Open AccessFindings From a Probability-Based Survey of United States Households About Prevention Measures Based on Race, Ethnicity, and Age in Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Author(s) -
John A. Sauceda,
Torsten B. Neilands,
Marguerita Lightfoot,
Parya Saberi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiaa554
Subject(s) - ethnic group , race (biology) , covid-19 , medicine , demography , coronavirus , cross sectional study , tracking (education) , health equity , young adult , environmental health , gerontology , public health , disease , psychology , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , nursing , pathology , pedagogy , botany , outbreak , law , sociology , biology
We investigated individual behaviors taken by white, African American, and Latino United States (US) households in response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and likelihood of using digital tools for symptom surveillance/reporting. We analyzed cross-sectional week 1 data (April 2020) of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impact Survey in a large, nationally representative sample of US adults. In general, all groups engaged in the same prevention behaviors, but whites reported being more likely to use digital tools to report/act on symptoms and seek testing, compared with African Americans and Latinos. Individual behaviors may not explain COVID-19 case disparities, and digital tools for tracking should focus on uptake among race/ethnic minorities.
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