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Preventive behaviors for COVID-19 in Chile: Lessons from a population follow-up for 2021 and 2022

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dc.contributor.authorRubilar, Paola
dc.contributor.authorNúñez-Franz, Loreto
dc.contributor.authorApablaza, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorRamírez-Santana, Muriel
dc.contributor.authorMolina, Xaviera
dc.contributor.authorCanales, Luis
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-27T16:52:56Z
dc.date.available2025-02-27T16:52:56Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION The rapid emergence of COVID-19 urged policy responses worldwide, focusing on vaccination and mobility restrictions. Chile represents a unique scenario for analyzing personal preventive measures amid intensive communication and vaccination campaigns. This study aims to explore changes in population adherence to non-pharmacological preventive measures during the pandemic and the factors that explain this adherence each year. METHODS 386 individuals who participated in two population-based studies (2021 and 2022) were considered. An interview was conducted to measure adherence to self-care practices, and case and contact tracing by the health authorities. The Wilcoxon signedrank test was performed to measure change between 2021 and 2022, bivariate analysis, and a linear regression model for each year were performed. RESULTS Mask-wearing in public places was the most commonly used measure (95.9% in 2021, 89.9% in 2022). Follow-up of cases and cases contacts by the health authority had high coverage in 2021 (94.3% and 83% respectively). A greater decrease was observed in contact tracing in 2022 totaling 33.3%. An increase in the score of adherence to preventive practices was observed in 2022 (p < 0.00). The regression model showed in 2021 that women were more likely to adopt preventive behaviors (95% confidence interval: 0.27 to 1.13) and the overweight/obese had higher adherence compared to normal body mass index (95% confidence interval: 0.06 to 0.98). In 2022 being a young adult (30 to 49 years) predicted the adoption of behavioral precautions (95% confidence interval: 0.00 to 1.32). CONCLUSIONS Adherence to preventive measures increased even with high vaccination coverage, likely due to the epidemiological situation with the Omicron variant circulating in 2022.
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dc.identifier.citationRubilar P, Núñez-Franz L, Apablaza M, Ramírez-Santana M, Molina X, Canales L. Preventive behaviors for COVID-19 in Chile: Lessons from a population follow-up for 2021 and 2022. Medwave 2024;24(10):e2939 DOI 10.5867/medwave.2024.10.2939
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2024.10.2939
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11447/9857
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectNon-pharmacological
dc.subjectPreventive measures
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectChile
dc.titlePreventive behaviors for COVID-19 in Chile: Lessons from a population follow-up for 2021 and 2022
dc.title.alternativeComportamientos preventivos del COVID-19 en Chile: lecciones de un seguimiento poblacional en 2021 y 2022
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