COVID-19 prevention behaviour over time in Australia: Patterns and long-term predictors from April to July 2020

Ayre, Julie; Cvejic, Erin; McCaffery, Kirsten; Copp, Tessa; Cornell, Samuel; Dodd, Rachael H; Pickles, Kristen; Batcup, Carys; Nickel, Brooke; Dakin, Thomas; Bonner, Carissa

doi:10.1101/2021.02.04.21251165

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“…From the results of the study, it was found that the level of concern of respondents regarding the COVID-19 vaccination was low at 34.4%. The results of this study are in line with research by Dodd et al (2020) conducted in Australia and showed that concerns about vaccine side effects were low at 10% [11].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Concerns of Non-Medical Students in Surabaya Against Covid-19 Vaccination

Haq¹,

Juniar²,

Sari³

et al. 2021

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Introduction: COVID-19 vaccination has been carried out for the elderly, traders, vulnerable groups, and the government has also begun to accelerate vaccination for residents aged 18 years and over. Regarding this issue, we seek to assess college students' understanding of the knowledge about the vaccinations they will receive.Method: Survey on the level of knowledge, attitudes, practices, and concerns regarding vaccination was assisted by using the Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Concerns (KAPC) questionnaire with a reliability value of Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of 0.86 which indicates that the questionnaire has good consistency and the validation of the questionnaire also shows good result. Respondents are non-medical students who live in Surabaya which are ≥ 18 years old and obtained by total sampling. Data analysis for the level of knowledge using the scale method, namely the Guttman scale. Meanwhile, the components of attitudes, practices, and concerns were measured using a Likert scale.Results: Sociodemographic data showed that the majority of respondents were 21 years old, amounting to 58.1%. Most respondents are female with a percentage of 67.6%. The results of the knowledge of non-medical students in Surabaya for the Covid-19 vaccination showed that 105 respondents had a level of 54.3%. Respondents' attitudes against COVID-19 vaccination are valued as much as 81.2%. The respondents' practice of COVID-19 vaccination is 78.8%. Meanwhile, the level of concern of respondents regarding the COVID-19 vaccination is 34.4%. Conclusion:Based on survey data as many as 105 respondents from non-medical students in Surabaya regarding the COVID-19 vaccination, it is known that the respondents' knowledge level is low, the respondent's attitude is very good, the respondent's practice level is good, and the respondent's level of concern about COVID-19 vaccination barriers is low.

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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Concerns of Non-Medical Students in Surabaya Against Covid-19 Vaccination

Haq¹,

Juniar²,

Sari³

et al. 2021

IJRP

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“…The results in this study may have implications for the modelling of the transmission of the virus, as well as raising questions for the targeting and design of behaviour change interventions. This study adds to a small literature examining compliance across the current and previous pandemics, showing variations in behaviour across time and between groups (Ayre et al, 2021;Cowling et al, 2010;Jørgensen et al, 2021;Petherick et al, 2021;Schneider et al, 2021;van der Weerd et al, 2011;Wright & Fancourt, 2020).…”

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confidence: 74%

“…In this study, we used (unbalanced) panel data from 50,000 adults from across two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK (April 2020-February 2021 to model individual trajectories of (self-reported) compliance with COVID-19 guidelines. We used latent class growth analysis to identify "typical" compliance trajectories (Herle et al, 2020), examined whether these were compatible with behavioural fatigue, and tested how compliance trajectories were related to a variety of demographic, personality trait and individual risk factors.…”

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Trajectories of compliance with COVID-19 related guidelines: longitudinal analyses of 50,000 UK adults

Wright

Steptoe

2021

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Background: Governments have implemented a range of measure to tackle COVID-19, primarily focusing on changing citizens' behaviours in order to lower transmission of the virus. Some policymakers have expressed concern that citizens would not maintain high levels of compliance with these behaviours over the pandemic and would instead exhibit so-called "behavioural fatigue". While the concept has been criticized, there have been few tests of behavioural fatigue using data from the COVID-19 pandemic, and none that have tracked individuals' compliance trajectories. Methods: We used longitudinal data on self-reported compliance from 50,851 adults in the COVID-19 Social Study collected across two waves of the pandemic in the UK (01 April 2020 - 22 February 2021). We modelled typical compliance trajectories using latent growth curve analysis (LGCA) and tested for behavioural fatigue by attempting to identify a set of participants whose compliance decreased substantially over the study period. Results: We selected a four-class LGCA solution. Most individuals maintained high levels of compliance over the pandemic and reported similar levels of compliance across the first and second waves. Approximately one in seven participants had decreasing levels of compliance across the pandemic, reporting noticeably lower levels of compliance in the second wave, a pattern compatible with behavioural fatigue. Individuals with declining compliance levels differed from those with consistently high compliance on multiple characteristics, including (young) age, better physical health, lower empathy and conscientiousness and greater general willingness to take risks. Conclusion: While a minority, not all individuals have maintained high compliance across the pandemic. Decreasing compliance is related to several psychological traits. The results suggest that targeting of behaviour change messages later in the pandemic may be needed to increase compliance.

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“…Nevertheless, the findings from this study align with those from similar studies conducted during the early phase of the COVID‐19 pandemic. 20 , 21 , 22 …”

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Perceptions, concerns and reported behaviours in response to the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic across metropolitan, regional, rural and remote Australian communities

Argus

Walker

Baratiny

et al. 2022

Australian J Rural Health

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Objective To investigate coronavirus disease 2019 community transmission concerns and adherence to social distancing and hygiene practices across metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas in Australia. Design Cross‐sectional online survey of Australian adults conducted between April and May 2020 through convenience snowball sampling. Setting A range of locations across all states and territories of Australia. Participants Six hundred and seventy‐seven Australian adults, of which 78.8% lived outside of a metropolitan area. Main outcome measures Perceived threat of coronavirus disease 2019; social distancing guidelines and adherence; infection concerns; hygiene practices; frequency of leaving the house; impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on day‐to‐day life. Results Almost all respondents perceived the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic was serious. There were high levels of support for the Australian Government's social distancing guidelines, although the perception that social distancing guidelines in participants’ communities were ‘too strict’ increased with remoteness area classification. Most respondents reported adherence with Australian Government social distancing guidelines. There was an association between remoteness and risk perception, with non‐metropolitan respondents more likely to feel safe when leaving the house. However, there was no association between geographical remoteness and self‐reported adherence with Australian Government social distancing guidelines. Conclusions This study provides an important initial insight into Australian perceptions and behaviours relating to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and how perceptions and behaviours varied by geographical remoteness. The geographical remoteness of communities should be considered by policy makers to ensure effective communication with the Australian public regarding coronavirus disease 2019 and ongoing adherence with preventative health behaviours.

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COVID-19 prevention behaviour over time in Australia: Patterns and long-term predictors from April to July 2020

Cited by 9 publications

References 29 publications

Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Concerns of Non-Medical Students in Surabaya Against Covid-19 Vaccination

Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Concerns of Non-Medical Students in Surabaya Against Covid-19 Vaccination

Trajectories of compliance with COVID-19 related guidelines: longitudinal analyses of 50,000 UK adults

Perceptions, concerns and reported behaviours in response to the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic across metropolitan, regional, rural and remote Australian communities

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