COVID-19 Oykusu Koronafobi ve A?? Tutumlar?nda Belirleyici Olabilir Mi?

Introduction: To stop the transmission and rapid spread of COVID-19, 60-75% of the population must have immunity. The most appropriate way to ensure this immunity seems to be the widespread use of vaccines. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the anx-iety and control perceptions related to the pandemic in individuals with and without COVID-19 disease. In addition, the relationship between having the disease and vaccine hesitancy was examined.Materials and Methods: Four hundred and thirty-seven participants were included in this study. Participants were evaluated over three groups (Group 1: People who had not contracted COVID-19 before; Group 2: People who had COVID-19 with home treatment without hospitalization; Group 3: People who had contracted COVID-19 and were treated in the hospital). The Perception of Control of COVID-19 Scale (PCo-COVID-19), Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccine Scale, COVID-19 Phobia Scale (CP19-S) were filled in by the participants. Results: This study included 290 COVID-19 patients (148 outpatients and 142 inpatients) and 147 participants without COVID-19 disease. Participants with COVID-19 disease had lower PCo-COVID-19 micro control and controllability scores than those without. This finding was interpreted as the individual measures taken to avoid getting the disease seem less sufficient and the controllability of the disease is thought to be lower in those who have had the disease. In addition, positive correlations were found between vaccination attitudes and perception of control subscales (PCo-COVID-19-Macro-control, PCo-COVID-19-Micro-control and PCo-COVID-19-Controllability). Vaccination attitudes were found to be more positive in those with high control perception scale scores. Similar results were obtained in terms of coronaphobia in participants who did not have the disease and those who had the disease at home. However, significantly higher coronaphobia scores (CP19-S) were obtained in inpatients compared to the other two groups.Conclusion: Community immunity is important to stop the transmission and rapid spread of COVID-19, which is possible with vaccina-tion. Vaccine hesitancy may hinder successful control of the COVID-19 pandemic. This situation should be considered when preparing health policies.