Gender Differences in Health Protective Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan: An Empirical Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection produces more severe symptoms and a higher mortality in men than in women. The role of biological sex in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 is believed to explain this sex disparity. However, the contribution of gender factors that influence health protective behaviors and therefore health outcomes, remains poorly explored.

Methods

We assessed the contributions of gender in attitudes towards the COVID-19 pandemic, using a hypothetical influenza pandemic data from the 2014 Taiwan Social Change Survey. Participants were selected through a stratified, three-stage probability proportional-to-size sampling from across the nation, to fill in questionnaires that asked about their perception of the hy

SUBMITTER: Tan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8077589 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature