Assessing Risk Perception about COVID-19 in Quetta City, Balochistan

Authors

  • Sumra Sajida Tufail Ph. D Scholar, Department of Disaster Management and Development Studies, University of Balochistan, Quetta Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Syed Ainuddin Professor, Department of Disaster Management and Development Studies, University of Balochistan, Quetta Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Ghulam Murtaza Associate Professor, Department of Disaster Management and Development Studies, University of Balochistan, Quetta Balochistan, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35484/pssr.2024(8-II)50

Keywords:

Community Perception, COVID-19, Pandemic Preparedness, Preventive Behaviors, Risk Awareness

Abstract

The objective of this study was investigate the landscape of COVID-19 risk awareness, Risk Perception and preventive behaviors, regarding COVID-19 in Quetta. The way the general public perceives biological hazards significantly influences the manner in which health emergencies are addressed. It is a cross-sectional research with 323 sample size obtained through simple random sampling, data was collected through structured survey and analyzed in SPSS (Version.23). The 78.6% respondents acknowledged the existence of COVID-19 and 54.8% attributes it to natural disasters. Most of respondents (40%) get to know about COVID-19 from television and 35% consider exerts opinion most trusted information source. 83.6%, perceived that getting infected with the coronavirus can be serious. As concerns (71.2%) about future pandemics linger, sustained public health efforts are imperative. The study recommend the need for sustained Public Health efforts, the preparedness planning, and collaborative actions to navigate the complexities of the ongoing pandemic and those that may arise in the future

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2024): April to June

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2024-05-04

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Tufail, S. S., Ainuddin, S., & Murtaza, G. (2024). Assessing Risk Perception about COVID-19 in Quetta City, Balochistan. Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 8(2), 609–619. https://doi.org/10.35484/pssr.2024(8-II)50

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2024): April to June

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