Research: It turns out those who do not watch the news did not catch coronavirus

Samsun University Faculty of Medicine academics Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur Öztürk and Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhammet Ali Oruç led a team of scientists in conducting an unconventional study. The research, which questioned why those who did not contract Covid-19 might have avoided it, was published in a prestigious international journal.

A total of 2,958 people aged 18 and over participated in the study, which was carried out in the Bafra district of Samsun. The study group consisted of individuals who had never had Covid-19. The control group was composed of individuals whose Covid-19 status was unknown at the time.

According to the research, it was determined that housewives, individuals with a middle school education or lower, people living in rural areas, those who received combined vaccines, those with chronic illnesses, those who eat fewer meals, those who consume more portions of fruit, those who use N95 masks, those who keep animals, and those who do not follow news about Covid-19 had a higher probability of not contracting Covid-19.

The surprising results were discussed in every aspect within the article. The research showed that sociodemographic factors have an impact on not contracting Covid-19.

"WE CONDUCTED A DIFFERENT STUDY"

Providing information about their work, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur Öztürk, Head of the Traditional and Complementary Medicine (GETAT) Center at the Training and Research Hospital affiliated with the Samsun Provincial Health Directorate, said, "We worked quite seriously during the Covid-19 period. We spent a lot of time both clinically and academically. The last of our studies made some noise. It was a different study. Normally, studies in the literature were about 'why do people get Covid?' We looked at the event from the opposite perspective. We proceeded based on 'why did people not get Covid?' What did the people who didn't get it do, and what did they possess? We conducted a study on this. We carried out this study at Bafra State Hospital. We reached approximately 3,000 patients within 1 month. We reached 3,000 different people who applied there. We divided them into 2 groups. The first group consisted of people who had never had Covid. The second group consisted of people whose Covid status was unknown to the surveyors at that time. It was actually the population average of the public. Actually, there is a difference here. Normally, in studies conducted, those who had Covid and those who did not are evaluated. In our study, the general population was compared with those who did not have Covid. It was a different study in every respect. We encountered interesting things in the results. We turned this into an article and had it published in a prestigious international journal. It was determined that housewives, individuals with a middle school education or lower, people living in rural areas, those who received combined vaccines, those with chronic illnesses, those who eat fewer meals, those who consume more portions of fruit, those who use N95 masks, those who keep animals, and those who do not follow news about Covid-19 had a higher probability of not contracting Covid-19."

THOSE WHO KEEP PETS CONTRACT CORONAVIRUS LESS

Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhammet Ali Oruç stated, "During the pandemic period, we conducted many studies on the reasons for Covid-19 transmission and evaluated them. This time, we wanted to do a different study. We conducted a study asking 'why did those who did not get Covid not get it?' The results we found as a result of these studies were truly important. We think it will be effective for our lives and our society. As a result of these studies, we saw that people who do not watch television news very much at home, people who have a hobby, especially people who keep animals, those who have chronic illnesses and really pay attention to their health regarding this disease, those who do not consume excessive meals, and those who consume fruit between meals did not catch Covid-19. In our study, we saw that people who keep pets really look at life more positively and have better morale and motivation. We have seen how little people who keep pets catch Covid or that they do not catch it at all. We can present being occupied with animals and being able to add meaning to life as a way for us to be healthy, whether in infectious diseases or communicable diseases."

News Source: İHA