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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2020.10.08.087

A Study on Anxiety, Knowledge, Infection Possibility, Preventive Possibility and Preventive Behavior Level of COVID-19 in General Public  

Jung, Ae-Ri (College of Nursing, Bucheon University)
Hong, Eun-Joo (College of Nursing, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.10, no.8, 2020 , pp. 87-98 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to identify anxiety, knowledge, possibility of infection, possibility of prevention and performance level for infection prevention among the general public according to the spread of COVID-19. Data were collected from 208 adults in their 20s and 50s from April 6th to 10th in 2020 using questionnaire. Characteristics relative to variables were measured, and analyzed using SPSS 23.0 program for technical statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and correlation. The anxiety level differed according to gender, age, marital status, and live-in partner. The Knowledge score was significantly different according to age and marital status. Possibility of infection was significantly different according to age and residential area. Performance level for infection prevention was significantly different according to gender, age, marital status, and live-in partner. However, preventive possibility was not significantly different regardless of characteristics. These findings may have implications for establishing policies that work well in preventing infectious disease. It is necessary to conduct further research comparing responses of subjects by the stages of infectious disease outbreaks. Further extended studies that include more regions and larger sample sizes are required.
Keywords
COVID-19; Anxiety; Knowledge; Infection; Prevention;
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