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Preventive Behaviors and Information Sources during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan

Background: individual preventive behaviors are one of the key measures needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This study sought to identify the factors associated with the adoption of COVID-19 preventive measures, focusing specifically on information sources. Methods: we conducted a nationally r...

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Autores principales: Uchibori, Manae, Ghaznavi, Cyrus, Murakami, Michio, Eguchi, Akifumi, Kunishima, Hiroyuki, Kaneko, Satoshi, Maruyama-Sakurai, Keiko, Miyata, Hiroaki, Nomura, Shuhei
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9658992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36361391
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114511
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author Uchibori, Manae
Ghaznavi, Cyrus
Murakami, Michio
Eguchi, Akifumi
Kunishima, Hiroyuki
Kaneko, Satoshi
Maruyama-Sakurai, Keiko
Miyata, Hiroaki
Nomura, Shuhei
author_facet Uchibori, Manae
Ghaznavi, Cyrus
Murakami, Michio
Eguchi, Akifumi
Kunishima, Hiroyuki
Kaneko, Satoshi
Maruyama-Sakurai, Keiko
Miyata, Hiroaki
Nomura, Shuhei
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description Background: individual preventive behaviors are one of the key measures needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This study sought to identify the factors associated with the adoption of COVID-19 preventive measures, focusing specifically on information sources. Methods: we conducted a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of 30,053 Japanese adults in February 2021. The survey asked about socioeconomic, health-related, and psychological characteristics, attitudes toward immunization, and the use of information sources regarding COVID-19. We have constructed multivariable logistic regression to estimate the factors associated with the adoption of three preventive measures: 3Cs avoidance, hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene. Results: socioeconomic variables, psychological variables, and the use of information sources are significantly associated with the adoption of preventive measures. The more information sources one uses, the more likely one is to adopt preventive measures. Trust in healthcare professionals is positively associated with adopting preventive measures. On the other hand, negative correlations between trust in social media and preventive behaviors were observed. Conclusions: encouraging access to multiple information sources, utilizing communication channels, and modifying messaging according to target groups are essential to promote COVID-19 preventive measures.
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spelling pubmed-96589922022-11-15 Preventive Behaviors and Information Sources during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan Uchibori, Manae Ghaznavi, Cyrus Murakami, Michio Eguchi, Akifumi Kunishima, Hiroyuki Kaneko, Satoshi Maruyama-Sakurai, Keiko Miyata, Hiroaki Nomura, Shuhei Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: individual preventive behaviors are one of the key measures needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This study sought to identify the factors associated with the adoption of COVID-19 preventive measures, focusing specifically on information sources. Methods: we conducted a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of 30,053 Japanese adults in February 2021. The survey asked about socioeconomic, health-related, and psychological characteristics, attitudes toward immunization, and the use of information sources regarding COVID-19. We have constructed multivariable logistic regression to estimate the factors associated with the adoption of three preventive measures: 3Cs avoidance, hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene. Results: socioeconomic variables, psychological variables, and the use of information sources are significantly associated with the adoption of preventive measures. The more information sources one uses, the more likely one is to adopt preventive measures. Trust in healthcare professionals is positively associated with adopting preventive measures. On the other hand, negative correlations between trust in social media and preventive behaviors were observed. Conclusions: encouraging access to multiple information sources, utilizing communication channels, and modifying messaging according to target groups are essential to promote COVID-19 preventive measures. MDPI 2022-11-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9658992/ /pubmed/36361391 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114511 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Uchibori, Manae
Ghaznavi, Cyrus
Murakami, Michio
Eguchi, Akifumi
Kunishima, Hiroyuki
Kaneko, Satoshi
Maruyama-Sakurai, Keiko
Miyata, Hiroaki
Nomura, Shuhei
Preventive Behaviors and Information Sources during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan
title Preventive Behaviors and Information Sources during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan
title_full Preventive Behaviors and Information Sources during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan
title_fullStr Preventive Behaviors and Information Sources during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan
title_full_unstemmed Preventive Behaviors and Information Sources during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan
title_short Preventive Behaviors and Information Sources during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan
title_sort preventive behaviors and information sources during covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in japan
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9658992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36361391
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114511
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