Education-related inequalities in beliefs and behaviors pertaining to COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed existing social inequalities in relation to disease preventive behaviors, risk of exposure, testing and healthcare access, and consequences as a result of illness and containment measures across different population groups. However, due to a lack of data, to date there has been limited evidence of the extent of such within-country inequalities globally.

Methods

We examined education-related inequalities in four COVID-19 prevention and testing indicators within 90 countries, using data from the University of Maryland Social Data Science Center Global COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey, in partnership with Facebook, over the period 1 June 2021 to 31 December 2021. The overall level of education-related inequalities, as well as how

SUBMITTER: Kirkby K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9648879 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature