ชื่อเรื่อง : Adoption of personal protective measures by ordinary citizens during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan

ชื่อผู้แต่ง : Masaki Machida, Itaru Nakamura, Reiko Saito, Tomoki Nakaya, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoko Takamiya, Yuko Odagiri, Noritoshi Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Takako Kojima, Hidehiro Watanabe, Shigeru Inoue

สำนักพิมพ์ : ELSEVIER

เนื้อหาโดยย่อ : Abstract: Objectives
To clarify the implementation status of personal protective measures by the ordinary citizens in Japan during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
Methods
This was the cross-sectional study using an internet-based survey. A total of 2,400 people (50% male: 20-79 years) were selected between February 25 and 27, 2020, from registrants of an Internet research company, to complete a questionnaire. Participants were asked to indicate how often they implemented the following five personal protective measures recommended by the World Health Organization (hand hygiene, social distancing measures, avoiding touching the eyes, nose and mouth, respiratory etiquette, and self-isolation). In addition, the participants responded to questions regarding the daily frequency of hand hygiene events.
Results
The prevalence of the five personal protective measures ranged from 59.8% to 83.8%, with the lowest being avoiding touching the eyes, nose, and mouth. In total, 34.7% implemented all personal protective measures. The median daily hand hygiene events were 5 per day (25th percentile, 75th percentile: 3,8).
Conclusions
The protective measures implemented by ordinary citizens are insufficient and further public awareness activities are required.

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