Internet Use, Risk Awareness, and Demographic Characteristics Associated With Engagement in Preventive Behaviors and Testing: Cross-Sectional Survey on COVID-19 in the United States

Li, Siyue; Feng, Bo; Liao, Wang; Pan, Wenjing

doi:10.2196/19782

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“…Thus the measure appears to be valid across gender and political party allowing for comparison of scores. Our findings of higher positive and lower negative social distance attitudes among female compared to male respondents is consistent with other recent studies reporting gender differences in COVID-19 attitudes and practices [ [21] , [22] , [23] , 25 , 26 ]. Our finding of an association between political affiliation and both positive and negative social distance attitudes continues a troubling pattern that suggests partisan influence on attitudes and behaviors related to COVID-19 [ 22 , 23 , 34 ].…”

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Development of a coronavirus social distance attitudes scale

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Patient Education and Counseling

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“…It is crucial to understand public attitudes towards social distancing. A growing body of work has examined knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) regarding COVID-19 [ [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] ]. However, this work does not examine attitudes towards social distancing in detail.…”

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Development of a coronavirus social distance attitudes scale

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et al. 2021

Patient Education and Counseling

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“…This study also revealed that the perceived sensitivity, perceived severity, perceived benefits, cues to action, and knowledge levels are substantial predictors accounting for the practice of prevention behaviors, which are in line with the previous literature [ 40 , 41 ]. It showed higher ORs for preventive behavior with perceived sensitivity; that is, people are more likely to take feasible preventive actions to avoid infection if there are confirmed cases in their community [ 7 ]. Another critical thing to note is that perceived barriers was a significant factor impeding the implementation of preventive behaviors, which is consistent with existing evidence [ 40 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Compared with previous pandemics (such as SARS, MERS, etc. ), COVID-19 presents unprecedented challenges to the global public health response, in part, due to its unique epidemiological characteristics, the incubation period of COVID-19 can be up to 24 days [ 7 ]. The transmissibility might be higher for COVID-19 than for SARS, and the community spread is more prominent [ 8 ], which had led to more overall deaths due to the numerous cases [ 9 ].…”

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The Recommended and Excessive Preventive Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Community-Based Online Survey in China

Wang

Feng

et al. 2020

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COVID-19 presents unprecedented challenges to the global public health response. Preventive behaviors and keeping social distance are regarded as compelling ways to prevent COVID-19. This study focused on the sociological and psychological factors associated with proper and excessive preventive behaviors of the COVID-19 outbreak in China. For the sample, we collected the data of 4788 participants who were surveyed between 4 April and 15 April 2020 from eight provinces in China. This study designed a self-filled questionnaire that included demographic information, six components of the Health Belief Model, and target preventive behaviors. Descriptive analysis, Chi-square test, logistic regression analysis, Mantel–Haenszel hierarchical analysis, and propensity score matching were employed in this study. The results showed that 54.7% of the participants had adequate basic prevention, 63.6% of the participants had adequate advanced prevention, and 5.8% of the participants practiced excessive prevention. The elder participants were less likely to engage in proper preventive behaviors. Perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, and knowledge levels were associated with preventive behaviors. Excessive preventive behaviors in high-risk groups with suspected symptoms were associated with their extreme psychological condition, while the support from the community and family plays an important role in avoiding these behaviors.

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“…Early indications suggest that this is the same finding for the current pandemic. In a study from China compared with males, females more frequently washed their hands (OR 2.39, 95% CI 1.85-3.09, P <.001) [42]. Other behavioral factors were also found in this study as women were more likely to: cover their nose and mouth when sneezing and coughing (OR 2.12, 95% CI 1.63-2.74, P < .001), keep social distance with others (OR 1.64, 95% CI 1.28-2.11, P < .001), stay home (OR 1.34, 95% CI 1.05-1.70, P = .02), avoid using public transportation (OR 2.30, 95% CI 1.72-3.07, P < .001), and clean frequently touched surfaces (OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.25-2.00, P < .001).…”

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Men and COVID-19: the aftermath

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2020

Postgraduate Medicine

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The global pandemic as a result of the SARS-CoV2 virus has seen over 16 m people infected and over 650,000 deaths, with men at double the risk of both developing the severe form of the disease and mortality. There are both biological (sex) and socio-cultural (gender) factors, compounded by socioeconomic factors and ethnicity, that impact on the aftermath of what has occurred over the short time that this novel coronavirus has been circulating the world. The potential lifelong morbidity as a result of the infection and as a consequence of highly invasive critical care treatment needs to be factored into the rehabilitation of survivors. There are also many men whose lives will have been severely affected both physically and emotionally by the pandemic without ever contracting the disease, with the widespread disruption to normal existence and its impact on their social world and the economy. The implications of the closure of many healthcare services over the initial lockdown will also have both a shorter-and longer-term impact on other diseases due to missed early diagnosis and disrupted treatment regimes. Getting effective public health messages out to the population is critical and this current pandemic is demonstrating that there needs to be a more focused view on men's health behavior. Without effective public support for preventative action, the more likely the disease will continue its path unabated. This review explores the wider ramifications of the disease both for those men who have survived the disease and those that have been affected by the wider social effects of the pandemic. The pandemic should be a wake-up call for all involved in the planning and delivery of health and social care for the greater attention to the central role of sex and gender.

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Internet Use, Risk Awareness, and Demographic Characteristics Associated With Engagement in Preventive Behaviors and Testing: Cross-Sectional Survey on COVID-19 in the United States

Cited by 176 publications

References 30 publications

Development of a coronavirus social distance attitudes scale

Development of a coronavirus social distance attitudes scale

The Recommended and Excessive Preventive Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Community-Based Online Survey in China

Men and COVID-19: the aftermath

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