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Proceeding Paper

COVID-19 Societal Effects and Perceptions: A Case Study of Italy †

by
Gabriela Fernandez
1,2,*,
Carol Maione
1,2,3,
Harrison Yang
1,2,
Karenina Zaballa
1,2,
Norbert Bonnici
4,
Jarai Carter
5 and
Ming-Hsiang Tsou
1,2
1
Department of Geography, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
2
Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
3
Department of Management, Economics, and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy
4
Malta Critical Infrastructure Protection Directorate, 1532 Valletta, Malta
5
Smart Lab, Procter & Gamble, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Presented at the International One Health Conference 2022, Catania, Italy, 27–28 September 2022.
Med. Sci. Forum 2023, 19(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2023019010
Published: 19 June 2023
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of International One Health Conference)
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Abstract

This study employs a survey to investigate the societal response to COVID-19 in Italy. Data were collected via snowball sampling during the period April 2020 to April 2021 using the ArcGIS Survey 123 survey instrument. The study collected and analyzed 64 responses to investigate various aspects related to COVID-19. The areas covered in the analysis include socioeconomics, changing symptoms, relocation, physical distancing, health, social behaviors (past and future), personal attitudes, perceptions of government/public response and efficacy, beliefs, travel habits, well-being, current event worries, pandemic challenges, depression, vaccine, public opinion, personality, public health measures, social media preference, and contact with others. The study’s results provide a snapshot of how people across Italy experienced the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and can help public health organizations, decision-makers, and the general public address policies related to symptoms, social distance, policy measures/regulations, and social behaviors during the different policy phases and wave measures related to COVID-19 effects.
Keywords: COVID-19; Italy; perceptions; attitudes; beliefs; survey COVID-19; Italy; perceptions; attitudes; beliefs; survey

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Fernandez, G.; Maione, C.; Yang, H.; Zaballa, K.; Bonnici, N.; Carter, J.; Tsou, M.-H. COVID-19 Societal Effects and Perceptions: A Case Study of Italy. Med. Sci. Forum 2023, 19, 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2023019010

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Fernandez G, Maione C, Yang H, Zaballa K, Bonnici N, Carter J, Tsou M-H. COVID-19 Societal Effects and Perceptions: A Case Study of Italy. Medical Sciences Forum. 2023; 19(1):10. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2023019010

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Fernandez, Gabriela, Carol Maione, Harrison Yang, Karenina Zaballa, Norbert Bonnici, Jarai Carter, and Ming-Hsiang Tsou. 2023. "COVID-19 Societal Effects and Perceptions: A Case Study of Italy" Medical Sciences Forum 19, no. 1: 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2023019010

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Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Yang, H., Zaballa, K., Bonnici, N., Carter, J., & Tsou, M.-H. (2023). COVID-19 Societal Effects and Perceptions: A Case Study of Italy. Medical Sciences Forum, 19(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2023019010

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