Wang Sharron Xuanren, Bell Rogers Nicole, Trask Kylie, Dillard Dorothy, Harrington Melissa A
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Delaware State University, Dover, DE 19901, USA.
Department of Nursing, Delaware State University, Dover, DE 19901, USA.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Oct 1;14(10):890. doi: 10.3390/bs14100890.
The COVID-19 pandemic officially started in March 2020 and ended in May 2023. Preventive behaviors have been proven to be one of the most effective strategies for preventing COVID-19 transmission. Common preventive behaviors against COVID-19 include but are not limited to wearing a face mask, washing and sanitizing one's hands frequently, avoiding crowds, and avoiding traveling. Underserved communities and racial/ethnic minorities across the U.S. have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a three-wave longitudinal survey conducted from early 2021 to late 2022, the present study investigated changes in the adoption of COVID-19-preventive behaviors among residents living in Delaware's most underserved communities. We also examined whether changes in COVID-19-preventive behaviors differed by race. Our results indicated that fewer people adopted preventive behaviors as the pandemic progressed, and this finding is applicable to both Black people and White people. However, Black people had a consistently greater likelihood of adopting preventive behaviors compared to White people from early 2021 to late 2022. Scientific and policy implications are discussed.
新冠疫情于2020年3月正式开始，并于2023年5月结束。预防行为已被证明是预防新冠病毒传播的最有效策略之一。常见的新冠病毒预防行为包括但不限于佩戴口罩、勤洗手和消毒、避免人群聚集以及避免出行。美国各地服务不足的社区以及种族/族裔少数群体受新冠疫情的影响尤为严重。本研究利用2021年初至2022年末进行的三波纵向调查，调查了居住在特拉华州服务最不足社区的居民在采取新冠病毒预防行为方面的变化。我们还研究了新冠病毒预防行为的变化是否因种族而异。我们的结果表明，随着疫情的发展，采取预防行为的人数减少，这一发现适用于黑人和白人。然而，从2021年初到2022年末，与白人相比，黑人采取预防行为的可能性始终更高。文中讨论了科学和政策方面的影响。
