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Factors associated with acceptance of a digital contact tracing application for COVID-19 in the Japanese working-age population

The working-age population is at the epicenter of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections. Therefore, it is important to increase the acceptance of digital contact tracing apps in this population. Contact-Confirming Application (COCOA) is the only digital contact tracing app in Japan. This st...

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Autores principales: Ishimaru, Tomohiro, Ibayashi, Koki, Nagata, Masako, Tateishi, Seiichiro, Hino, Ayako, Tsuji, Mayumi, Ando, Hajime, Muramatsu, Keiji, Fujino, Yoshihisa
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Publicado: Nagoya University 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10009641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36923608
http://dx.doi.org/10.18999/nagjms.85.1.59
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author Ishimaru, Tomohiro
Ibayashi, Koki
Nagata, Masako
Tateishi, Seiichiro
Hino, Ayako
Tsuji, Mayumi
Ando, Hajime
Muramatsu, Keiji
Fujino, Yoshihisa
author_facet Ishimaru, Tomohiro
Ibayashi, Koki
Nagata, Masako
Tateishi, Seiichiro
Hino, Ayako
Tsuji, Mayumi
Ando, Hajime
Muramatsu, Keiji
Fujino, Yoshihisa
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description The working-age population is at the epicenter of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections. Therefore, it is important to increase the acceptance of digital contact tracing apps in this population. Contact-Confirming Application (COCOA) is the only digital contact tracing app in Japan. This study aimed to determine factors associated with acceptance of the COCOA for COVID-19 in the Japanese working-age population. A cross-sectional study was performed for 27,036 full-time workers registered with an internet survey company during December 2020 in Japan. Factors associated with COCOA adoption were evaluated by multivariate logistic regression analysis. The rate of downloading the COCOA was 25.1%. The COCOA was more likely to be accepted by people with married status, university graduation or above, higher income, and occupations involving desk work. Fear of COVID-19 transmission, wearing a mask, using hand disinfection, willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and presence of an acquaintance infected with COVID-19 were also associated with a greater likelihood of adopting the app. The rate of downloading the COCOA in Japan was not very high. The present findings have important implications for widespread adoption of digital contact tracing apps in working-age populations in Japan and elsewhere.
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spelling pubmed-100096412023-03-14 Factors associated with acceptance of a digital contact tracing application for COVID-19 in the Japanese working-age population Ishimaru, Tomohiro Ibayashi, Koki Nagata, Masako Tateishi, Seiichiro Hino, Ayako Tsuji, Mayumi Ando, Hajime Muramatsu, Keiji Fujino, Yoshihisa Nagoya J Med Sci Original Paper The working-age population is at the epicenter of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections. Therefore, it is important to increase the acceptance of digital contact tracing apps in this population. Contact-Confirming Application (COCOA) is the only digital contact tracing app in Japan. This study aimed to determine factors associated with acceptance of the COCOA for COVID-19 in the Japanese working-age population. A cross-sectional study was performed for 27,036 full-time workers registered with an internet survey company during December 2020 in Japan. Factors associated with COCOA adoption were evaluated by multivariate logistic regression analysis. The rate of downloading the COCOA was 25.1%. The COCOA was more likely to be accepted by people with married status, university graduation or above, higher income, and occupations involving desk work. Fear of COVID-19 transmission, wearing a mask, using hand disinfection, willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and presence of an acquaintance infected with COVID-19 were also associated with a greater likelihood of adopting the app. The rate of downloading the COCOA in Japan was not very high. The present findings have important implications for widespread adoption of digital contact tracing apps in working-age populations in Japan and elsewhere. Nagoya University 2023-02 /pmc/articles/PMC10009641/ /pubmed/36923608 http://dx.doi.org/10.18999/nagjms.85.1.59 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view the details of this license, please visit (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) ).
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Ishimaru, Tomohiro
Ibayashi, Koki
Nagata, Masako
Tateishi, Seiichiro
Hino, Ayako
Tsuji, Mayumi
Ando, Hajime
Muramatsu, Keiji
Fujino, Yoshihisa
Factors associated with acceptance of a digital contact tracing application for COVID-19 in the Japanese working-age population
title Factors associated with acceptance of a digital contact tracing application for COVID-19 in the Japanese working-age population
title_full Factors associated with acceptance of a digital contact tracing application for COVID-19 in the Japanese working-age population
title_fullStr Factors associated with acceptance of a digital contact tracing application for COVID-19 in the Japanese working-age population
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with acceptance of a digital contact tracing application for COVID-19 in the Japanese working-age population
title_short Factors associated with acceptance of a digital contact tracing application for COVID-19 in the Japanese working-age population
title_sort factors associated with acceptance of a digital contact tracing application for covid-19 in the japanese working-age population
topic Original Paper
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10009641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36923608
http://dx.doi.org/10.18999/nagjms.85.1.59
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