Associations Between COVID-19 Misinformation Exposure and Belief With COVID-19 Knowledge and Preventive Behaviors: Cross-Sectional Online Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Online misinformation proliferation during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a major public health concern.

Objective

We aimed to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 misinformation exposure and beliefs, associated factors including psychological distress with misinformation exposure, and the associations between COVID-19 knowledge and number of preventive behaviors.

Methods

A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with 1049 South Korean adults in April 2020. Respondents were asked about receiving COVID-19 misinformation using 12 items identified by the World Health Organization. Logistic regression was used to compute adjusted odds ratios (aORs) for the association of receiving misinformation with sociodemographic characteristics, source of information, C

SUBMITTER: Lee JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7669362 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature