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ArticleJournal of Appalachian health2022

Assessing the Intention, Attitudes, and Social Influences on COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among Non-rural Black and Rural Appalachian White Populations: A Faith-Based Community Study.

Maria L Gomez, Tofial Azam, Jean Edward, Hannah Bowman, Lovoria B Williams

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Article in Journal of Appalachian health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Maria L GomezUniversity of Kentucky, maria.gomez@uky.edu.
Tofial AzamUniversity of Kentucky.
Jean EdwardUniversity of Kentucky.
Hannah BowmanUniversity of Kentucky.
Lovoria B WilliamsUniversity of Kentucky.
University of Kentucky · US

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Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR001998 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI HARTMANN, KATHERINE E, KERN, PHILIP A · 2016 to 2025
$34.2M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001998
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Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had detrimental impacts in non-rural Black and rural Appalachian populations. Yet despite the pandemic's magnitude, there is a scarcity of research exploring potential influences of attitudes and social influences within these populations on their adherence to COVID-19 public health preventive behaviors. Purpose: This study examines the intention, attitudes, and social influences to adhere to COVID-19 preventive behaviors among non-rural Black and rural Appalachian congregants in Kentucky by integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Methods: Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data was used to assess the association between the TPB constructs and four key public health behaviors: obeying a stay-at-home order, social distancing, good hygiene practices, and wearing a mask in public. Generalized estimating equation-type logistic regression models were fit for all binary outcomes. Results: A total of 942 respondents completed the survey. Eighty-nine per cent were older than 36 years, and 73% were female. Of the respondents who were White, 97.7% lived in rural Appalachia Kentucky, and of those who were Black, 93.5% lived in non-rural Kentucky. Attitude towards the behavior was negatively associated with the stay-at-home order ( p=0.003). Both attitude toward the behavior ( p<0.001) and the subjective norm ( p=0.025) were negatively associated with mask wearing. Perceived behavioral control was positively associated with mask wearing ( p=0.023) with non-rural respondents more likely to wear a mask than rural ones ( p<0.001). None of the TPB constructs showed significant association with hygiene practices or with social distancing. Implications: This study provides further insight into the cultural and societal influences that intersect during a global pandemic. The intention to comply with public health recommendations may vary at favorable and unfavorable levels. The results lend support to the importance of designing effective, culturally tailored communication for future public health preparedness.

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African American/BlacksAppalachianChurchesCOVID-19Public Health Preventive BehaviorsTheory Planned Behavior

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PMCPMC10629878
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