Factors associated with the risk perception of COVID-19 infection and severe illness: A cross-sectional study in Japan

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101105
• Publication Date: 2022-04-26T04:08:40Z
• Authors: Megumi Adachi; Michio Murakami; Daisuke Yoneoka; Takayuki Kawashima; Masahiro Hashizume; Haruka Sakamoto; Akifumi Eguchi; Cyrus Ghaznavi; Stuart Gilmour; Satoshi Kaneko; Hiroyuki Kunishima; Keiko Maruyama-Sa...; Yuta Tanoue; Yoshiko Yamamoto; Hiroaki Miyata; Shuhei Nomura
• Keywords: Odds; Risk Perception; Cross-sectional study; Pandemic

Understanding COVID-19 risk perception may help inform public health messaging aimed at encouraging preventive measures and improving countermeasures against the pandemic. We conducted an online survey of 29,708 Japanese adults in February 2021 estimated associations between a broad array individual factors. Two logistic regressions were constructed to estimate factors associated with (defined as responding that one might become infected within next 6 months), severe illness among those who responded they would severely ill). After adjusting for covariates, higher perceived vaccine had odds both infection illness. Interestingly, being more likely report obtaining their information from healthcare workers whereas lower Internet or government; ill Internet. The trust level government source, becoming ill. levels social networking services Public should address identified our study.