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      Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among Chinese residents during the rapid rise period of the COVID-19 outbreak: a quick online cross-sectional survey

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          Unprecedented measures have been adopted to control the rapid spread of the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic in China. People's adherence to control measures is affected by their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19. In this study, we investigated Chinese residents' KAP towards COVID-19 during the rapid rise period of the outbreak. An online sample of Chinese residents was successfully recruited via the authors' networks with residents and popular media in Hubei, China. A self-developed online KAP questionnaire was completed by the participants. The knowledge questionnaire consisted of 12 questions regarding the clinical characteristics and prevention of COVID-19. Assessments on residents' attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 included questions on confidence in winning the battle against COVID-19 and wearing masks when going out in recent days. Among the survey completers (n=6910), 65.7% were women, 63.5% held a bachelor degree or above, and 56.2% engaged in mental labor. The overall correct rate of the knowledge questionnaire was 90%. The majority of the respondents (97.1%) had confidence that China can win the battle against COVID-19. Nearly all of the participants (98.0%) wore masks when going out in recent days. In multiple logistic regression analyses, the COVID-19 knowledge score (OR: 0.75-0.90, P<0.001) was significantly associated with a lower likelihood of negative attitudes and preventive practices towards COVID-2019. Most Chinese residents of a relatively high socioeconomic status, in particular women, are knowledgeable about COVID-19, hold optimistic attitudes, and have appropriate practices towards COVID-19. Health education programs aimed at improving COVID-19 knowledge are helpful for Chinese residents to hold optimistic attitudes and maintain appropriate practices. Due to the limited sample representativeness, we must be cautious when generalizing these findings to populations of a low socioeconomic status.

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                Journal
                Int J Biol Sci
                Int. J. Biol. Sci
                ijbs
                International Journal of Biological Sciences
                Ivyspring International Publisher (Sydney )
                1449-2288
                2020
                15 March 2020
                : 16
                : 10
                : 1745-1752
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Department of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
                [2 ]Affiliated Wuhan Mental Health Center, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
                [3 ]Research Center for Psychological and Health Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
                Author notes
                ✉ Corresponding author: Dr. Wen-Tian Li, or Dr. Yi Li, No. 89, Gongnongbing Rd., Wuhan Mental Health Center, Jiang'an District, Wuhan 430012, Hubei province, China. E-mail: damoguyan933@ 123456163.com (Wen-Tian Li) or psylee@ 123456163.com (Yi Li).

                Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interest exists.

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                ijbsv16p1745
                10.7150/ijbs.45221
                7098034
                32226294
                93d6244c-fe6f-4c3b-a714-355f66e1974e
                © The author(s)

                This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions.

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                : 23 February 2020
                : 28 February 2020
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                Life sciences
                knowledge,attitude,practice,covid-19,china
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                knowledge, attitude, practice, covid-19, china

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