Staying Home, Distancing, and Face Masks: COVID-19 Prevention among U.S. Women in The COPE Study.

ABSTRACT: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted United States residents. Prevention behaviors are critical to minimizing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the U.S., to ultimately reduce the health, social, and economic burdens of COVID-19. Yet, health behavior decision-making is complex, and uptake of preventative behaviors has been variable. Women may provide pro-prevention behavior modeling to their networks, facilitating uptake diffusion. The COPE Study enrolled 491 women residing in the United States from May to June of 2020; women completed an online survey of COVID-19 experiences and prevention behaviors. We employed binary logistic modeling to identify factors predicting women's practice of (1) staying home except for essential activities, (2) physical distancing in

SUBMITTER: Anderson KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7795406 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature