dc.creator | Irigoyen-Camacho, Maria Esther | es |
dc.creator | Velazquez-Alva, Maria Consuelo | es |
dc.creator | Zepeda-Zepeda, Marco Antonio | es |
dc.creator | Cabrer-Rosales, Maria Fernanda | es |
dc.creator | Lazarevich, Irina | es |
dc.creator | Castaño Seiquer, Antonio Luis | es |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-09T17:52:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-09T17:52:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-10-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Irigoyen-Camacho, M.E., Velazquez-Alva, M.C., Zepeda-Zepeda, M.A., Cabrer-Rosales, M.F., Lazarevich, I. y Castaño Seiquer, A.L. (2020). Effect of Income Level and Perception of Susceptibility and Severity of COVID-19 on Stay-at-Home Preventive Behavior in a Group of Older Adults in Mexico City. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (20), 1-16. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1660-4601 | es |
dc.identifier.issn | 1661-7827 | es |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/103079 | |
dc.description.abstract | Early information on public health behaviors adopted to prevent the spread of coronavirus
(COVID-19) may be useful in controlling the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) transmission. The objective of this study was to assess the role of income level (IL)
and the perception of older adults, regarding COVID-19 susceptibility and severity, on adopting
stay-at-home preventive behavior during the first week of the outbreak in Mexico. Participants in this
cross-sectional study were urban community dwellers, aged ≥ 65 years from Mexico City. A total of
380 interviews were conducted over the phone. The mean respondent age was 72.9 years, and 76.1%
were women. Over half (54.2%) of the participants perceived their susceptibility to COVID-19 as very
low or low. Similarly, 33.4% perceived COVID-19 severity as being very low or low, and 57.6% had
decided to stay at home: this behavior was associated with IL (β = 1.05, p < 0.001), and its total effect
was partially mediated (15.1%) by perceived severity. Educational attainment was also associated
with staying at home (β = 0.10, p = 0.018) and its total effect was partially mediated (15.0%) by
perceived susceptibility. Interventions aimed at low income and less educated older adults should be
developed to improve preventive behaviors in this vulnerable group during the COVID-19 pandemic. | es |
dc.format | application/pdf | es |
dc.format.extent | 16 | es |
dc.language.iso | eng | es |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | es |
dc.subject | Older adults | es |
dc.subject | SARS-CoV-2 | es |
dc.subject | Income level | es |
dc.subject | Educational status | es |
dc.subject | Quarantine | es |
dc.subject | Mexico | es |
dc.title | Effect of Income Level and Perception of Susceptibility and Severity of COVID-19 on Stay-at-Home Preventive Behavior in a Group of Older Adults in Mexico City | es |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es |
dcterms.identifier | https://ror.org/03yxnpp24 | |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Estomatología | es |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207418 | es |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph17207418 | es |
dc.journaltitle | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | es |
dc.publication.volumen | 17 | es |
dc.publication.issue | 20 | es |
dc.publication.initialPage | 1 | es |
dc.publication.endPage | 16 | es |