Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

August 13, 2020

Associations Between Chronic Health Conditions and COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Adults: An Analysis of the COVID Impact Survey

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  • Camacho-Rivera et al. examined the associations between COVID-19 related preventive behaviors and chronic conditions using data from 2,190 US adult participants in the COVID-19 Household Impact Survey. They found that the prevalence of key COVID-19-related preventive measures was high in general (washing or sanitizing hands: 92%; maintaining 6-ft social distancing in public: 85%; avoiding public or crowded places: 80%; and wearing a face mask: 78%). Individuals with cardiometabolic disease, respiratory disease, obesity, allergies or immune conditions, were 1.4-to-2.9 times more likely to engage in such behaviors compared to individuals without those conditions. 

Camacho-Rivera et al. (Aug 5, 2020). Associations Between Chronic Health Conditions and COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Adults: An Analysis of the COVID Impact Survey. Health Equity. https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0031