November 5, 2020

Public Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Recommended Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention Behaviors to Mitigate the Spread of SARS-CoV-2

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

Keywords (Tags): behavioral health impacts, non-pharm interventions

• In a cross-sectional survey among US adults (n=3,474), 52.7% reported having “high” perceptions of the effectiveness of recommended behaviors against COVID-19 infection. In regression analysis, COVID-19 related worry and perceived threat to physical health were positively associated with perceived effectiveness. Adjusting for demographics, healthcare characteristics, and health beliefs, perceived severity of COVID-19 and perceived likelihood of infection became negatively associated with perceived effectiveness.

Kasting et al. (Nov 4, 2020). Public Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Recommended Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention Behaviors to Mitigate the Spread of SARS-CoV-2. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241662