Adherence to social distancing measures in southern Brazil, 2020/2021: a cross-sectional study.

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Einstein-Sao Paulo Pub Date : 2024-07-01 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.31744/einstein_journal/2024AO0223

Pâmela Moraes Volz, Vanise Dos Santos Ferreira Viero, Elizabet Saes-Silva, Bianca Languer Vargas, Fernanda Oliveira Meller, Antônio Augusto Schäfer, Simone Dos Santos Paludo, Lauro Miranda Demenech, Lucas Neiva-Silva, Samuel Carvalho Dumith

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Abstract

Objective: We aimed to analyze the frequency of adherence to social distancing and individual protection measures of adult and older populations in two cities in southern Brazil and to characterize the sociodemographic aspects of these individuals.

Methods: This cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted in the cities of Rio Grande, RS, and Criciúma, SC, Brazil. The outcome measure was the frequency of adherence to social distancing measures. Fisher's exact test (5% significance) was used to calculate the differences in prevalence according to exposure variables.

Results: Among the 2,170 participants over the age of 18, the prevalence of adherence to social distancing was 18.5%. Adherence was significantly higher among women; older adults; single, divorced, or widowed people with a low educational level; people of lower socioeconomic status; and people affected by multiple chronic diseases.

Conclusion: Approximately one in five respondents adhered to measures of social distancing, and adherence was more prevalent among the risk groups.

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2020/2021 年巴西南部遵守社会疏远措施的情况：一项横断面研究。

目的我们的目的是分析巴西南部两个城市的成年人和老年人群遵守社会疏远和个人保护措施的频率，以及这些人的社会人口学特征：这项以人口为基础的横断面研究在巴西塞族共和国的里奥格兰德市和南卡罗来纳州的克里丘马市进行。研究结果是衡量人们采取社会疏远措施的频率。采用费雪精确检验（显著性为 5%）来计算不同暴露变量在患病率上的差异：结果：在 2 170 名 18 岁以上的参与者中，遵守社会疏远措施的比例为 18.5%。女性、老年人、单身、离异或丧偶且受教育程度低的人群、社会经济地位较低的人群以及患有多种慢性疾病的人群中，坚持社交疏远的比例明显更高：结论：大约五分之一的受访者遵守了社会疏远措施，而风险群体中遵守该措施的比例更高。

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