Abstract

GONZALEZ GACEL, Juan Feliciano et al. Perception of risk to COVID-19 in residents of the Manzanillo municipality. Multimed [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.1  Epub Jan 01, 2021. ISSN 1028-4818.

COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has created unprecedented challenges for health science professionals; It is up to psychologists to address a core category in this epidemiological contingency, the perception of risk. A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, with the objective of describing the perception of risk in the face of COVID-19 in residents of the Popular Council No.6 of the Manzanillo municipality. The population consisted of 883 people and the sample consisted of 242 subjects selected through a simple random sampling. A survey created by the authors of the present investigation was applied. Statistical processing was carried out using absolute numbers and percentages. The results are summarized in tables. 73.6% of the surveyed population presents an inadequate perception of risk and the main way of obtaining information is the mass media with 93%. The perception of inadequate risk in the face of COVID-19, as a result of the low levels of susceptibility, severity and self-efficacy, constitutes a barrier to carry out the recommended health actions to avoid this disease.

Keywords : COVID- 19; Pandemic; Risk perception.

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