Precautionary Behaviors during the Second and Third Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparative Study in the Latin American Population

Rosa Martha Meda-Lara, Pedro Juárez-Rodríguez, Nayib Ester Carrasco-Tapias, Claudio Rodolfo Barrales-Díaz, Andrés Palomera-Chávez, Esteban González-Díaz, María del Carmen Llantá-Abreu, Lucia Lorenzana-Montenegro, Marta Herrero and Bernardo Moreno-Jiménez
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Rosa Martha Meda-Lara: Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Psicología Básica, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico
Pedro Juárez-Rodríguez: Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Genómica, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico
Nayib Ester Carrasco-Tapias: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Medellín 050012, Colombia
Claudio Rodolfo Barrales-Díaz: Facultad de Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Escuela de Psicología, Santiago 8320000, Chile
Andrés Palomera-Chávez: Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Psicología Básica, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico
Esteban González-Díaz: Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Patología Infecciosa y Experimental, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico
María del Carmen Llantá-Abreu: Instituto Nacional de Psicooncología y Radiobiología, Sección Psicooncología y Trabajo Social, La Habana 10400, Cuba
Lucia Lorenzana-Montenegro: Asociación Guatemalteca de Psicología, 01010 Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Marta Herrero: Departamento de Psicología Social y del Desarrollo, Universidad de Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain
Bernardo Moreno-Jiménez: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 13, 1-14

Abstract: The population’s behavioral responses to containment and precautionary measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have played a fundamental role in controlling the contagion. A comparative analysis of precautionary behaviors in the region was carried out. A total of 1184 people from Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, and Guatemala participated through an online survey containing a questionnaire on sociodemographic factors, precautionary behaviors, information about COVID-19, concerns, maintenance of confinement, and medical symptoms associated with COVID-19. Cubans reported the highest scores for information about COVID-19. Colombians reported less frequent usage of precautionary measures (e.g., use of masks), but greater adherence to confinement recommendations in general, in contrast to the low levels of these behaviors in Guatemalans. Chileans reported greater pandemic-related concerns and the highest number of medical symptoms associated with COVID-19. These findings allow a partial characterization of the Latin American population’s responses during the second and third phases of the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight the importance of designing and managing public health policies according to the circumstances of each population when facing pandemics.

Keywords: COVID-19; Latin America; precautionary behavior; confinement; concerns; medical symptoms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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