Adherence to COVID-19 Protective Measures in a Longitudinal Sample of Male Youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adherence to COVID-19 protective measures is lowest for young people and males. The current study investigated characteristics associated with adherence to COVID-19 protective measures among male youth during the early months of the pandemic.

Method

The study used data from a prospective cohort study among male youth with baseline assessment in 2015/2016 and follow-up measurements in 2019 and summer 2020. Attrition-weighted multivariable ordinal logistic and log-binomial regression models were used to assess factors associated with adherence to overall and specific adherence measures, respectively.

Results

Among 571 male youth (mean age 18.5), overall adherence was higher for those who were older (OR: 1.15; 95% CI: 1.03-1.30), non-White (OR: 1.96; 95% CI: 1

SUBMITTER: Teferra AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9091545 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature