Factors related to the perception of the risk of getting sick from COVID-19 in adults in the Southeast Region

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https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2022v15n2.e10420

Keywords:

COVID-19, Perception, Risk

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify factors related to the perception of risk of getting sick from COVID-19 in adults in the Southeast Region. This is a cross-sectional, websurvey study, conducted with a sample of 2,477 residents of the Southeast Region. Multiple correspondence analyses were employed to graphically illustrate relationships among response patterns; and Student's t test for comparison of means. It was observed that, men, with high school education, and 40 years of age or older showed low risk perception of getting sick by COVID-19. The highest mean (2.08) perceived risk of becoming ill was among participants who had close contact with a suspected case of COVID-19 (p<0.001). It is concluded that the different techniques of analysis using quantitative measures allowed evidence that the perception of high risk of becoming ill with COVID-19 was related to the experience of close contact with a suspected case of the disease.

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Author Biographies

Marcela de Abreu Moniz, Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF

Nursing Department of Rio das Ostras, Institute of Humanities and Health, Fluminense Federal University, Rio das Ostras (RJ), Brazil.

Cleber Nascimento do Carmo, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Department of Epidemiology and Quantitative Methods in Health, Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology in Public Health, National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil.

Lidia Santos Soares, Universidade Federal Fluminense – UFF

Nursing Department of Rio das Ostras, Institute of Humanities and Health, Fluminense Federal University, Rio das Ostras (RJ), Brazil.

Carolina de Alcantara Campos, Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF

Undergraduate Course in Nursing, Fluminense Federal University, Rio das Ostras (RJ), Brasil.

Beatriz Cristina de Oliveira Rocha, Universidade Federal Fluminense – UFF

Undergraduate Course in Nursing, Fluminense Federal University, Rio das Ostras (RJ), Brasil.

Emellen Frez Muniz, Universidade Federal Fluminense – UFF

Undergraduate Course in Nursing, Fluminense Federal University, Rio das Ostras (RJ), Brasil.

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Published

2022-04-29

How to Cite

Moniz, M. de A. ., Carmo, C. N. do ., Soares, L. S. ., Campos, C. de A. ., Rocha, B. C. de O. ., & Muniz, E. F. . (2022). Factors related to the perception of the risk of getting sick from COVID-19 in adults in the Southeast Region. Saúde E Pesquisa, 15(2), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2022v15n2.e10420

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Artigos Originas - Promoção da Saúde