The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Public Emergencies and the Response Capability of Residents in Shanghai after the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Measurement
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | N | % |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 488 | 39.3 |
Female | 755 | 60.7 |
Age (years) | ||
≤25 | 131 | 10.5 |
26–30 | 152 | 12.2 |
31–40 | 421 | 33.9 |
41–50 | 375 | 30.2 |
≥51 | 164 | 13.2 |
Education (years) | ||
≤9 | 218 | 17.5 |
10–12 | 229 | 18.4 |
≥13 | 796 | 64.0 |
Occupation | ||
Workers or farmers | 186 | 15.0 |
Professional and technical staff | 378 | 30.4 |
Service staff | 237 | 19.1 |
Government employees | 170 | 13.7 |
Others | 272 | 21.9 |
Monthly income (CNY) | ||
≤1999 | 51 | 4.1 |
2000–4999 | 590 | 47.5 |
5000–9999 | 500 | 40.2 |
≥10,000 | 102 | 8.2 |
Characteristics | Knowledge | Attitude | Practice | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | p | Positive | Negative | p | Good | Poor | p | |
Overall | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
Gender | |||||||||
Male | 235 (48.2) | 253 (51.8) | 0.48 | 431 (88.3) | 57 (11.7) | 0.08 * | 257 (52.7) | 231 (47.3) | <0.01 ** |
Female | 347 (46.0) | 408 (54.0) | 691 (91.5) | 64 (8.5) | 317 (42.0) | 438 (58.0) | |||
Age (years) | |||||||||
≤25 | 69 (52.7) | 62 (47.3) | 0.04 ** | 121 (92.4) | 10 (7.6) | 0.17 | 66 (50.4) | 65 (49.6) | 0.09 * |
26–30 | 75 (49.3) | 77 (50.7) | 135 (88.8) | 17 (11.2) | 63 (41.4) | 89 (58.6) | |||
31–40 | 205 (48.7) | 216 (51.3) | 385 (91.4) | 36 (8.6) | 180 (42.8) | 241 (57.2) | |||
41–50 | 173 (46.1) | 202 (53.9) | 341 (90.9) | 34 (9.1) | 177 (47.2) | 198 (52.8) | |||
≥51 | 60 (36.6) | 104 (63.4) | 140 (85.4) | 24 (14.6) | 88 (53.7) | 76 (46.3) | |||
Education (years) | |||||||||
≤9 | 46 (21.1) | 172 (78.9) | <0.01 ** | 186 (85.3) | 32 (14.7) | <0.01 ** | 116 (53.2) | 102 (46.8) | <0.01 ** |
10–12 | 83 (36.2) | 146 (63.8) | 190 (83.0) | 39 (17.0) | 121 (52.8) | 108 (47.2) | |||
≥13 | 453 (56.9) | 343 (43.1) | 746 (93.7) | 50 (6.3) | 337 (42.3) | 459 (57.7) | |||
Occupation | |||||||||
Workers or farmers | 60 (32.3) | 126 (67.7) | <0.01 ** | 168 (90.3) | 18 (9.7) | 0.02 ** | 84 (45.2) | 102 (54.8) | <0.01 ** |
Professional and technical staff | 262 (69.3) | 116 (30.7) | 354 (93.7) | 24 (6.3) | 147 (38.9) | 231 (61.1) | |||
Service staff | 73 (30.8) | 164 (69.2) | 208 (87.8) | 29 (12.2) | 126 (53.2) | 111 (46.8) | |||
Government employees | 77 (45.3) | 93 (54.7) | 157 (92.4) | 13 (7.6) | 81 (47.6) | 89 (52.4) | |||
Others | 110 (40.4) | 162 (59.6) | 235 (86.4) | 37 (13.6) | 136 (50.0) | 136 (50.0) | |||
Monthly income (CNY) | |||||||||
≤1999 | 12 (23.5) | 39 (76.5) | <0.01 ** | 38 (74.5) | 13 (25.5) | <0.01 ** | 30 (58.8) | 21 (41.2) | 0.01 ** |
2000–4999 | 217 (36.8) | 373 (63.2) | 532 (90.2) | 58 (9.8) | 293 (49.7) | 297 (50.3) | |||
5000–9999 | 289 (57.8) | 211 (42.2) | 461 (92.2) | 39 (7.8) | 208 (41.6) | 292 (58.4) | |||
≥10,000 | 64 (62.7) | 38 (37.3) | 91 (89.2) | 11 (10.8) | 43 (42.2) | 59 (57.8) |
Characteristics | Good Knowledge | Positive Attitude | Good Practice | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Male | 1.46 (1.13–1.90) | <0.01 ** | 0.72 (0.48–1.08) | 0.11 | 1.50 (1.17–1.91) | <0.01 * |
Age (years) | ||||||
≤25 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
26–30 | 0.87 (0.52–1.44) | 0.59 | 0.54 (0.22–1.26) | 0.16 | 0.75 (0.46–1.22) | 0.24 |
31–40 | 0.94 (0.61–1.46) | 0.78 | 0.82 (0.36–1.73) | 0.61 | 0.76 (0.50–1.15) | 0.19 |
41–50 | 1.12 (0.71–1.78) | 0.62 | 1.04 (0.44–2.25) | 0.93 | 0.86 (0.56–1.33) | 0.5 |
≥51 | 0.89 (0.51–1.54) | 0.67 | 0.94 (0.39–2.18) | 0.89 | 0.95 (0.57–1.58) | 0.84 |
Education (years) | ||||||
≤9 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
10–12 | 1.64 (1.05–2.57) | 0.03 ** | 0.77 (0.43–1.34) | 0.35 | 1.07 (0.72–1.60) | 0.72 |
≥13 | 2.64 (1.69–4.16) | <0.01 ** | 2.58 (1.32–5.04) | 0.01 ** | 0.84 (0.56–1.27) | 0.41 |
Occupation | ||||||
Workers or farmers | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Professional and technical staff | 3.36 (2.21–5.13) | <0.01 ** | 0.81 (0.38–1.70) | 0.59 | 0.98 (0.65–1.47) | 0.93 |
Service staff | 1.01 (0.65–1.55) | 0.98 | 0.85 (0.44–1.60) | 0.61 | 1.36 (0.92–2.02) | 0.13 |
Government employees | 1.20 (0.76–1.90) | 0.44 | 0.91 (0.41–2.05) | 0.82 | 1.31 (0.84–2.04) | 0.24 |
Others | 1.49 (0.98–2.26) | 0.06 | 0.60 (0.31–1.12) | 0.11 | 1.31 (0.89–1.95) | 0.17 |
Monthly income (CNY) | ||||||
≤1999 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
2000–4999 | 1.47 (0.73–3.16) | 0.29 | 2.83 (1.30–5.93) | 0.01 ** | 0.68 (0.36–1.25) | 0.22 |
5000–9999 | 2.17 (1.05–4.76) | 0.04 ** | 2.38 (1.01–5.44) | 0.04 ** | 0.55 (0.28–1.05) | 0.07 |
≥10,000 | 2.49 (1.08–6.03) | 0.04 ** | 1.40 (0.50–3.95) | 0.52 | 0.58 (0.27–1.24) | 0.16 |
knowledge | - | - | ||||
Poor | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | ||
Good | 1.4 (0.92–2.17) | 0.12 | 1.00 (0.78–1.28) | 0.99 | ||
Attitude | - | - | - | - | ||
Negative | 1.00 | - | ||||
Positive | 1.76 (1.18–2.64) | <0.01 * |
Characteristics | Capability | Univariate | Multivariate | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good (N (%)) | Poor (N (%)) | OR (90% CI) | p | aOR (95% CI) | p | |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 111 (22.7) | 377 (77.3) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Male | 132 (17.5) | 623 (82.5) | 1.39 (1.10–1.76) | 0.02 ** | 1.57 (1.16–2.13) | <0.01 ** |
Age (years) | ||||||
≤25 | 34 (26.0) | 97 (74.0) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
26–30 | 28 (18.4) | 124 (81.6) | 0.64 (0.40–1.03) | 0.13 | 0.61 (0.34–1.10) | 0.10 |
31–40 | 77 (18.3) | 344 (81.7) | 0.64 (0.44–0.95) | 0.06 * | 0.63 (0.39–1.04) | 0.06 |
41–50 | 76 (20.3) | 299 (79.7) | 0.73 (0.49–1.08) | 0.18 | 0.93 (0.56–1.56) | 0.77 |
≥51 | 28 (17.1) | 136 (82.9) | 0.59 (0.36–0.94) | 0.06 * | 0.90 (0.48–1.69) | 0.74 |
Education (years) | ||||||
≤9 | 18 (8.3) | 200 (91.7) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
10–12 | 38 (16.6) | 191 (83.4) | 2.21 (1.35–3.69) | 0.01 ** | 2.08 (1.14–3.92) | 0.02 ** |
≥13 | 187 (23.5) | 609 (76.5) | 3.41 (2.27–5.35) | <0.01 ** | 3.56 (1.96–6.72) | <0.01 ** |
Occupation | ||||||
Workers or farmers | 27 (14.5) | 159 (85.5) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Professional and technical staff | 93 (24.6) | 285 (75.4) | 1.92 (1.31–2.88) | 0.01 ** | 1.36 (0.82–2.30) | 0.24 |
Service staff | 37 (15.6) | 200 (84.4) | 1.09 (0.70–1.72) | 0.76 | 1.13 (0.65–1.98) | 0.67 |
State employees | 33 (19.4) | 137 (80.6) | 1.42 (0.89–2.27) | 0.22 | 1.03 (0.58–1.85) | 0.92 |
Others | 53 (19.5) | 219 (80.5) | 1.43 (0.94–2.20) | 0.17 | 1.39 (0.82–2.39) | 0.22 |
Monthly income (CNY) | ||||||
≤1999 | 5 (9.8) | 46 (90.2) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
2000–4999 | 100 (16.9) | 490 (83.1) | 1.88 (0.91–4.55) | 0.19 | 1.74 (0.69–5.34) | 0.28 |
5000–9999 | 113 (22.6) | 387 (77.4) | 2.69 (1.30–6.50) | 0.04 ** | 1.84 (0.71–5.75) | 0.24 |
≥10,000 | 25 (24.5) | 77 (75.5) | 2.99 (1.33–7.63) | 0.04 ** | 1.94 (0.67–6.57) | 0.25 |
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Lu, J.; Guo, X.; Han, X.; Deng, B.; Zhao, Q.; Zhao, G.; He, N. The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Public Emergencies and the Response Capability of Residents in Shanghai after the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 4814. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094814
Lu J, Guo X, Han X, Deng B, Zhao Q, Zhao G, He N. The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Public Emergencies and the Response Capability of Residents in Shanghai after the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(9):4814. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094814
Chicago/Turabian StyleLu, Jingting, Xiaoqin Guo, Xiaoyu Han, Biao Deng, Qi Zhao, Genming Zhao, and Na He. 2021. "The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Public Emergencies and the Response Capability of Residents in Shanghai after the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9: 4814. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094814