Concern, perceived risk and attitudes of the general public towards COVID-19: Special reference to Delhi-NCR

Abstract

As the rising cases of the Coronavirus India has taken third place in the world. The pandemic is becoming difficult to cope with, it has become a regular problem in the world for any person. In fact, there is insufficient research into the effect of Coronavirus, on individuals and their own ways of coping up. Therefore, pandemic-related behavioural issues need a swift diagnosis. The paper’s aim is to understand the concerns of the general public, perceived risks and attitudes towards the spread of COVID 19 and to understand the perception of the people in Delhi-NCR during the initial spread of the novel Coronavirus and to identify various factors which may be of concern. The study employed an Analysis of Covariance Structures to test the proposed framework by modelling the structure equation using AMOS and factor analysis using SPSS. The outcome of the study indicates that people are very much aware and have ample knowledge to combat the pandemic crisis. People are very much conscious and practice safety measures to keep them safe. This research is one of its kind, which was carried in the month of April when the pandemic just entered the country; it helped us to understand and measure various factors that are being adopted by the general public.

Subject Classification:

• 00-XX General and overarching topics
• Collections

Keywords:

• Own practices
• Personal risk
• Insecurity
• Fear
• Knowledge
• Attitude
• Coronavirus
• COVID-19