Factors Influencing Behaviors to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Families in the Southwest, United States
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Setting
2.2. Ethical Considerations
2.3. Participants
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Overview
3.2. Demographics
3.2.1. COVID-19 Information
3.2.2. COVID-19 Care-Seeking
3.2.3. Social Distancing
3.2.4. Mask Wearing
3.2.5. COVID-19 Testing
3.2.6. COVID-19 Vaccination
4. Discussion
5. Strengths and Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Oguntade, H.A.; Pontes, M.; Pablo, K.; Pablo, E.; Goklish, N.; Stifter, M.; Tingey, L.; Barlow, A.; Hammitt, L.L.; Cwik, M. Factors Influencing Behaviors to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Families in the Southwest, United States. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 1407. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21111407
Oguntade HA, Pontes M, Pablo K, Pablo E, Goklish N, Stifter M, Tingey L, Barlow A, Hammitt LL, Cwik M. Factors Influencing Behaviors to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Families in the Southwest, United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(11):1407. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21111407
Chicago/Turabian StyleOguntade, Habibat A., Miya Pontes, Karlita Pablo, Elliott Pablo, Novalene Goklish, Meredith Stifter, Lauren Tingey, Allison Barlow, Laura L. Hammitt, and Mary Cwik. 2024. "Factors Influencing Behaviors to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 Among Indigenous Families in the Southwest, United States" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 11: 1407. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21111407