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Utilization Intention of Community Pharmacy Service under the Dual Threats of Air Pollution and COVID-19 Epidemic: Moderating Effects of Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19

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  • Yueen-Mei Deng

    (Department of Healthcare Management, Asia University, No.500, Lioufeng Rd., Taichung 41354, Taiwan)

  • Hong-Wei Wu

    (Department of Pharmacy, Tajen University, No.2, Wexin Rd., Yampu 906, Taiwan)

  • Hung-En Liao

    (Department of Healthcare Management, Asia University, No.500, Lioufeng Rd., Taichung 41354, Taiwan)

Abstract

The utilization of pharmacy services in response to the threat of COVID-19 infection remains unclear in areas suffering from air pollution, and little is known regarding the effects of knowledge and attitude (KA) toward COVID-19 on this preventive behavior. This study aimed to explore how the residents perceived and reacted to the new threats of the epidemic and how KA may affect the correlation. Based on the health belief model (HBM), this research took the pharmacy service utilization (PSU) as an example to explain the preventive behavior. The samples were 375 respondents recruited from five districts near the industrial parks. T-test, ANOVA, and regression analyses of SPSS 22.0 were used to analyze the data. Test results show that self-efficacy was the strongest predictor, followed by the net perceived benefit. KA moderated the association of perceived threat and PSU intention. The levels of air pollution of a district may not be a good predictor for the preventive behavior against COVID-19.

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  • Yueen-Mei Deng & Hong-Wei Wu & Hung-En Liao, 2022. "Utilization Intention of Community Pharmacy Service under the Dual Threats of Air Pollution and COVID-19 Epidemic: Moderating Effects of Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-19, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:6:p:3744-:d:776283
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