Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: quantifying the practice in Michigan – a 'hotspot state' early in the pandemic – using a volunteer-based online survey
| Autor: | Laila M. Poisson, Albert M. Levin, Ian Loveless, Lonni Schultz, Yueren Zhou, Christine Cole Johnson, Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow, Jia Li, Ganesa Wegienka, Mohammed Baseer, Karen Kippen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Michigan medicine.medical_specialty Social distancing Physical Distancing Public policy Public Policy Logistic regression 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology Pandemic medicine Humans Social media 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public health Social distance Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 lcsh:RA1-1270 Middle Aged Disease Hotspot 030228 respiratory system Female Biostatistics business Hotspot state Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021) BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background Public Health policies related to social distancing efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic helped slow the infection rate. However, individual-level factors associated with social distancing are largely unknown. We sought to examine social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, an infection “hotspot” state in the United States early in the pandemic. Methods Two surveys were distributed to Michigan residents via email lists and social media following COVID-19 related state mandates in March; 45,691 adults responded to the first survey and 8512 to the second. Staying home ≥ 3 out of 5 previous days defined having more social distancing. Logistic regression models were used to examine potential factors associated with more social distancing. Results Most respondents were women (86% in Survey 1, 87% in Survey 2). In Survey 1, 63% reported more social distancing, increasing to 78% in Survey 2. Female sex and having someone (or self) sick in the home were consistently associated with higher social distancing, while increasing age was positively associated in Survey 1 but negatively associated in Survey 2. Most respondents felt social distancing policies were important (88% in Survey 1; 91% in Survey 2). Conclusions Michiganders responding to the surveys were both practicing and supportive of social distancing. State-level executive orders positively impacted behaviors early in the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan. Additional supports are needed to help vulnerable populations practice social distancing, including older individuals. |
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