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COVID-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the USA: results from a nationally representative survey

INTRODUCTION: SARS-CoV-2 has disproportionately affected disadvantaged communities across the USA. Risk perceptions for social interactions and essential activities during the COVID-19 pandemic may vary by sociodemographic factors. METHODS: We conducted a nationally representative online survey of 1...

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Autores principales: Erchick, Daniel J, Zapf, Alexander J, Baral, Prativa, Edwards, Jeffrey, Mehta, Shruti H, Solomon, Sunil S, Gibson, Dustin G, Agarwal, Smisha, Labrique, Alain B
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8822534/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35131820
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051882
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author Erchick, Daniel J
Zapf, Alexander J
Baral, Prativa
Edwards, Jeffrey
Mehta, Shruti H
Solomon, Sunil S
Gibson, Dustin G
Agarwal, Smisha
Labrique, Alain B
author_facet Erchick, Daniel J
Zapf, Alexander J
Baral, Prativa
Edwards, Jeffrey
Mehta, Shruti H
Solomon, Sunil S
Gibson, Dustin G
Agarwal, Smisha
Labrique, Alain B
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description INTRODUCTION: SARS-CoV-2 has disproportionately affected disadvantaged communities across the USA. Risk perceptions for social interactions and essential activities during the COVID-19 pandemic may vary by sociodemographic factors. METHODS: We conducted a nationally representative online survey of 1592 adults in the USA to understand risk perceptions related to transmission of COVID-19 for social (eg, visiting friends) and essential activities (eg, medical visits or returning to work). We assessed relationships for activities using bivariate comparisons and multivariable logistic regression modelling, between responses of safe and unsafe, and participant characteristics. Data were collected and analysed in 2020. RESULTS: Among 1592 participants, risk perceptions of unsafe for 13 activities ranged from 29.2% to 73.5%. Large gatherings, indoor dining and visits with elderly relatives had the highest proportion of unsafe responses (>58%), while activities outdoor, accessing healthcare and going to the grocery store had the lowest (<36%). Older respondents were more likely to view social gatherings and indoor activities as unsafe but less likely for other activities, such as going to the grocery store and accessing healthcare. Compared with white/Caucasian respondents, black/African-American and Hispanic/Latino respondents were more likely to view activities such as dining and visiting friends outdoor as unsafe. Generally, men versus women, Republicans versus Democrats and independents, and individuals with higher versus lower income were more likely to view activities as safe. CONCLUSION: Evidence-based interventions should be tailored to sociodemographic differences in risk perception, access to information and health behaviours when implementing efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-88225342022-02-09 COVID-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the USA: results from a nationally representative survey Erchick, Daniel J Zapf, Alexander J Baral, Prativa Edwards, Jeffrey Mehta, Shruti H Solomon, Sunil S Gibson, Dustin G Agarwal, Smisha Labrique, Alain B BMJ Open Public Health INTRODUCTION: SARS-CoV-2 has disproportionately affected disadvantaged communities across the USA. Risk perceptions for social interactions and essential activities during the COVID-19 pandemic may vary by sociodemographic factors. METHODS: We conducted a nationally representative online survey of 1592 adults in the USA to understand risk perceptions related to transmission of COVID-19 for social (eg, visiting friends) and essential activities (eg, medical visits or returning to work). We assessed relationships for activities using bivariate comparisons and multivariable logistic regression modelling, between responses of safe and unsafe, and participant characteristics. Data were collected and analysed in 2020. RESULTS: Among 1592 participants, risk perceptions of unsafe for 13 activities ranged from 29.2% to 73.5%. Large gatherings, indoor dining and visits with elderly relatives had the highest proportion of unsafe responses (>58%), while activities outdoor, accessing healthcare and going to the grocery store had the lowest (<36%). Older respondents were more likely to view social gatherings and indoor activities as unsafe but less likely for other activities, such as going to the grocery store and accessing healthcare. Compared with white/Caucasian respondents, black/African-American and Hispanic/Latino respondents were more likely to view activities such as dining and visiting friends outdoor as unsafe. Generally, men versus women, Republicans versus Democrats and independents, and individuals with higher versus lower income were more likely to view activities as safe. CONCLUSION: Evidence-based interventions should be tailored to sociodemographic differences in risk perception, access to information and health behaviours when implementing efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Publishing Group 2022-02-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8822534/ /pubmed/35131820 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051882 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) .
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Erchick, Daniel J
Zapf, Alexander J
Baral, Prativa
Edwards, Jeffrey
Mehta, Shruti H
Solomon, Sunil S
Gibson, Dustin G
Agarwal, Smisha
Labrique, Alain B
COVID-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the USA: results from a nationally representative survey
title COVID-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the USA: results from a nationally representative survey
title_full COVID-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the USA: results from a nationally representative survey
title_fullStr COVID-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the USA: results from a nationally representative survey
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the USA: results from a nationally representative survey
title_short COVID-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the USA: results from a nationally representative survey
title_sort covid-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the usa: results from a nationally representative survey
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8822534/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35131820
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051882
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