Attitudes and Behaviours Regarding COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Australians With an Underlying Health Condition: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public health strategies have focused on preventing and slowing the transmission of COVID-19 by promoting the uptake of mitigation strategies. However, little is known about the uptake of these strategies in the presence of underlying health conditions.

Objectives

To describe the attitudes and behaviours of a sample of Australians towards COVID-19 mitigation strategies, and determine if uptake of these strategies differed across different health conditions.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting and participants

National survey of Australian residents over 18 years.

Main outcome measures

A purpose-built survey was used to collect participants' attitudes and behaviours towards COVID-19 mitigation strategies.

Results

Over half (53%) of the

SUBMITTER: Soh SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11391943 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature