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Non-adherence to COVID-19 containment behaviours: results from an all-Ireland telephone survey

📅 May 5, 2022 👤 Martin Dempster, Nicola O’Connell, Christopher D. Graham et al. 📖 BMC Public Health 📊 1,070 citations

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BACKGROUND: COVID-19 public health measures like handwashing and social distancing can help stem the spread of the virus. CONCLUSIONS: Non-adherers to handwashing differ to social distancing non-adherers.

🔑 Key Findings

  • Adherence to guidelines varies between individuals.
  • This study aims to identify predictors of non-adherence to social distancing and handwashing guidelines.
  • METHODS: A cross-sectional weekly telephone survey was conducted over eight weeks (11/06/2020-05/08/2020).

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📋 Article Details

Category 🧬 Medicine & Biology
Published May 05, 2022
Journal BMC Public Health
Authors Martin Dempster, Nicola O’Connell, Christopher D. Graham, Cliódhna O’Connor, Lina Zgaga
DOI 10.1186/s12889-022-13322-6
Citations 1,070
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