Awareness of knowledge about COVID-19 prevention and control among the general public
MOU Di1, SU Xiao-ge2, LI Pei-long3, ZHAO Hong-ting1, LI Zhi-li1, ZHANG Mu-li1, ZHENG Jian-dong1, CHENG Ying1, CUI Ying2, SUN Cheng-xi4, LI Zhong-jie1
1. Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early-warning on Infectious Disease, Division of Infectious Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; 2. Health Communication Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; 3. National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control andPrevention, Beijing 102206, China; 4. Shandong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
Abstract：Objective To understand the awareness of important knowledge about COVID-19 prevention and control among the general public through the online questionnaire survey so as to better carry out the follow-up publicity and education work. Methods The questionnaire was generated by Wenjuanxing APP and released by the WeChat official account of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and prevention. SPSS18.0 software was used for data analysis. The Chi-square test or Fisher's exact probability method was used to compare the rates among samples of classified data. Multivariate binary logistic regression was used to analyze all significant variables. Results A total of 7,011 valid questionnaires were collected. The general public’s cognition rates of two main routes of transmission (including respiratory droplet and direct contact transmission) were 99.7% and 97.5%, respectively. There werestatistically significant differences in the cognition about basic characteristics of COVID-19 and severity of the diseaseamong different occupations and ages. The correct cognition rates of transmission routes and main characteristics of COVID-19 in farmers, migrant workers and students were all lower, and the rate of cognition about children presenting milder symptoms of the disease was found to be the lowest (62.7%) in the age group of 18-29 years. 73.3% of the surveyed subjects thought that COVID-19 was serious or very severe. The proportion of cognition about COVID-19 was serious was lower in young people with higher educational level and medical professionals than in the elderly or people with lower educational level. Conclusion The main transmission routes of COVID-19 are widely understood by the general public. People of different ages and varying occupations show significant differences in knowledge about COVID-19 prevention and control, and these differences can influence the judgment of severity of COVID-19. This initiative publicity and education targeted on COVID-19 is significantly effective, but it is necessary to combine with new media, slogans and other ways besides traditional transmission channels to conduct targeted publicity and education among people with different levels of social activity so as to improve the effect of propaganda and education and implement precise preventive measures.
牟笛, 苏潇哥, 李培龙, 赵宏婷, 李志丽, 张慕丽, 郑建东, 程颖, 崔颖, 孙成玺, 李中杰. 新型冠状病毒肺炎防控知识大众知晓情况调查分析[J]. 实用预防医学, 2021, 28(9): 1030-1034.
MOU Di, SU Xiao-ge, LI Pei-long, ZHAO Hong-ting, LI Zhi-li, ZHANG Mu-li, ZHENG Jian-dong, CHENG Ying, CUI Ying, SUN Cheng-xi, LI Zhong-jie. Awareness of knowledge about COVID-19 prevention and control among the general public. , 2021, 28(9): 1030-1034.
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