日至 27 日（常规疫情防控期间）两个不同时期，调查公众对 COVID-19 的知识、态度和实践。采用描述性和定量分析进行统计分析。
共收集了 2375 份有效问卷。两个时期的比较表明，随着疫情持续时间的延长，疫情初期受访者的知识水平、预防措施态度、风险认知和采取行为明显高于常规疫情防控期间。随着疫情的蔓延，公众需要多渠道、有针对性、全方位的防控指导和信息，并将知识内化到个人积极应对疾病的行为中。当疫情持续时间较长时，相关机构应加强监测作用，促进公众遵守推荐措施。
