COVID-19 risk perception and public compliance with preventive measures: Evidence from a multi-wave household survey in the MENA region.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the association between individuals' concern about contracting COVID-19 and their compliance with recommended preventive and mitigation measures, namely wearing face masks, maintaining social distancing and handwashing, in the context of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The empirical analysis is based on a panel dataset from the Combined COVID-19 MENA Monitor Household Survey, which was carried out in Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt. Applying a probit estimation technique, a positive and statistically significant association was found between the level of COVID-19 worries and individuals' compliance with the mitigation measures. Notably, the results revealed that this association followed a "first-up-then-down" trend, showing that compliance

SUBMITTER: Abu Hatab A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10332611 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature