Wanzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing 404020, P.R. China
Research Article
Perceptions and Behavioral Adoptions of the Preventive Strategies from Person-To-Person Transmission of COVID-19 among the Public in China: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey
Author(s): Xian Zhu, Yong Gan, Bo Wu, Qinyong Gou, Daikun Zheng, Chenglu Liu, Chang Xu, Zhou Tao, Yaoyue Hu, Hong Xu* and Qian Long
Background and Objectives: COVID-19 is still spreading rapidly around the world. At present, the main strategies adopted to prevent spreading
are quarantine, social distancing and isolation of infected cases. This study investigated perceptions and behavioural adoptions of COVID-19
prevention strategies among the Chinese public and identified factors predicting individual health behaviour.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey between 22 February and 5 March, 2020. We approached to urban residents through
snowball sampling method using the Chinese social media. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was adopted to guide the analysis. Bivariate and
multivariate logistic regressions were used to examine impacts of modifying factors and individual beliefs on individual health behaviour.
Results: Of .. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2736-6189.2021.6.216