Ibaraki's Amabie-chan usage and its association with infection prevention behavior and fear of COVID-19: a cross-sectional preliminary survey of the Tsukuba Salutogenic Occupational Cohort Study.
Daisuke HoriYuichi OiShotaro DokiTsukasa TakahashiTomohiko IkedaYu IkedaYo AraiKei MuroiHiroaki SasakiMami IshitsukaAsako MatsuuraWyi GoIchiyo MatsuzakiShin-Ichiro SasaharaPublished in: Environmental health and preventive medicine (2022)
Our findings did not provide sufficient evidence for the effectiveness of Ibaraki's Amabie-chan in regard to users' infection control behavior. Further detailed study is needed to investigate the effectiveness in terms of infection prevention and the cost-effectiveness of Ibaraki's Amabie-chan.