Assessment of Community Behavior and Covid-19 Transmission during Festivities in India
A Qualitative Synthesis through a Media Scanning Technique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15514868 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sumit Aggarwal (0000-0002-0652-1611, Indian Council of Medical Research, corresponding author), Nupur Mahajan (0000-0001-9908-0634, Indian Council of Medical Research), Simran Kohli (0000-0003-4912-0946, Indian Council of Medical Research), S Balaji (0000-0002-0557-4623, Indian Council of Medical Research), Tanvi Singh (0000-0003-4313-5362, Indian Council of Medical Research), Geetha R Menon (0000-0003-2491-0650, Indian Council of Medical Research), Kiran Rade (0000-0001-7601-0780, World Health Organization - India), Samiran Panda (0000-0002-5077-6275, Indian Council of Medical Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 16 |
| Pages | 10157-10157 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph191610157 |
| PMID | 36011792 |
| OpenAlex | W4292295005 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
In India during the first wave of COVID-19 infection, the authorities were concerned about the advent of the festive season, which could lead to a surge in cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The present study attempted to assess the socio-behavioral aspects of COVID-appropriate behavior (CAB) at individual and community levels, and their impact on the transmission of COVID-19 during festivities in India. Media scanning was conducted to qualitatively assess CAB by analyzing 284 news reports from across India; quantitative data on COVID-19 daily cases from March 2020 to December 2020 were used to determine the trends of the adjusted test positivity (ATP) ratio for six cities. Peaks in ATP were observed in Chandigarh, Delhi-NCR in North India during and after Dussehra and Deepavali, and in Mumbai, in the west, after Navratri. Additionally, a surge in ATP was observed in Trivandrum after Onam and in Chennai around Deepavali in the south; meanwhile, in the eastern city of Kolkata, cases increased following Durga Puja. The major challenges were adherence to CAB viz. social distancing, hygiene, and compliance with the mask mandate. Microlevel CAB indicated relatively higher laxity in maintaining hand hygiene in all cities. Observations from the current study indicate that innovative community-driven initiatives during festivals in each geographical zone are key to the large-scale implementation of disease prevention measures
Cartography · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Geography · Hygiene · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Mandate · Pathology · Political science · Scale (ratio · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Social distance · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Transmission (telecommunications · Veterinary medicine · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Demography · Engineering · Law · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |