Psychosocial Factors Associated With Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures in Low-Middle- Income Countries, December 2020 to February 2021

Objectives: To investigate psychosocial factors associated with adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).Methods: This online cross-sectional survey included 10,183 adults (median age 45 years) from nine LMICs. Participants were asked about adhering to fo...

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Main Authors: Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer, Chutarat Sathirapanya, Phanthanee Thitichai, Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela, Tamara Rodrigues Zanuzzi, Felipe de Andrade Bandeira, Suzanna A. Bono, Ching Sin Siau, Won Sun Chen, M Tasdik Hasan, Philippe Sessou, John D. Ditekemena, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Housseini Dolo, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:International Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604398/full
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Summary:Objectives: To investigate psychosocial factors associated with adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).Methods: This online cross-sectional survey included 10,183 adults (median age 45 years) from nine LMICs. Participants were asked about adhering to four COVID-19 preventive measures (physical distancing, wearing a face mask, hand, and cough hygiene); a composite adherence score was calculated, ranging from 0–4 positive responses. Psychosocial measures included worry, anxiety, depression, social and demographic, and COVID-19 related factors.Results: Factors associated with adherence to more preventive measures included being a participant from Malaysia or Bangladesh, older age, higher education, belonging to the healthcare sector (either as or worker), having health personnel as a trusted source of COVID-19 information/advice, possessing correct COVID-19 knowledge, worry or fear about being (re)infected with COVID-19, and screening negative for general anxiety symptoms.Conclusion: Moderate to high adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures was found, with significant variations across countries. Psychosocial factors (worry, anxiety, knowledge, education, age, and country) seemed determinant in predicting the number of measures to which participants adhered.
ISSN:1661-8564