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| Title: | Impact of biological sex and gender-related factors on public engagement in protective health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a global survey | ||||
| Authors: | Dev R, Raparelli V, Bacon SL, Lavoie KL, Pilote L, Norris CM | ||||
| Link: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35688591/ | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059673 | ||||
| Publication: | BMJ open | ||||
| Keywords: | COVID-19; health policy; infectious diseases; | ||||
| PMID: | 35688591 | Category: | Date Added: | 2022-06-11 | |
| Dept Affiliation: |
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1 Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada rubee@ualberta.ca. 2 Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 3 Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. 4 University Center for Studies on Gender Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. 5 Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, CIUSSS-NIM (Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal), Montreal, Québec, Canada. 6 Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, Québec, Canada. 7 Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 8 Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada. 9 Cardio |
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Objective: Given the role of sociocultural gender in shaping human behaviours, the main objective of this study was to examine whether sex and gender-related factors were associated with the public's adherence to COVID-19-recommended protective health behaviours. Design: This was a retrospective analysis of the survey that captured data on people's awareness, attitudes and behaviours as they relate to the COVID-19 policies. Setting: Data from the International COVID-19 Awareness and Responses Evaluation survey collected between March 2020 and February 2021 from 175 countries. Participants: Convenience sample around the world. Main outcome measures: We examined the role of sex and gender-related factors in relation to non-adherence of protective health behaviours including: (1) hand washing; (2) mask wearing; and (3) physical distancing. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to determine the factors associated with non-adherence to behaviours. Results: Among 48 668 respondents (mean age: 43 years; 71% female), 98.3% adopted hand washing, 68.5% mask wearing and 76.9% physical distancing. Compared with males, females were more likely to adopt hand washing (OR=1.97, 95% CI: 1.71 to 2.28) and maintain physical distancing (OR=1.28, 95% CI: 1.22 to 1.34). However, in multivariable sex-stratified models, females in countries with higher Gender Inequality Indexes (GII) were less likely to report hand washing (adjusted OR (aOR)=0.47, 95% CI: 0.21 to 1.05). Females who reported being employed (aOR=0.22, 95% CI: 0.10 to 0.48) and in countries with low/medium GIIs (aOR=0.18, 95% CI 0.06 to 0.51) were less likely to report mask wearing. Females who reported being employed were less likely to report physical distancing (aOR=0.39, 95% CI: 0.32 to 0.49). Conclusion: While females showed greater adherence to COVID-19 protective health behaviours, gender-related factors, including employment status and high country-wide gender inequality, were independently associated with non-adherence. These findings may inform public health and vaccination policies in current as well as future pandemics. |
