COVID-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the USA: results from a nationally representative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

SARS-CoV-2 has disproportionately affected disadvantaged communities across the USA. Risk perceptions for social interactions and essential activities during the COVID-19 pandemic may vary by sociodemographic factors.

Methods

We conducted a nationally representative online survey of 1592 adults in the USA to understand risk perceptions related to transmission of COVID-19 for social (eg, visiting friends) and essential activities (eg, medical visits or returning to work). We assessed relationships for activities using bivariate comparisons and multivariable logistic regression modelling, between responses of safe and unsafe, and participant characteristics. Data were collected and analysed in 2020.

Results

Among 1592 participants, risk perceptions of unsaf

SUBMITTER: Erchick DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8822534 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature