Analysis of COVID-19 Risk Perception and Its Correlates among University Students in Ghana

Quansah F, Anin SK, Hagan Junior JE, Agormedah EK, Oduro P, Srem-Sai M, Frimpong JB, Schack T (2022)
COVID 2(8): 1125-1138.

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Quansah, Frank; Anin, Stephen Kofi; Hagan Junior, John ElvisUniBi; Agormedah, Edmond Kwesi; Oduro, Prince; Srem-Sai, Medina; Frimpong, James Boadu; Schack, ThomasUniBi
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Monitoring students’ risk perception forms part of emergency management during public health emergencies. Thus, public risk perception generally triggers attitudes, emotional responses, and prevention behaviors, which affect the evolution of emergencies and disease control strategies. However, research has paid less attention to the COVID-19 risk perception of students in Ghana. This study assessed the prevalence of COVID-19 risk perception and further identified its correlates among university students. In this study, 882 students from two public universities in Ghana were conveniently recruited. The data were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, and ordered logistic regression. The study revealed the prevalence of a high degree of COVID-19 risk perception among almost half (47.4%) of the sampled students. Results from ordered logistic regression analysis showed that age, sex, religion, use of professional and social media platforms, level (years) of study, and COVID-19 knowledge were significant correlates of COVID-19 risk perception. The dissemination of appropriate COVID-19 information and behavior-change communication to such relatively high-risk behavior sub-groups could help counter the debilitative effects of non-altruistic attitudes because of COVID-19 risk perception.
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COVID-19 knowledge; professional platforms; risk perception; social media platforms; university students
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
Zeitschriftentitel
COVID
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2
Ausgabe
8
Seite(n)
1125-1138
eISSN
2673-8112
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https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2965089

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Quansah F, Anin SK, Hagan Junior JE, et al. Analysis of COVID-19 Risk Perception and Its Correlates among University Students in Ghana. COVID. 2022;2(8):1125-1138.
Quansah, F., Anin, S. K., Hagan Junior, J. E., Agormedah, E. K., Oduro, P., Srem-Sai, M., Frimpong, J. B., et al. (2022). Analysis of COVID-19 Risk Perception and Its Correlates among University Students in Ghana. COVID, 2(8), 1125-1138. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid2080083
Quansah, Frank, Anin, Stephen Kofi, Hagan Junior, John Elvis, Agormedah, Edmond Kwesi, Oduro, Prince, Srem-Sai, Medina, Frimpong, James Boadu, and Schack, Thomas. 2022. “Analysis of COVID-19 Risk Perception and Its Correlates among University Students in Ghana”. COVID 2 (8): 1125-1138.
Quansah, F., Anin, S. K., Hagan Junior, J. E., Agormedah, E. K., Oduro, P., Srem-Sai, M., Frimpong, J. B., and Schack, T. (2022). Analysis of COVID-19 Risk Perception and Its Correlates among University Students in Ghana. COVID 2, 1125-1138.
Quansah, F., et al., 2022. Analysis of COVID-19 Risk Perception and Its Correlates among University Students in Ghana. COVID, 2(8), p 1125-1138.
F. Quansah, et al., “Analysis of COVID-19 Risk Perception and Its Correlates among University Students in Ghana”, COVID, vol. 2, 2022, pp. 1125-1138.
Quansah, F., Anin, S.K., Hagan Junior, J.E., Agormedah, E.K., Oduro, P., Srem-Sai, M., Frimpong, J.B., Schack, T.: Analysis of COVID-19 Risk Perception and Its Correlates among University Students in Ghana. COVID. 2, 1125-1138 (2022).
Quansah, Frank, Anin, Stephen Kofi, Hagan Junior, John Elvis, Agormedah, Edmond Kwesi, Oduro, Prince, Srem-Sai, Medina, Frimpong, James Boadu, and Schack, Thomas. “Analysis of COVID-19 Risk Perception and Its Correlates among University Students in Ghana”. COVID 2.8 (2022): 1125-1138.
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