From Isolation to Containment

Perceived Fear of Infectivity and Protective Behavioral Changes during the Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign

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ID15467321
AutoresArielle Kaim (0000-0003-1251-3551, Tel Aviv University), Maya Siman‐Tov (0000-0002-6472-7159, Tel Aviv University), Maya Siman-Tov (Department of Emergency and Disaster Management, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler Tel Aviv University, P.O. Box 39040, Tel Aviv 6139001, Israel), Eli Jaffe (0000-0002-8380-0219, Magen David Adom), Bruria Adini (0000-0002-4358-0872, Tel Aviv University, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume18
Fascículo12
Páginas6503-6503
Data de publicação2021-06-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18126503
PMID34208729
OpenAlexW3169734183
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas52

In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, maintenance of protective behavior is a continued challenge in the effort to contain the spread of the virus. A cross-sectional study via an internet questionnaire was utilized to elucidate changes in compliance to protective behavior among the Israeli population ( n = 1120), after the beginning of the vaccination campaign. Comparison was made between individuals who were previously infected with the virus, those who received one dose of inoculation with the vaccine, and individuals that were neither infected or vaccinated. The study results indicate that those who were previously infected with the COVID-19 virus were less careful about mask wearing (18.8%) and social distancing (29.7%), as compared to the other examined groups (regarding mask wearing, 8.2% and 11.6% respectively, and with regard to social distancing 12.8% and 19.2%), and may require targeted risk communication campaigns to address this population. Furthermore, the study revealed that those that were non-Jewish (as compared to Jewish study counterparts) or that were older (19+) were more vigilant in their protective behavior (29.6% vs. 11.2% respectively for social distancing and 29.6% vs. 11.1% respectively for mask wearing). Despite a successful initial vaccination campaign in Israel, public health officials need to engage all members of the public to unremittingly observe compliance to directed health guidelines, to ensure that the results of previous governmental efforts in fighting the pandemic (such as lockdowns) will be effectively sustained, and the road to containment will be hastened

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Isolation (microbiology · Pandemic · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Social distance · Social isolation · Sociology · Vaccination · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Demography · Infection Control and Ventilation · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology · Virology