Wu Linfei, Xu Xin, Ni Liying, et al. Survey on the knowledge and awareness of prevention and control of novel coronavirus pneumonia among residents of Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. [J]. Health Medicine Research and Practice 17(5):6-11(2020)
Wu Linfei, Xu Xin, Ni Liying, et al. Survey on the knowledge and awareness of prevention and control of novel coronavirus pneumonia among residents of Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. [J]. Health Medicine Research and Practice 17(5):6-11(2020)DOI:
Survey on the knowledge and awareness of prevention and control of novel coronavirus pneumonia among residents of Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province
Objective To understand residents’ knowledge and awareness of prevention and control of novel coronavirus pneumonia(COVID-19)
and to analyze the effectiveness and limitations of prevention and control propaganda during the epidemic. Methods A "questionnaire star" questionnaire was distributed on the We Chat platform during February 9-15
2020
to investigate the knowledge and awareness of prevention and control of COVID-19 among residents of Shaoxing City
Zhejiang Province. A total of 3
453 valid questionnaires were returned and included in the analysis. Results 95.9% of the survey respondents often followed the epidemic situation; social software(76.6%)
television(74.1%)
website(71.9%)
community/unit propaganda(62.9%) were the main ways for survey respondents to learn about the epidemic situation; 92.6% of survey respondents believed that the virus was sensitive to ultraviolet light and heat
96.7% of survey respondents believed that the virus could spread among people; 99.5%
90.2% and 95.4% of survey respondents
respectively
believe that avoiding public places
wearing masks when necessary
reducing exposure time
handling raw and cooked food separately
heating thoroughly
maintaining indoor air circulation
and opening windows frequently are feasible preventive measures. In the past week
according to the actual living conditions of individuals
the percentage of survey respondents who would often wash their hands before eating
wash their hands after urinating
cover their hands after coughing or sneezing
thoroughly heat the food they cooked
and wear a mask properly when they went out were 94.9%
98.2%
89.8%
99.0%
and 98.6%
respectively. Conclusion The overall understanding and awareness of prevention and control of COVID-19 among survey respondents were good. However
elderly residents were less likely to use the Internet
and in response
health education on the epidemic should be conducted more often by means of television
dialect broadcasting
distribution of health manuals
door-to-door advocacy
community speakers
community announcements and banner.
关键词
新型冠状病毒肺炎认知防控意识行为手卫生
Keywords
Novel coronavirus pneumoniaUnderstandingAwareness of Prevention and ControlbehaviorHand Hygiene