ArticleScientific African2021
Changing perceptions about COVID-19 risk and adherence to preventive strategies in Uganda: Evidence from an online mixed-methods survey.
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- COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among individuals living in a peri-urban area in Uganda: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Intersection of Perceived COVID-19 Risk, Preparedness, and Preventive Health Behaviors: Latent Class Segmentation Analysis.Online journal of public health informatics · 2023Article
- Living with COVID-19 and preparing for future pandemics: revisiting lessons from the HIV pandemic.The lancet. HIV · 2023Review
- Conceptualizing the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Pregnant and Lactating Women, Male Community Members, and Health Workers in Kenya.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Official social media and its impact on public behavior during the first wave of COVID-19 in China.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated With Compliance With COVID-19 Presidential Lockdown Measures: A Cross-Sectional Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, countries have enacted a series of non-clinical preventive mechanisms aimed at slowing the rate of spread. However, these mechanisms can be effective only when they are correctly followed and only when individuals believe the risk of COVID-19 is high enough to warrant following them. As risk perceptions decline, individuals are more likely to relax following preventive measures and the rate of spread might increase. This study assesses the determinants of changes in perceptions of COVID-19 risk and the determinants of adherence to preventive measures in Uganda. Logistic regression results show that age, access to information and being supportive of preventive measures strongly predicts keeping higher risk perceptions and adhering to preventive actions. Qualitative results show that risk perceptions are also influenced by economic stress, citizens' level of confidence in the government, local political climate and the extent of proliferation of misinformation about COVID-19.
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