The Analysis of Survey Data on Public Health Measures for COVID-19

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  • Yamauchi Kazushi
    Division of Tokyo Metropolitan Health Policy Advisement, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  • Moriwaki Mutsuko
    Division of Tokyo Metropolitan Health Policy Advisement, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  • Kawahara Kazuo
    Department of Health Care Management & Planning, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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  • 新型コロナウイルス感染症の公衆衛生対策に関する意識調査の分析
  • シンガタ コロナウイルス カンセンショウ ノ コウシュウ エイセイ タイサク ニ カンスル イシキ チョウサ ノ ブンセキ

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<p>Objective: The object of this study was to gain insight on the future consideration of preventive public health measures for COVID-19 from online survey of a group of people whose cooperation could be gained.</p><p>Methods: The online survey was conducted for 1,600 adults living in Tokyo Metropolitan Area, and 400 adults living in five prefectures with least number of new test positive cases of COVID-19, excluding those whose workplace are related to medical and welfare sector. The survey was conducted on August 7, 2020 and the data was collected and analyzed. Multivariate analysis was done to find factors that effect the cooperation to public health measures such as providing personal information and placing limitations on everyday life and behavior.</p><p>Results: The percentage of persons that show some kind of intention to cooperate by providing information and following limitations in everyday life and behavior was over 90%. Within them there were around 30% who think that those who do not cooperate should be penalized (based on a law for example). People who think that information about the infections “should be actively disclosed”, people who were male, older age, who did not have an acquaintance that was infected tended to choose to fully cooperate. Many of the reasons for cooperating were “useful in preventing the spread of infection”, and “wanting to protect my family and myself for infections”.</p><p>Conclusion: From the results of the survey, the level of awareness for the cooperating to COVID-19 prevention measures was high, while there were people who think that those who do not cooperate should be penalized (based on a law for example.) Promoting preventive measures to male, relatively young adults, who do not have infected acquaintances, could be an effective direction for considering future measures and disclosing information could be one of the key factors for gaining cooperation.</p>

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