Adherence to COVID-19 measures and the associated factors: evidence from a two-wave longitudinal study in Singapore.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At the onset of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic when pharmaceutical interventions were not readily available, governments relied on public health mandates and social distancing measures to counter rising infection rates. In order to address the dearth of longitudinal studies, this study sought to identify factors associated with continued adherence to COVID-19 preventive behaviours in Singapore.

Methods

Data were from a two-wave longitudinal cohort study; baseline study was conducted from May 2020 to June 2021 and follow-up study from October 2021 to September 2022. Participants (n = 858) were Singapore residents, aged 18 and above, and able to speak English, Chinese or Malay. Weighted multivariable logistic regressions were conducted to identify facto

SUBMITTER: Tay EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11481682 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature