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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Precautionary Behaviors during the Second and Third Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparative Study in the Latin American Population.

Rosa Martha Meda-Lara, Pedro Juárez-Rodríguez, Nayib Ester Carrasco-Tapias, Claudio Rodolfo Barrales-Díaz, Andrés Palomera-Chávez, Esteban González-Díaz, María Del Carmen Llantá-Abreu, Lucia Lorenzana-Montenegro, Marta Herrero, Bernardo Moreno-Jiménez

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Rosa Martha Meda-LaraCentro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Psicología Básica, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-2260-3385
Pedro Juárez-RodríguezCentro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Genómica, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-5663-684X
Nayib Ester Carrasco-TapiasFacultad de Psicología, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Medellín 050012, Colombia.
Claudio Rodolfo Barrales-DíazFacultad de Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Escuela de Psicología, Santiago 8320000, Chile.
Andrés Palomera-ChávezCentro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Psicología Básica, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico.
Esteban González-DíazCentro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Patología Infecciosa y Experimental, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-9743-3739
María Del Carmen Llantá-AbreuInstituto Nacional de Psicooncología y Radiobiología, Sección Psicooncología y Trabajo Social, La Habana 10400, Cuba.
Lucia Lorenzana-MontenegroAsociación Guatemalteca de Psicología, 01010 Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala.
Marta HerreroDepartamento de Psicología Social y del Desarrollo, Universidad de Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0128-2033
Bernardo Moreno-JiménezFacultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5360-0518
Universidad de Guadalajara · MXComunidad de Madrid · ESInstituto de Oncología y Radiobiología · CUUniversidad Central de Chile · CLUniversidad Cooperativa de Colombia · COUniversidad de Deusto · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The population's behavioral responses to containment and precautionary measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have played a fundamental role in controlling the contagion. A comparative analysis of precautionary behaviors in the region was carried out. A total of 1184 people from Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, and Guatemala participated through an online survey containing a questionnaire on sociodemographic factors, precautionary behaviors, information about COVID-19, concerns, maintenance of confinement, and medical symptoms associated with COVID-19. Cubans reported the highest scores for information about COVID-19. Colombians reported less frequent usage of precautionary measures (e.g., use of masks), but greater adherence to confinement recommendations in general, in contrast to the low levels of these behaviors in Guatemalans. Chileans reported greater pandemic-related concerns and the highest number of medical symptoms associated with COVID-19. These findings allow a partial characterization of the Latin American population's responses during the second and third phases of the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight the importance of designing and managing public health policies according to the circumstances of each population when facing pandemics.

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COVID-19PandemicsChileColombiaGuatemalaHumansLatin AmericaMexicoSARS-CoV-2concernsconfinementCOVID-19Latin Americamedical symptomsprecautionary behavior

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