COVID-19: opinions and behavior of Italian general population during the first epidemic phase

Genovese, C.; La Fauci, V.; Di Pietro, A.; Trimarchi, G.; Odone, A.; Casuccio, A.; Costantino, C.; Restivo, V.; Fantini, M.; Gori, D.; Azara, A.; Deiana, G.; Castaldi, S.; Righi, E.; Palandri, L.; Panciroli, G.; Bianco, A.; Licata, F.; Cosentino, S.; Mistretta, A.; Marranzano, M.; Ragusa, R.; Gabutti, G.; Stefanati, A.; Prato, R.; Fortunato, F.; Martinelli, D.; Icardi, G.; Panatto, D.; Amicizia, D.; Fabiani, L.; Moretti, A.; Di Risio, D.; Siliquini, R.; Voglino, G.; Bert, F.; Lorini, C.; Bonaccorsi, G.; Torre, I.; Pennino, F.; Pavia, M.; Di Giuseppe, G.; Paolantonio, A.; Villari, P.; Marzuillo, C.; Messina, G.; Rivieri, C.; Nante, N.; Majori, S.; Tardivo, S.; Moretti, F.; D'Amato, S.; Mazzitelli, F.; Giunta, I.; Lo Giudice, D.; Panto, G.; Signorelli, C.; Squeri, R.

doi:10.23750/abm.v93i3.12262

On January 9, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Chinese health authorities had identified a new coronavirus strain never before isolated in humans, the 2019-nCoV later redefined SARS-CoV-2, that still today represent a public health problem. The present survey started on 10 February 2020 with the aim of a) assessing the risk perception in healthcare workers and young students, following the evolution of attitudes, perception and knowledge over time, b) provide useful information to the general population during survey.