Perceptions regarding second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic among Indian adults: A cross-sectional study.

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American journal of disaster medicine Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI:10.5055/ajdm.0470

Priyanka Sharma, Anita Khokhar, Shubham Mittal

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Abstract

Background and aims: A massive surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths occurred in India during March-April 2021, and this was considered as second wave of the pandemic in the country. This study was conducted to find out the perceptions about second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic among Indian adults.

Methods: An online-survey-based cross-sectional study was conducted over 3 weeks from April 21, 2021 to May 11, 2021. Information regarding sociodemographic profile, perceptions about COVID-19 during second wave, perceptions and practices related to COVID-19 vaccination, COVID-19 appropriate behavior, and government's response to the pandemic was collected. Descriptive analysis was performed.

Results: A total of 408 study participants were included. Mean age of the study participants was 29.2 ± 10.4 years. Around 92.6 percent (378) of respondents agreed that COVID-19 in 2021 is different from 2020. Perceived reasons for increased severity and cases were change in virus characteristics; social, religious, and political gatherings; and complacent behavior by people. Three-fourth (311, 76.2 percent) of the study participants agreed that vaccines have a positive role against COVID-19. Majority of the study participants (329, 80.6 percent) concurred that lockdown restrictions help in control of the pandemic. About 60.3 percent (246) of respondents had less trust on government post this pandemic compared to pre-COVID-19 times.

Conclusion: The public perception about reasons for second wave in India acknowledges both human and virus factors and highlights the importance of shared responsibility between citizens and government for controlling the pandemic.

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印度成年人对 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）第二波流行的看法：一项横断面研究。

背景和目的：2021年3月至4月期间，印度冠状病毒病2019（COVID-19）病例和死亡人数激增，这被视为印度的第二波大流行。本研究旨在了解印度成年人对 COVID-19 第二波流行病的看法：方法：从 2021 年 4 月 21 日至 2021 年 5 月 11 日，进行了为期 3 周的基于在线调查的横断面研究。收集了有关社会人口学概况、第二波期间对 COVID-19 的看法、与 COVID-19 疫苗接种相关的看法和做法、COVID-19 适当行为以及政府对大流行病的反应等信息。研究进行了描述性分析：共纳入 408 名研究参与者。研究参与者的平均年龄为 29.2 ± 10.4 岁。约 92.6% 的受访者（378 人）同意 2021 年的 COVID-19 与 2020 年不同。认为严重程度和病例增加的原因包括病毒特征的变化、社会、宗教和政治集会以及人们的自满行为。四分之三的研究参与者（311 人，76.2%）同意疫苗对预防 COVID-19 有积极作用。大多数参与者（329 人，80.6%）同意封锁限制有助于控制疫情。约 60.3% 的受访者（246 人）在疫情发生后对政府的信任度低于 COVID-19 之前：结论：公众对印度第二波疫情原因的看法既承认人为因素，也承认病毒因素，并强调了公民和政府共同承担责任以控制疫情的重要性。

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American journal of disaster medicine Medicine-Medicine (all)

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期刊介绍： With the publication of the American Journal of Disaster Medicine, for the first time, comes real guidance in this new medical specialty from the country"s foremost experts in areas most physicians and medical professionals have never seen…a deadly cocktail of catastrophic events like blast wounds and post explosion injuries, biological weapons contamination and mass physical and psychological trauma that comes in the wake of natural disasters and disease outbreak. The journal has one goal: to provide physicians and medical professionals the essential informational tools they need as they seek to combine emergency medical and trauma skills with crisis management and new forms of triage.