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Comparison between Covid-19 and influenza A(H1N1) pandemic experiences and risk perception in Mexican university
Ingris Peláez-Ballestas1, Claudia Infante-Castañeda2, Liliana Giraldo-Rodríguez3
1Unidad de Reumatología, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga. Ciudad de México, México. pelaezin@gmail.com.
Objective:
To compare the perceptions and experiences between the A(H1N1) and Covid-19 pandemics in a univer-sity population.
Materials And Methods:
Online surveys were administered during the influenza A(H1N1) -originated in Mexico in 2009- and Covid-19 epidemics.
Measures:
so-ciodemographic characteristics, knowledge, information and communication, perception of risk, physical and mental health, effects on daily life, and preventive behaviors.
Results:
This study included 24 998 respondents, 51.36% from the A(H1N1) group and 48.63% from the Covid-19 group. Differences were observed in the perception of severity. During the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic worry was the feeling reported most frequently, while for Covid-19 it was anxiety. Covid-19 had greater impact on students' family economy and caused a higher uncertainty.
Conclusions:
The perceptions and ex-periences of the two pandemics were similar but the impact has been much greater for Covid-19, especially in terms of the severity, family economy, preventive behaviors, and uncertainty.