Impact of biological sex and gender-related factors on public engagement in protective health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a global survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Given the role of sociocultural gender in shaping human behaviours, the main objective of this study was to examine whether sex and gender-related factors were associated with the public's adherence to COVID-19-recommended protective health behaviours.

Design

This was a retrospective analysis of the survey that captured data on people's awareness, attitudes and behaviours as they relate to the COVID-19 policies.

Setting

Data from the International COVID-19 Awareness and Responses Evaluation survey collected between March 2020 and February 2021 from 175 countries.

Participants

Convenience sample around the world.

Main outcome measures

We examined the role of sex and gender-related factors in relation to non-adherence of protective health behavio

SUBMITTER: Dev R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9189548 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature