Community Perception towards COVID-19 and Involuntary Social Distancing
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Abstract
Background: COVID-19 is respiratory infection spread from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China and become international heath issue epidemic which the best way to protection of it is social distancing in present timeAims: To investigate Iraqi Community Perception towards COVID_19 and Involuntary Social Distancing and found relationship between them. Method : Electronic sheet through Google forms by convenience sampling and the responders participated in this study by Facebook
Results: About %99 of sample are believe that social distancing is Benefit to prevent COVID -19 to separate and (95.4%) of them that Covied-19 epidemic is Dangerous which there is a moderate positive correlation between variables.
Conclusion: The majority of sample sees that involuntary social distancing is a beneficial way to prevent spread COVID -19 among community and majority of them see that COVID-19 is very dangers, finally the results of study are indicated when the community sense that COVID -19 seriousness hazard toward people therefore that involuntary social distancing is benefit protection way for COVID -19 growth.
Recommendation: The researchers recommended to increase instruction about Seriousness of the COVID -19 and explain to community that social distancing best way in present time to protection from infected by coronavirus