2022
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058065
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Adherence to COVID-19 protective behaviours in India from May to December 2020: evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal survey

Abstract: ObjectivesSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, behavioural interventions to reduce disease transmission have been central to public health policy worldwide. Sustaining individual protective behaviour is especially important in low-income and middle-income settings, where health systems have fewer resources and access to vaccination is limited. This study seeks to assess time trends in COVID-19 protective behaviour in India.DesignNationally representative, panel-based, longitudinal study.SettingWe conducte… Show more

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“…For example, findings from the study indicated via self-report data that mask wearing was the most complied with behavior and social distancing the least [ 6 ]. Another study has supported similar findings controlling for COVID-19 caseload and containment policies [ 7 ]. Evidence from the US has also shed light on personal characteristics that shape behavior such as partisanship [ 8 ] whilst recent evidence from Vietnam highlighted that geographic location, culture and behaviors exhibited in social media are important contributors on how people determine their risk for COVID-19 [ 9 , 10 ].…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 67%
“…For example, findings from the study indicated via self-report data that mask wearing was the most complied with behavior and social distancing the least [ 6 ]. Another study has supported similar findings controlling for COVID-19 caseload and containment policies [ 7 ]. Evidence from the US has also shed light on personal characteristics that shape behavior such as partisanship [ 8 ] whilst recent evidence from Vietnam highlighted that geographic location, culture and behaviors exhibited in social media are important contributors on how people determine their risk for COVID-19 [ 9 , 10 ].…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 67%
“…However, others found a decreasing trend of engagement in social distancing, which could be evidence in favour of such a phenomenon (Schaner et al, 2022;Franzen and Wöhner, 2021).…”
Section: Risk Habituationmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…Based on the first four rounds of survey data, Schaner et al (2020) reported a gradual decline in mask wearing and handwashing, alongside a more rapid decline in distancing behaviour, with a 30% decline in social distancing [ 19 ]. A significant decline in mask wearing and hand washing during the study period was found, particularly in older adults.…”
Section: Cohort Descriptionmentioning
confidence: 99%