Risk factors influencing on the fear among people during the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak

Abstract EN

The aim of this study was to investigate the most influential risk factors that could affect on the fear of whom during the corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak and the correlations between these risk factors.

to achieve this, we used the descriptive approach on a sample consisting of (464) participants (23.6 ± 4.3 years).

furthermore, to reduce face-to-face interaction, an electronic questionnaire was administered by using the google forms, which consist of (15) risk factors.

the results of the study have shown that individuals lack of commitment to public safety measures is one of the most important risk factors that can negatively affect on the fear among the individuals by raising their level of anxiety and the presence of emergency associated with the outbreak of COVID-19 was also associated with a high instead level of anxiety due to the increase the number of infected persons (r = 1).

the study showed that there are many factors that affect the level of fear in individuals during this pandemic and this requires health policy makers to pay attention to them in the future.