NG research company, between April 10-13 from 81 provinces across Turkey over the age of 18 was carried out online research with 2 thousand 262 people attended.
During this past month, people’s thoughts about the corona virus, how much their lifestyle has changed, what their expectations about the future have been revealed.
Are we afraid of getting caught in the virus?
The epidemic figures continue to be announced worldwide and in our country on a daily basis. The continuous increase in the numbers indicates that the epidemic still maintains its severity. So how do we feel we are in Turkey in this process? Are we afraid of catching corona?
4 out of 5 people who participated in the study stated that they are afraid of getting corona.
HOW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT KORONA?
After explaining the first corona virus cases in Turkey in the last one month, social media sites from television, experts in many different mediums to radio from newspapers and officials explanations they did, they continued to inform the public about the epidemic. How much has virus awareness changed in our country during this period?
According to the results of the research; corona virus rate of those I have enough knowledge first month of the cases in Turkey rose from 64% to 76%. As a natural consequence of this, the rate of those who stated that they were a little knowledgeable decreased from 35% to 24%.
In such an epidemic that affects our country, as well as the whole world, 1 out of 4 people is still in a low level of knowledge, indicating the necessity of continuing to inform the public without slowing down and trying to reach each segment through different channels.
The rate of those who stated that they knew the symptoms of corona virus increased from 96% to 98% in the first month of the epidemic. In the first days of the epidemic, only 1 out of every 3 people was able to choose the symptoms announced by the Ministry of Health from the options given exactly and accurately. Unlike the previous one, when we asked the participants to write down the corona virus symptoms they know, in the research in April, the following word cloud appeared.
DO WE APPLY PERSONAL MEASURES?
With the increased awareness, the rate of those taking personal precautions against the virus also increased. According to the results of the research, the rate of those who took measures to protect against corona increased from 90% to 96%. While the epidemic is spreading so fast and the number of deaths is increasing rapidly, the presence of those who still do not indicate that the efforts to inform the public and encourage the public to implement the measures should continue without slowing down.
An increase is observed in those who avoid physical contact and wear masks. Although hand washing is still the most used measure, the rate of falling may be due to people not leaving the house as much as possible. The decrease in the rate of those who are resting at home or going to the doctor when they are sick comes to the fore as an important issue that requires more detailed examination.
The change in the personal measures taken was as follows:
