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

일반 대중의 코로나19에 대한 불안, 지식, 감염 가능성, 감염예방 가능성, 감염예방행위 수행에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2020.07.04
  • Accepted : 2020.08.20
  • Published : 2020.08.28
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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.

본 연구는 코로나19 확산에 따른 대중의 불안, 지식, 감염 가능성, 감염예방 가능성, 감염예방행위 수행도 수준을 파악하기 위해 시도되었다. 2020년 4월 6일부터 4월 10일까지 20~50대 성인 208명을 대상으로 자료수집을 하였다. 대상자의 일반적 특성과 코로나19 관련 불안, 지식, 감염 가능성, 감염예방 가능성, 감염예방행위 수행도 수준을 설문조사하였고, 수집된 자료는 SPSS 23.0을 이용하여 기술통계, t-test, ANOVA, 상관관계 분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구결과에서 나타난 불안 점수는 성별, 연령, 결혼여부, 동거가족 유형에 따라 통계적으로 유의미한 차이가 나타났으며, 지식 점수는 연령, 결혼여부에 따라, 감염 가능성은 연령과 지역에 따라, 감염예방행위 수행도는 성별, 연령, 결혼여부, 동거가족 형태에 따라 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 하지만 감염예방 가능성의 경우 대상자 특성에 따른 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 연구결과는 개인과 지역사회의 감염병 예방을 위한 적절한 보건 정책을 마련하는데 필요한 기초 자료로 사용될 수 있을 것이다. 추후 감염병 유행 시기별로 응답자의 반응을 비교하는 연구가 필요하며 지역 범위와 대상자 규모를 확대한 반복 연구를 제언한다.

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