Perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 among community members of low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

Mahir Gachabayov; Khan Sharun; Daniel M. Felsenreich; Firzan Nainu; Samsul Anwar; Amanda Yufika; Youdiil Ophinni; Chika Yamada; Marhami Fahriani; Milda Husnah; Rawan Raad; Namareg ME. Khiri; Rashed YA. Abdalla; Rashed Y. Adam; Mohajer IH. Ismaeil; Asma Y. Ismail; Wajdi Kacem; Zeineb Teyeb; Khaoula Aloui; Montacer Hafsi; Manel Ferjani; Nasrine Ben Hadj Dahman; Dalia A. Deeb; Dina Emad; Kirellos Said Abbas; Fatma A. Monib; Farah S. Sami; Subramaniam Ramanarayanan; Suhrud Panchawagh; Sunil Anandu; Md Ariful Haque; Lirane ED. Ferreto; Mar??a FC. Briones; Roc??o BI. Morales; Sebasti??n Lazcano-D??az; Jos?? TO. Aburto; Jorge ET. Rojas; Emmanuel O. Balogun; Hendrix I. Kusuma; Cut Meurah Yeni; Niken Asri Utami; Seyi S. Enitan; Richard Yomi Akele; Abiodun Durosinmi; Esther N. Adejumo; Eyiuche D. Ezigbo; Elham Babadi; Edris Kakemam; Irfan Ullah; Najma I. Malik; Francesco Rosiello; Talha B. Emran; Eva Imelda; Guilherme W. Wendt; Morteza Arab-Zozani; Kuldeep Dhama; Mudatsir Mudatsir; Harapan Harapan

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Perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 among community members of low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

Mahir Gachabayov, Khan Sharun, Daniel M. Felsenreich, Firzan Nainu, Samsul Anwar, Amanda Yufika, Youdiil Ophinni, Chika Yamada, Marhami Fahriani, Milda Husnah, Rawan Raad, Namareg ME. Khiri, Rashed YA. Abdalla, Rashed Y. Adam, Mohajer IH. Ismaeil, Asma Y. Ismail, Wajdi Kacem, Zeineb Teyeb, Khaoula Aloui, Montacer HafsiManel Ferjani, Nasrine Ben Hadj Dahman, Dalia A. Deeb, Dina Emad, Kirellos Said Abbas, Fatma A. Monib, Farah S. Sami, Subramaniam Ramanarayanan, Suhrud Panchawagh, Sunil Anandu, Md Ariful Haque, Lirane ED. Ferreto, Mar??a FC. Briones, Roc??o BI. Morales, Sebasti??n Lazcano-D??az, Jos?? TO. Aburto, Jorge ET. Rojas, Emmanuel O. Balogun, Hendrix I. Kusuma, Cut Meurah Yeni, Niken Asri Utami, Seyi S. Enitan, Richard Yomi Akele, Abiodun Durosinmi, Esther N. Adejumo, Eyiuche D. Ezigbo, Elham Babadi, Edris Kakemam, Irfan Ullah, Najma I. Malik, Francesco Rosiello, Talha B. Emran, Eva Imelda, Guilherme W. Wendt, Morteza Arab-Zozani, Kuldeep Dhama, Mudatsir Mudatsir, Harapan Harapan

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Background: Risk perceptions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are considered important as they impact community health behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine the perceived risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 and to assess the factors associated with such risk perceptions among community members in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa, Asia, and South America. Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 LMICs in Africa, Asia, and South America from February to May 2021. A questionnaire was utilized to assess the perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 and its plausible determinants. A logistic regression model was used to identify the factors associated with such risk perceptions. Results: A total of 1,646 responses were included in the analysis of the perceived risk of becoming infected and dying from COVID-19. Our data suggested that 36.4% of participants had a high perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, while only 22.4% had a perceived risk of dying from COVID-19. Being a woman, working in healthcare-related sectors, contracting pulmonary disease, knowing people in the immediate social environment who are or have been infected with COVID-19, as well as seeing or reading about individuals infected with COVID-19 on social media or TV were all associated with a higher perceived risk of becoming infected with COVID-19. In addition, being a woman, elderly, having heart disease and pulmonary disease, knowing people in the immediate social environment who are or have been infected with COVID-19, and seeing or reading about individuals infected with COVID-19 on social media or TV had a higher perceived risk of dying from COVID-19. Conclusions: The perceived risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 are relatively low among respondents; this suggests the need to conduct health campaigns to disseminate knowledge and information on the ongoing pandemic.

Original language	English
Number of pages	25
Journal	F1000Research
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.109575.2
Publication status	Published - 22 Mar 2022

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Gachabayov, M., Sharun, K., Felsenreich, D. M., Nainu, F., Anwar, S., Yufika, A., Ophinni, Y., Yamada, C., Fahriani, M., Husnah, M., Raad, R., Khiri, N. ME., Abdalla, R. YA., Adam, R. Y., Ismaeil, M. IH., Ismail, A. Y., Kacem, W., Teyeb, Z., Aloui, K., ... Harapan, H. (2022). Perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 among community members of low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. F1000Research, 11. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.109575.2

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AU - Sharun, Khan

AU - Felsenreich, Daniel M.

AU - Nainu, Firzan

AU - Anwar, Samsul

AU - Yufika, Amanda

AU - Ophinni, Youdiil

AU - Yamada, Chika

AU - Fahriani, Marhami

AU - Husnah, Milda

AU - Raad, Rawan

AU - Khiri, Namareg ME.

AU - Abdalla, Rashed YA.

AU - Adam, Rashed Y.

AU - Ismaeil, Mohajer IH.

AU - Ismail, Asma Y.

AU - Kacem, Wajdi

AU - Teyeb, Zeineb

AU - Aloui, Khaoula

AU - Hafsi, Montacer

AU - Ferjani, Manel

AU - Dahman, Nasrine Ben Hadj

AU - Deeb, Dalia A.

AU - Emad, Dina

AU - Abbas, Kirellos Said

AU - Monib, Fatma A.

AU - Sami, Farah S.

AU - Ramanarayanan, Subramaniam

AU - Panchawagh, Suhrud

AU - Anandu, Sunil

AU - Haque, Md Ariful

AU - Ferreto, Lirane ED.

AU - Briones, Mar??a FC.

AU - Morales, Roc??o BI.

AU - Lazcano-D??az, Sebasti??n

AU - Aburto, Jos?? TO.

AU - Rojas, Jorge ET.

AU - Balogun, Emmanuel O.

AU - Kusuma, Hendrix I.

AU - Yeni, Cut Meurah

AU - Utami, Niken Asri

AU - Enitan, Seyi S.

AU - Akele, Richard Yomi

AU - Durosinmi, Abiodun

AU - Adejumo, Esther N.

AU - Ezigbo, Eyiuche D.

AU - Babadi, Elham

AU - Kakemam, Edris

AU - Ullah, Irfan

AU - Malik, Najma I.

AU - Rosiello, Francesco

AU - Emran, Talha B.

AU - Imelda, Eva

AU - Wendt, Guilherme W.

AU - Arab-Zozani, Morteza

AU - Dhama, Kuldeep

AU - Mudatsir, Mudatsir

AU - Harapan, Harapan

PY - 2022/3/22

Y1 - 2022/3/22

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Perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 among community members of low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

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