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Socioeconomic and risk-related drivers of compliance with measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection: Evidence from the Munich-based KoCo19 study.
BMC Public Health 23:860 (2023)
OBJECTIVES: Although a growing share of the population in many countries has been vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus to different degrees, social distancing and hygienic non-pharmaceutical interventions still play a substantial role in containing the pandemic. The goal of this study was to investigate which factors are correlated with a higher compliance with these regulations in the context of a cohort study in the city of Munich, southern Germany, during the summer of 2020, i.e. after the first lockdown phase. METHODS: Using self-reported compliance with six regulations and personal hygiene rules (washing hands, avoiding touching face, wearing a mask, keeping distance, avoiding social gatherings, avoiding public spaces) we extracted two compliance factor scores, namely compliance with personal hygiene measures and compliance with social distancing regulations. Using linear and logistic regressions, we estimated the correlation of several socio-demographic and risk perception variables with both compliance scores. RESULTS: Risk aversion proved to be a consistent and significant driver of compliance across all compliance behaviors. Furthermore, being female, being retired and having a migration background were positively associated with compliance with personal hygiene regulations, whereas older age was related with a higher compliance with social distancing regulations. Generally, socioeconomic characteristics were not related with compliance, except for education, which was negatively related with compliance with personal hygiene measures. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that for a targeted approach to improve compliance with measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection, special attention should be given to younger, male and risk-prone individuals.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Compliance ; Covid-19 ; Measures ; Non-pharmaceutical Interventions ; Regulations ; Sars-cov-2; Covid-19; Determinants; Community; Reasons
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1471-2458
e-ISSN
1471-2458
Journal
BMC Public Health
Quellenangaben
Volume: 23,
Issue: 1,
Article Number: 860
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publishing Place
Campus, 4 Crinan St, London N1 9xw, England
Non-patent literature
Publications
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM)
CF Statistical Consulting (CF-STATCON)
Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM)
CF Statistical Consulting (CF-STATCON)
Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM)
Grants
Projekt DEAL
Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen
LMU Klinikum Munchen
Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art
Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen
LMU Klinikum Munchen
Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art