“Public Health Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Greece and Associated Factors: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Survey”

Inquiry: a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

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Kyriakos Souliotis¹  Theodoros V. Giannouchos³  Lily E. Peppou⁴  Myrto T. Samara⁶  John Nimatoudis⁶  Charalambos Papageorgiou⁴  Marina Economou⁴ 

[1] Faculty of Social and Education Sciences, University of Peloponnese;Health Policy Institute;Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah;First Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Aiginition Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens;University Mental Health, Neurosciences and Precision Medicine Research Institute “Costas Stefanis” (UMHRI);3rd Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

关键词: preventive health behaviors;    COVID-19;    public health;    health policy;    coronavirus;    survey;    masks;    hand disinfection;    risk factors;   

DOI  :  10.1177/00469580211022913

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this cross-sectional survey was to estimate the association between multiple socioeconomic, and health-related characteristics, COVID-19 related attitudes and adoption of public health preventive behaviors. A national cross-sectional survey among 1205 adults was conducted in April 2020 in Greece. Multivariable ordered logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between COVID-19 related attitudes and knowledge and adoption of preventive behaviors, controlling for socioeconomic and health-related characteristics. A total of 923 individuals fully completed the survey. Individuals who believed that the virus is out of control, is transmitted through the air, and is not similar to the common flu were more likely to adopt public health preventive behaviors more frequently, particularly wearing masks in public spaces, washing their hands, and spending fewer hours out of their homes. Uncertainty about the virus symptomatology was associated with less frequent mask-wearing and handwashing. Increased social support, frequent media use for COVID-19 updates, trust to authorities, older age, worse health status, female gender and being a healthcare professional were also associated with uptake of some preventive health behaviors. Attitudinal and socioeconomic determinants critically affect public engagement in preventive behaviors. Health policy initiatives should focus on community outreach approaches to raise awareness and to strengthen social support mechanisms by integrating multiple stakeholders.

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