Association between preventive behaviour and anxiety at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia

Velikonja Nevenka Kregar; Erjavec Karmen; Verdenik Ivan; Hussein Mohsen; Velikonja Vislava Globevnik

doi:10.2478/sjph-2021-0004

Slovenian Journal of Public Health (Dec 2020)

Association between preventive behaviour and anxiety at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia

Velikonja Nevenka Kregar,
Erjavec Karmen,
Verdenik Ivan,
Hussein Mohsen,
Velikonja Vislava Globevnik

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Velikonja Nevenka Kregar: University of Novo mesto Faculty of Health Sciences, Na Loko 2, 8000Novo mesto, Slovenia
Erjavec Karmen: University of Novo mesto Faculty of Health Sciences, Na Loko 2, 8000Novo mesto, Slovenia
Verdenik Ivan: University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Division for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Šlajmerjeva 4, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
Hussein Mohsen: University of Novo mesto Faculty of Health Sciences, Na Loko 2, 8000Novo mesto, Slovenia
Velikonja Vislava Globevnik: University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Division for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Šlajmerjeva 4, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2021-0004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 60, no. 1
pp. 17 – 24

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The first large outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in Europe occurred in Northern Italy in February 2020. The relatively fast spread of the infection to Slovenia was expected, and preventive measures for its suppression were widely discussed.

Published in Slovenian Journal of Public Health

ISSN: 1854-2476 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/SJPH

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