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F1000Res
. 2022 Mar 22;11:345.
doi: 10.12688/f1000research.109575.1. eCollection 2022.
Perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 among community members of low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study
Mahir Gachabayov[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Khan Sharun[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Daniel M Felsenreich[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Firzan Nainu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Samsul Anwar[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Amanda Yufika[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Youdiil Ophinni[SUP] 7 8 [/SUP], Chika Yamada[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Marhami Fahriani[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Milda Husnah[SUP] 10 11 [/SUP], Rawan Raad[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Namareg Me Khiri[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Rashed Ya Abdalla[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Rashed Y Adam[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Mohajer Ih Ismaeil[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Asma Y Ismail[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Wajdi Kacem[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Zeineb Teyeb[SUP] 19 [/SUP], Khaoula Aloui[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Montacer Hafsi[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Manel Ferjani[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Nasrine Ben Hadj Dahman[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Dalia A Deeb[SUP] 22 [/SUP], Dina Emad[SUP] 23 [/SUP], Kirellos Said Abbas[SUP] 24 [/SUP], Fatma A Monib[SUP] 25 [/SUP], Farah S Sami[SUP] 23 [/SUP], Subramaniam Ramanarayanan[SUP] 26 [/SUP], Suhrud Panchawagh[SUP] 27 [/SUP], Sunil Anandu[SUP] 28 [/SUP], Md Ariful Haque[SUP] 29 [/SUP], Lirane Ed Ferreto[SUP] 30 [/SUP], María Fc Briones[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Rocío Bi Morales[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Sebastián Lazcano-Díaz[SUP] 31 [/SUP], José To Aburto[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Jorge Et Rojas[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Emmanuel O Balogun[SUP] 32 [/SUP], Hendrix I Kusuma[SUP] 10 11 33 [/SUP], Cut Meurah Yeni[SUP] 34 35 [/SUP], Niken Asri Utami[SUP] 34 35 [/SUP], Seyi S Enitan[SUP] 36 [/SUP], Akele R Yomi[SUP] 37 [/SUP], Abiodun Durosinmi[SUP] 38 [/SUP], Esther N Adejumo[SUP] 36 [/SUP], Eyiuche D Ezigbo[SUP] 39 [/SUP], Elham Babadi[SUP] 40 [/SUP], Edris Kakemam[SUP] 41 [/SUP], Irfan Ullah[SUP] 42 [/SUP], Najma I Malik[SUP] 43 [/SUP], Francesco Rosiello[SUP] 44 [/SUP], Talha B Emran[SUP] 45 [/SUP], Eva Imelda[SUP] 46 [/SUP], Guilherme W Wendt[SUP] 47 [/SUP], Morteza Arab-Zozani[SUP] 48 [/SUP], Kuldeep Dhama[SUP] 2 49 [/SUP], Mudatsir Mudatsir[SUP] 10 50 51 [/SUP], Harapan Harapan[SUP] 10 50 51 52 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Risk perceptions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are considered important as they impact community health behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine the perceived risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 and to assess the factors associated with such risk perceptions among community members in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa, Asia, and South America. Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 LMICs in Africa, Asia, and South America from February to May 2021. A questionnaire was utilized to assess the perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 and its plausible determinants. A logistic regression model was used to identify the factors associated with such risk perceptions. Results: A total of 1,646 responses were included in the analysis of the perceived risk of becoming infected and dying from COVID-19. Our data suggested that 36.4% of participants had a high perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, while only 22.4% had a perceived risk of dying from COVID-19. Being a woman, working in healthcare-related sectors, contracting pulmonary disease, knowing people in the immediate social environment who are or have been infected with COVID-19, as well as seeing or reading about individuals infected with COVID-19 on social media or TV were all associated with a higher perceived risk of becoming infected with COVID-19. In addition, being a woman, elderly, having heart disease and pulmonary disease, knowing people in the immediate social environment who are or have been infected with COVID-19, and seeing or reading about individuals infected with COVID-19 on social media or TV had a higher perceived risk of dying from COVID-19. Conclusions: The perceived risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 are relatively low among respondents; this suggests the need to conduct health campaigns to disseminate knowledge and information on the ongoing pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; determinants; online cross-sectional study; perceived risk; preventive measure.
. 2022 Mar 22;11:345.
doi: 10.12688/f1000research.109575.1. eCollection 2022.
Perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 among community members of low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study
Mahir Gachabayov[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Khan Sharun[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Daniel M Felsenreich[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Firzan Nainu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Samsul Anwar[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Amanda Yufika[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Youdiil Ophinni[SUP] 7 8 [/SUP], Chika Yamada[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Marhami Fahriani[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Milda Husnah[SUP] 10 11 [/SUP], Rawan Raad[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Namareg Me Khiri[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Rashed Ya Abdalla[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Rashed Y Adam[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Mohajer Ih Ismaeil[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Asma Y Ismail[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Wajdi Kacem[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Zeineb Teyeb[SUP] 19 [/SUP], Khaoula Aloui[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Montacer Hafsi[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Manel Ferjani[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Nasrine Ben Hadj Dahman[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Dalia A Deeb[SUP] 22 [/SUP], Dina Emad[SUP] 23 [/SUP], Kirellos Said Abbas[SUP] 24 [/SUP], Fatma A Monib[SUP] 25 [/SUP], Farah S Sami[SUP] 23 [/SUP], Subramaniam Ramanarayanan[SUP] 26 [/SUP], Suhrud Panchawagh[SUP] 27 [/SUP], Sunil Anandu[SUP] 28 [/SUP], Md Ariful Haque[SUP] 29 [/SUP], Lirane Ed Ferreto[SUP] 30 [/SUP], María Fc Briones[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Rocío Bi Morales[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Sebastián Lazcano-Díaz[SUP] 31 [/SUP], José To Aburto[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Jorge Et Rojas[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Emmanuel O Balogun[SUP] 32 [/SUP], Hendrix I Kusuma[SUP] 10 11 33 [/SUP], Cut Meurah Yeni[SUP] 34 35 [/SUP], Niken Asri Utami[SUP] 34 35 [/SUP], Seyi S Enitan[SUP] 36 [/SUP], Akele R Yomi[SUP] 37 [/SUP], Abiodun Durosinmi[SUP] 38 [/SUP], Esther N Adejumo[SUP] 36 [/SUP], Eyiuche D Ezigbo[SUP] 39 [/SUP], Elham Babadi[SUP] 40 [/SUP], Edris Kakemam[SUP] 41 [/SUP], Irfan Ullah[SUP] 42 [/SUP], Najma I Malik[SUP] 43 [/SUP], Francesco Rosiello[SUP] 44 [/SUP], Talha B Emran[SUP] 45 [/SUP], Eva Imelda[SUP] 46 [/SUP], Guilherme W Wendt[SUP] 47 [/SUP], Morteza Arab-Zozani[SUP] 48 [/SUP], Kuldeep Dhama[SUP] 2 49 [/SUP], Mudatsir Mudatsir[SUP] 10 50 51 [/SUP], Harapan Harapan[SUP] 10 50 51 52 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 36128553
- PMCID: PMC9468621
- DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.109575.1
Abstract
Background: Risk perceptions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are considered important as they impact community health behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine the perceived risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 and to assess the factors associated with such risk perceptions among community members in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa, Asia, and South America. Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 LMICs in Africa, Asia, and South America from February to May 2021. A questionnaire was utilized to assess the perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 and its plausible determinants. A logistic regression model was used to identify the factors associated with such risk perceptions. Results: A total of 1,646 responses were included in the analysis of the perceived risk of becoming infected and dying from COVID-19. Our data suggested that 36.4% of participants had a high perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, while only 22.4% had a perceived risk of dying from COVID-19. Being a woman, working in healthcare-related sectors, contracting pulmonary disease, knowing people in the immediate social environment who are or have been infected with COVID-19, as well as seeing or reading about individuals infected with COVID-19 on social media or TV were all associated with a higher perceived risk of becoming infected with COVID-19. In addition, being a woman, elderly, having heart disease and pulmonary disease, knowing people in the immediate social environment who are or have been infected with COVID-19, and seeing or reading about individuals infected with COVID-19 on social media or TV had a higher perceived risk of dying from COVID-19. Conclusions: The perceived risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 are relatively low among respondents; this suggests the need to conduct health campaigns to disseminate knowledge and information on the ongoing pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; determinants; online cross-sectional study; perceived risk; preventive measure.