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

Jingting Lu, Xiaoqin Guo, Xiaoyu Han, Biao Deng, Qi Zhao, Genming Zhao and Na He
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Jingting Lu: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Xiaoqin Guo: Songjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 201600, China
Xiaoyu Han: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Biao Deng: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Qi Zhao: Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety (Ministry of Education), Shanghai 200032, China
Genming Zhao: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Na He: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-11

Abstract: People’s knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) are a part of the public’s emergency response capability and play an important role in controlling public health emergencies. This study aims to evaluate Shanghai residents’ KAP and the response ability regarding public health emergency events in China. An anonymous questionnaire investigation including demographics, socioeconomic characteristics and KAP was conducted through the online survey system from April 19 to April 30 2020. Of the 1243 people who completed the questionnaire, 1122 respondents (90.3%) had a good, positive attitude, while only 46.8% of participants had good knowledge, 46.2% performed well in the aspect of practice and 19.5% of residents had good response capability. It was found that men (OR:1.57,95% CI: 1.16–2.13), and people with 10 to 12 years or longer than 12 years of education (OR: 2.08,95% CI: 1.14–3.92; OR: 3.56,95% CI: 1.96–6.72) had the best public emergency response capability. Positive attitudes may be significantly associated with good practice (OR: 1.76, 95% CI: 1.18–2.64). Internet and television were the major media for people to acquire knowledge and skills. A lack of knowledge, poor perception and poor emergency response ability were found in Shanghai residents. Target intervention should be developed and implemented to improve the knowledge and skills of people for dealing with public emergency events.

Keywords: knowledge; attitude and practice; public health emergencies; emergency capability; residents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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