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: Received: 2 March 2023 / Approved: 6 March 2023 / Online: 6 March 2023 (15:36:27 CET)
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De Araújo, J.S.T.; Delpino, F.M.; Moura, H.S.D.; Ramos, A.C.V.; Nascimento, M.C.D.; Berra, T.Z.; Soares, D.D.A.; Arcêncio, R.A. Factors Associated With Adherence or Hesitation to Protective Measures That Influenced the Control of COVID-19 in Brazil in the Pre-vaccine Era. Preprints2023, 2023030111. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0111.v1
De Araújo, J.S.T.; Delpino, F.M.; Moura, H.S.D.; Ramos, A.C.V.; Nascimento, M.C.D.; Berra, T.Z.; Soares, D.D.A.; Arcêncio, R.A. Factors Associated With Adherence or Hesitation to Protective Measures That Influenced the Control of COVID-19 in Brazil in the Pre-vaccine Era. Preprints 2023, 2023030111. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0111.v1
De Araújo, J.S.T.; Delpino, F.M.; Moura, H.S.D.; Ramos, A.C.V.; Nascimento, M.C.D.; Berra, T.Z.; Soares, D.D.A.; Arcêncio, R.A. Factors Associated With Adherence or Hesitation to Protective Measures That Influenced the Control of COVID-19 in Brazil in the Pre-vaccine Era. Preprints2023, 2023030111. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0111.v1
APA Style
De Araújo, J.S.T., Delpino, F.M., Moura, H.S.D., Ramos, A.C.V., Nascimento, M.C.D., Berra, T.Z., Soares, D.D.A., & Arcêncio, R.A. (2023). Factors Associated With Adherence or Hesitation to Protective Measures That Influenced the Control of COVID-19 in Brazil in the Pre-vaccine Era. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0111.v1
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De Araújo, J.S.T., Debora de Almeida Soares and Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio. 2023 "Factors Associated With Adherence or Hesitation to Protective Measures That Influenced the Control of COVID-19 in Brazil in the Pre-vaccine Era" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0111.v1
Abstract
Preventive behavior is one of the main strategies to contain the spread of the coronavirus, understand the factors that influence adherence or hesitation to protective measures and the way the population behaves during a health crisis is of great importance. Aim: To analyze the factors associated with adherence to protection measures against Covid-19 in Brazil. Method: cross-sectional study, survey type online, between the period of August 2020 and February 2021. The population included in the study were Brazilians, aged 18 years or older. Non-probabilistic sampling was used to obtain the sample. The data was stored on the "Redcap" platform and analyzed in a descriptive and inferential approach. Results: The sample consisted of 1,516 people, women adopted 10% more protective measures than men, people with higher education level and higher income, within the age group between 40-59 years, were those who most adhered to the measures imposed by health agencies. Carrier of Asthma, Diabetes Mellitus, Systemic Arterial Hypertension, Obesity and smoking were factors that increased the adherence of protective measures in the fight against COVID-19. Conclusion: Being female, aged between 40 and 59 years, higher education, smoking, not having a religion, having health insurance, and being a carrier of chronic diseases were associated with greater adherence to protective measures against COVID-19.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
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