Community Perception towards COVID-19 and Involuntary Social Distancing

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 is respiratory infection spread from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China and become international heath issue epidemic which  the best way to protection of  it  is social distancing in present timeAims: To investigate Iraqi Community Perception towards COVID_19  and Involuntary Social Distancing and found relationship between them.  Method : Electronic sheet through Google forms by convenience  sampling and the responders participated in this study by Facebook   

Results: About %99 of sample are believe that social distancing  is Benefit to prevent COVID -19 to separate and (95.4%) of them  that Covied-19  epidemic  is  Dangerous which there is a moderate positive  correlation between variables.

Conclusion: The majority  of  sample sees that  involuntary social distancing is a beneficial way to prevent spread COVID -19 among community and  majority of them  see that COVID-19 is very dangers,  finally the results of study are  indicated  when the community sense that COVID -19 seriousness hazard toward people  therefore that involuntary social distancing is benefit protection way for COVID -19 growth.

Recommendation: The researchers recommended to increase instruction about  Seriousness of the COVID -19 and explain to community that social distancing best way in present time to protection from infected by coronavirus