Perceived vulnerability to disease, knowledge and preventive behavior related to COVID-19 in Farsi and Arabic speaking refugees
- In the face of the worldwide COVIV-19 pandemic, refugees represent a particularly vulnerable group with respect to access to health care and information regarding preventive behavior. In an online survey the Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Scale, self-reported changes in preventive and risk behaviors, knowledge about COVID-19, and psychopathological symptoms (PHQ-4) were assessed. The convenience sample consisted of n = 76 refugees (n = 45 Arabic speaking, n = 31 Farsi speaking refugees) and n = 76 German controls matched with respect to age and sex. Refugees reported a significantly larger fear of infection, significantly less knowledge about COVID-19, and a higher frequency of maladaptive behavior, as compared to the control group. This study shows that refugees are more vulnerable to fear of infection and maladaptive behaviors than controls. Culturally adapted, easily accessible education about COVID-19 may be beneficial in improving knowledge and preventive behaviors related to COVID-19.
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| Author: | Schahryar KananianORCiDGND, Samar Al-Sari, Ulrich StangierORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-695378 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01322-4 |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 |
| Parent Title (English): | Journal of immigrant and minority health |
| Publisher: | Springer Science+Business Media |
| Place of publication: | Berlin [u.a.] |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2021/12/10 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2021/12/10 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2023/07/21 |
| Tag: | COVID-19; Contamination; Pandemic; Perceived vulnerability to disease; Refugees |
| Volume: | 24 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Page Number: | 6 |
| First Page: | 1245 |
| Last Page: | 1250 |
| Note: | Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. This work was supported by the Vereinigung von Freunden und Förderern der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main and the Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main. |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 512573182 |
| Institutes: | Psychologie und Sportwissenschaften |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
| 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit | |
| Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
