Author, as appears in the article.: Domínguez JMM; Jiménez IF; Eraso AB; Otero DP; Pérez DD; Vivas AMR

Department: Infermeria / Gestió d'Empreses

URV's Author/s: Belzunegui Eraso, Angel Gabriel / Font Jimenez, Maria Isabel

Keywords: Sars-cov−2 Risk perception Public health Covid19 Community transmission

Abstract: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. On 11 March 2020 the SARS-CoV−2 virus was officially declared a pandemic and measures were set up in various countries to avoid its spread among the population. This paper aims to analyse the perception of risk of COVID−19 infection in the Spanish population. A cross-sectional, descriptive observational study was conducted with a total of 16,372 Spanish participants. An online survey was used to gather data for 5 consecutive days over the compulsory lockdown period which was established after the state of emergency was declared. There is an association between socio-demographic variables and risk perception, and a very strong relationship between this perception and contact and direct experience with the virus in a family, social or professional setting. We also found that compared to working from home, working outside the home increased the perception of risk of infection and the perception of worsening health. Understanding the public perception of the risk of COVID−19 infection is fundamental for establishing effective prevention measures.

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: isabel.font@urv.cat angel.belzunegui@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0003-1951-7280 0000-0002-6355-1593

Record's date: 2023-08-05

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/23/8967

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 17 (23): 1-15

APA: Domínguez JMM; Jiménez IF; Eraso AB; Otero DP; Pérez DD; Vivas AMR (2020). Risk perception of COVID−19 community transmission among the spanish population. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 17(23), 1-15. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17238967

Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17238967

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2020

Publication Type: Journal Publications