Proceedings of the 2021 6th International Conference on Social Sciences and Economic Development (ICSSED 2021)

Knowledge, Demand and Habits Towards Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) of College Students: Cross-Sectional Survey Study of Southwest China

Authors
Luo Lin, Song Naiqing
Corresponding Author
Luo Lin
Available Online 8 April 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210407.068How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Knowledge, Demand, Habits, College Students, COVID-19
Abstract

Purpose: To determine the knowledge, information acquisition channels, and information topics of college students during the COVID-19 epidemic, and to provide decision makers with empirical data to help formulate future health strategies and health education strategies. Methods: Using online surveys, a total of 3059 people were surveyed among college students in three provinces in southwestern China. SPSS was used for data analysis. Results: 56.16% of college students’COVID-19 knowledge scores were good or above. During the epidemic, college students obtained the most information about COVID-19 through TV (86.6%) and the Internet (79.4%), and more than 80% of students were susceptible to COVID-19. All kinds of related knowledge are hoped to be further understood. Gender, grade, major, current residence, information needs, information acquisition channels, and information attention preferences will all affect the level of COVID-19 knowledge of college students. Conclusion: It is recommended that a variety of channels should be adopted more accurately, in accordance with the behavior and demand characteristics of different populations, and a variety of publicity methods should be used to timely and efficiently transmit disease-related information to the public, and guide the public to respond more actively to disease prevention and control. Combination of prevention and control methods, and detailed disease prevention and control content.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 6th International Conference on Social Sciences and Economic Development (ICSSED 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
8 April 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.210407.068
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210407.068How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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