Greek population's perceptions of non-pharmacological interventions towards the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic mitigation: A regression-based association analysis

Autor: Boutsikari, Eleni C. Christakou, Anna Elpidoforou, Michail and Kopsidas, Ioannis Nikolovienis, Nicholas Kardara, Despina and Boutsikari, Chrissoula C. Triantafyllou, Christos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Popis: INTRODUCTION In the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, even though vaccines have been rolled out and the vaccination campaigns in some countries have already been followed by a decline in number and severity of cases, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) are still playing an important role on COVID-19 management (e.g. social distancing) that are imposed by the authorities and require the public’s adherence and behavioral adjustment. This study aims to identify factors that affect the general public’s attitudes towards the importance of NPI in Greece. METHODS This prevalence study, enrolled 657 adults from the general Greek population in order to assess their beliefs and identify possible factors that influence their perceptions of NPI. All associations were assessed through multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS Overall, Greeks considered NPI important for health protection. The participants who were less likely to consider NPI important were men compared to women (OR=1.64; 95% CI: 1.15-2.36, p=0.007), people aged = 40 years (OR=0.48; 95% CI: 0.34-0.68, p
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