Ranking of Everyday Activities by Risk of Coronavirus in the Istanbul Metropolitan Area, Turkey

Objective: Understanding how people evaluate and perceive risks is critical in designing successful risk communication strategies. Very limited information is available in Turkey regarding how people determine whether something is risky or safe. The purpose of the study was to document the ranking of everyday activities by risk of coronavirus by health professionals and others. Besides analyzing the risk ranking differences between these two groups, creating an infographic based on the rankings of health professionals was the main objective. Materials and Methods: An online descriptive study was planned to understand how health professionals and non-health professionals rank the risks of 43 everyday activities from a COVID-19 perspective in the Istanbul metropolitan area. The study hyperlink was shared through social media channels, as well as professional associations targeting health professionals. Responses were analyzed in SPSS.11. The statistical significance level was accepted as p

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Acta Medica-Cover
  • ISSN: 2147-9488
  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 4 Sayı
  • Başlangıç: 2012
  • Yayıncı: HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
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