RT Journal Article
T1 Communication, information, and knowledge in the pandemic by COVID-19 in Brazil
A1 Campolino, Luana Moura
A1 Bernardes, João Marcos
A1 Spröesser Alonso, Melissa
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
A1 Domínguez Salas, Sara
A1 Dias, Adriano
AB As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is asserting itself as a health crisis, it is necessary to assess the knowledge and perceptions of people about the disease. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge of the general population about COVID-19 and how the media influence this knowledge. This is a cross-sectional study with 5066 participants who answered an online questionnaire between April and May 2020. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression models. Over 75% have obtained a high degree of knowledge regarding signs, symptoms, and transmission, 95% stated to check the veracity of the information received, and also showed that the total knowledge about COVID-19 was associated with the level of instruction, with the perception of the quality of information disseminated by the media, and with the risk perception. Despite the high level of knowledge of participants, the results pointed to the need to reinforce information for individuals with less education and the importance of avoiding denialism that reduces the risk perception about COVID-19.
PB Wolters Kluwer Health
SN 1536-5964 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/21984
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/21984
LA eng
NO Campolino, L. M., Bernardes, J. M., Alonso, M. S., Gómez-Salgado, J., Ruiz-Frutos, C., Domínguez-Salas, S., & Días, A. (2022). Communication, information, and knowledge in the pandemic by COVID-19 in Brazil. In Medicine (Vol. 101, Issue 28, p. e29559). Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000029559
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 14 jul 2026