ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2020
The Public's Perception of the Severity and Global Impact at the Start of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Crowdsourcing-Based Cross-Sectional Analysis.
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- Risk perception of severity or death from COVID-19: a systematic review of the factors associated.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Defining Femininity: Crowdsourced Insights on Gendered Facial Features Across Ethnicities.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2025Article
- Factors influencing risk perception during Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC): a scoping review.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Factors Affecting Perceived Effectiveness of Government Response towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Effect of Wearing a Mask on Facial Attractiveness.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2022Article
- Validation of Ideal Breast Characteristics With Breast Augmentation Patients.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2022Article
- Perceived Severity of COVID-19 in a Longitudinal Study in Detroit, Michigan.Ethnicity & disease · 2022Article
- Public Perception of Ideal Breast Shape.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCOVID-19 is a rapidly developing threat to most people in the United States and abroad. The behaviors of the public are important to understand, as they may have a tremendous impact on the course of this novel coronavirus pandemic.
objectiveThis study intends to assess the US population's perception and knowledge of the virus as a threat and the behaviors of the general population in response.
methodsA prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with random volunteers recruited through Amazon Mechanical Turk, an internet crowdsourcing service, on March 24, 2020.
resultsA total of 969 participants met the inclusion criteria. It was found that the perceived severity of the COVID-19 pandemic significantly differed between age groups (P<.001) and men and women (P<.001). A majority of study participants were actively adhering to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
conclusionsThough many participants identified COVID-19 as a threat, many failed to place themselves appropriately in the correct categories with respect to risk. This may indicate a need for additional public education for appropriately defining the risk of this novel pandemic.
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