Factors associated with non-adherence to social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic: a logistic regression analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

On March 23, 2020, the government of the United Kingdom told the British people to stay home, an unprecedented request designed to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus and stop the National Health Service from being overwhelmed.

Methods

This study undertook a cross-sectional design to survey a convenience sample of 681 residents of North London on their social distancing (SD) behaviours, demographics, housing situation, politics, psychology and social support using an online questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to measure the associations between these explanatory factors and non-adherence to all SD rules and intentional non-adherence to SD rules.

Results

The vast majority (92.8%) of participants did not adhere to all SD rules and nearly half (48.6

SUBMITTER: Hills S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7881344 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature