Compliance Trajectory and Patterns of COVID-19 Preventive Measures, Japan, 2020–2022
| Title: | Compliance Trajectory and Patterns of COVID-19 Preventive Measures, Japan, 2020–2022 |
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| Authors: | Taro Kusama, Kenji Takeuchi, Yudai Tamada, Sakura Kiuchi, Ken Osaka, Takahiro Tabuchi |
| Source: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 9, Pp 1747-1756 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Subject Terms: | COVID-19, respiratory infections, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2, SARS, coronavirus disease, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| More Details: | COVID-19 remains a global health threat. Compliance with nonpharmaceutical interventions is essential because of limited effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, emergence of highly contagious variants, and declining COVID-19 antibody titers over time. We evaluated compliance with 14 nonpharmaceutical intervention–related COVID-19 preventive behaviors, including mask wearing, ventilation, and surface sanitation, in a longitudinal study in Japan using 4 waves of Internet survey data obtained during 2020–2022. Compliance with most preventive behaviors increased or remained stable during the 2-year period, except for surface sanitation and going out behaviors; compliance with ventilation behavior substantially decreased in winter. Compliance patterns identified from latent class analysis showed that the number of persons in the low compliance class decreased, whereas those in the personal hygiene class increased. Our findings reflect the relaxation of mobility restriction policy in Japan, where the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Policymakers should consider behavioral changes caused by new policies to improve COVID-19 prevention strategies. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| Relation: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/9/22-1754_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid2909.221754 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/41a9fdf608ae41508bac3ae0ed67a297 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.41a9fdf608ae41508bac3ae0ed67a297 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 10806040 10806059 |
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| DOI: | 10.3201/eid2909.221754 |
| Published in: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| Language: | English |