Keywords
young adults
risk perception
social perception
social distancing
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Abstract
The challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of the improvement of communication and education strategies that are carried out in the Brazilian Unified Health System to raise awareness in society about disease prevention. The diagnosis of knowledge, perceptions and attitudes among the public regarding the disease is essential for planning educational and communication interventions. The present study aimed to analyze the knowledge, risk perception and attitudes of young adults (18 to 29 years old) from Franco da Rocha toward COVID-19 and its preventive measures. A cross-sectional, exploratory, quantitative study was carried out, with the participation of 125 individuals who answered a self-completed online questionnaire. The results
suggest that the participants had basic knowledge about the
transmission and prevention of COVID-19, as well as being aware
of their role in the transmission chain. Most respondents agreed
with the importance of social distancing, but they had emotional
and financial difficulties to do it properly.
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