Isabel C. Scarinci|Vishruti Pandya|Young il Kim|Sejong Bae|Sylvia Peral|Meghan Tipre|Claudia M. Hardy|Barbara Hansen|Monica L. Baskin
Factors Associated with Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 Among Urban and Rural Adults in Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Alabama at Birmingham
examined factors associated reasons perceived susceptibility covid19 among urban rural adults alabama surveyed 575 eligible participants engagement preventive behaviors concern covid19 communities perceived susceptibility virus reasons susceptibility across three response options yes dont knownot sure bivariate analyses compared characteristics level perceived susceptibility covid19 multinomial logistic regression model evaluated association demographics health insurance coverage chronic illness status perceived susceptibility participants race gender educational attainment significantly associated perceived susceptibility covid19 african americans males higher odds responding compared yes dont knownot sure whites females participants high school education lower higher odds responding dont knownot sure versus yes compared college higher education unconcerned covid19 community higher odds responding 251 ci 135468 dont knownot sure 251 ci 126499 versus yes compared concerned possibility exposure work frequent reasons perceiving susceptible covid19 engagement recommended preventive measures frequent reason among respondents indicated uncertaintyperception everyone risk frequent reason among ones indicated dont knownot sure results indicate tailored efforts heighten perceived susceptibility covid19 among specific demographics needed