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COVID-19 Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behavior Among Patients in a Safety-Net Health System
- Source :
- Journal of Community Health
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Examine COVID-19 knowledge, concerns, behaviors, stress, and sources of information among patients in a safety-net health system in Louisiana. Research assistants surveyed participants via structured telephone interviews from April to October 2020. The data presented in this study were obtained in the pre-vaccine availability period. Of 623 adult participants, 73.5% were female, 54.7% Black, and 44.8% lived in rural small towns; mean age was 48.69. Half (50.5%) had spoken to a healthcare provider about the virus, 25.8% had been tested for COVID-19; 11.4% tested positive. Small town residents were less likely to be tested than those in cities (21.1% vs 29.3%, p = 0.05). Knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms and ways to prevent the disease increased from (87.9% in the spring to 98.9% in the fall, p
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Original Paper
Health (social science)
COVID-19 knowledge
SARS-CoV-2
Health Behavior
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
COVID-19
Disparities
Middle Aged
Sources of information
Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
Female
COVID-19 behavior
Social Media
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15733610
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of community health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....70bc844b0a36c34be3baaf336d4736df