May 4, 2020

Nonpharmaceutical Interventions for Pandemic COVID-19 A Cross-Sectional Investigation of US General Public Beliefs Attitudes and Actions

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

• Kantor and Kantor performed a national cross sectional survey (N=1005) of the general US population on beliefs, attitudes, and actions regarding non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). While 37% felt that NPIs were inconvenient, only 0.9% believed that NPIs would not reduce their personal risk of illness. NPI adherence was associated with belief that NPI would reduce personal risk of illness (OR 3.06) and belief that they were not difficult to perform (OR 1.79). 
• Results show a higher degree of compliance to straightforward NPI recommendations, such as handwashing, compared with more onerous approaches such as masking and disinfecting surfaces. 

Kantor and Kantor. (May 1, 2020). Nonpharmaceutical Interventions for Pandemic COVID-19 A Cross-Sectional Investigation of US General Public Beliefs Attitudes and Actions. Pre-print downloaded May 4 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.26.20078618