Perceived vulnerability to Coronavirus infection: impact on dental practice
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2020-04-23
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontologica
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SARS-CoV-2 is a new virus responsible for the outbreak of the
respiratory disease COVID-19, which has spread to several countries
around the world, causing considerable consternation and a fear of
contagions in global healthcare settings. The objective of this study is
to identify, among Madrid’s adult population, the impact of COVID-19
on self-perceived vulnerability, infectiousness, aversion to germs, and
other behaviors in the current situation regarding dental practice. This
cross-sectional observational study involves 1,008 persons randomly
surveyed on the streets of Madrid, Spain between March 1 and March 8,
2020. Their perceived vulnerability to disease was measured using the
perceived vulnerability to disease scale. An additional questionnaire
evaluated basic sociodemographic aspects, medical history, personal
hygiene behavior, willingness to go to certain places and the perception
of the risk of contagion when going to a dental practice. There are
significant differences by sex on the germ aversion subscale (p < 0.05)
and in the risk of waiting in the waiting room (p < 0.01), tooth extraction
((p < 0.05), endodontics (p < 0.05) and fillings ((p < 0.05). Women
consider the risk to be higher than men do. The risk group (over 60 and
with systemic disease) has significant differences on the subscales of
infectivity (p < 0.01) and germ aversion (p < 0.01). Our study shows high
levels of vulnerability regarding contracting COVID-19 and avoiding
dental care as perceived by the population over 60 years old and with a
systemic disease.
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Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19, Disease Transmission, Infectious
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González-Olmo, M.J.., Ortega-Martínez, A.R., Delgado-Ramos, B., Romero-Maroto, M., & Carrillo-Diaz, M. (2020). Perceived vulnerability to Coronavirus infection: impact on dental practice. Brazilian Oral Research, 34: e044. https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-3107bor-2020.vol34.0044