Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

September 8, 2020

Population Anxiety and Positive Behaviour Change during the COVID‐19 Epidemic: Cross‐sectional Surveys in Singapore, China and Italy

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  • Cross-sectional surveys in Singapore, China, and Italy (n=4,505) show that respondents reported high awareness of COVID-19 and its symptoms, and similarly high levels of information sufficiency, adherence, and acceptance to public health control measures. Higher self-efficacy was associated with lower anxiety levels, while superstition, fatalism, and considering messaging apps as the most trustworthy sources were associated with higher anxiety levels.

Lim et al. (Sept 5, 2020). Population Anxiety and Positive Behaviour Change during the COVID‐19 Epidemic: Cross‐sectional Surveys in Singapore, China and Italy. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.12785