Perceived Risk of Being Infected With SARS-CoV-2: A Perspective From Indonesia


Nainu, Firzan (2020) Perceived Risk of Being Infected With SARS-CoV-2: A Perspective From Indonesia. Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc..

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the level of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk perceptions in Indonesia and characterize predictors of perceptions. Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted. A questionnaire assessed perceived risk and collected independent variables, including sociodemographic data. A multivariable linear regression model was used to characterize the relationship between independent variables and perceived risk. Results: We included 1379 respondents in the final analysis with the mean and median of perceived risk score was 19.21% and 10.0%, respectively. Respondents aged between 21 and 30 years had the highest perceived risk, and those who were unmarried had 4.3% higher perceived risk compared with those who were married. Compared with the lowest monthly income group, those making Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) 6-10 million and more than IDR 10 million a month believed they had 4.2% and 8.8% higher risk, respectively. Citizens who lived in cities and health-care workers also had a higher perceived risk compared with those in the rural areas and non–health-care workers, respectively. Conclusions: Perceived risk of COVID-19 in Indonesia is relatively low, and this could hamper the adoption of preventive measures of COVID-19. Efforts to increase the awareness and perceived risk are important to prevent the pandemic from escalating.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Depositing User: - Andi Anna
Date Deposited: 02 Aug 2021 06:23
Last Modified: 12 Aug 2021 02:25
URI: http://repository.unhas.ac.id:443/id/eprint/5716

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