Social Determinants in Self-Protective Behavior Related to COVID-19: Association Rule-Mining Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human behavior is crucial in health outcomes. Particularly, individual behavior is a determinant of the success of measures to overcome critical conditions, such as a pandemic. In addition to intrinsic public health challenges associated with COVID-19, in many countries, some individuals decided not to get vaccinated, streets were crowded, parties were happening, and businesses struggling to survive were partially open, despite lockdown or stay-at-home instructions. These behaviors contrast with the instructions for potential benefits associated with social distancing, use of masks, and vaccination to manage collective and individual risks.

Objective

Considering that human behavior is a result of individuals' social and economic conditions, we investigated the soc

SUBMITTER: Urbanin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202654 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature