Survey of public knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding personal protection against COVID-19 in the post-pandemic era.

ABSTRACT: In the emerging post-pandemic era (the 'wavelet' era), humans must coexist with viruses for the foreseeable future, and personal protective behaviors will largely replace national-level preventive measures. In this new normal, encouraging the public to implement proper personal protective behaviors against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is vital to the sustainable development of cities and communities. This knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP) survey conducted in Chengdu (N = 900) narrowed the knowledge gap regarding post-pandemic public practices of protective behavior. Findings show that:(1) approximately 1/3 of the respondents are currently not concerned about COVID-19 at all; (2) respondents with different demographics and individual COVID-19-related factors showed significant

SUBMITTER: Luo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11195805 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature