Author:
Li Yun-shan,Wang Rui,Deng Yu-qian,Jia Xiao-rong,Li Shan-peng,Zhao Li-ping,Sun Xin-ying,Qi Fei,Wu Yi-bo
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Under the outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a structural equation model was established to determine the causality of important factors that affect Chinese citizens’ COVID-19 prevention behavior.
Methods
The survey in Qingdao covered several communities in 10 districts and used the method of cluster random sampling. The research instrument used in this study is a self-compiled Chinese version of the questionnaire. Of the 1215 questionnaires, 1188 were included in our analysis. We use the rank sum test, which is a non-parametric test, to test the influence of citizens’basic sociodemographic variables on prevention behavior, and the rank correlation test to analyze the influencing factors of prevention behavior. IBM AMOS 24.0 was used for path analysis, including estimating regression coefficients and evaluating the statistical fits of the structural model, to further explore the causal relationships between variables.
Results
The result showed that the score in the prevention behavior of all citizens is a median of 5 and a quartile spacing of 0.31. The final structural equation model showed that the external support for fighting the epidemic, the demand level of health information, the cognition of (COVID-19) and the negative emotions after the outbreak had direct effects on the COVID-19 prevention behavior, and that negative emotions and information needs served as mediating variables.
Conclusions
The study provided a basis for relevant departments to further adopt epidemic prevention and control strategies.
Funder
Qingdao Key Health Discipline Development Fund
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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