Perceived social support and compliance on stay-at-home order during COVID-19 emergency in Nepal: an evidence from web-based cross-sectional study

After COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO, several non-pharmaceutical interventions were adopted for containing the virus. Success to which largely depend upon citizens' compliance to these measures. There is growing body of evidence linking social su...

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Published in:BMC public health 2023-03, Vol.23 (1), p.535-7, Article 535
Main Authors: Shrestha, Namuna, Koju, Reena, K C, Dirghayu, Mahato, Namra Kumar, Poudyal, Anil, Subedi, Ranjeeta, Gautam, Nitisha, Vaidya, Anju, Karki, Shristi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Chi-square test
Consent
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 pandemic
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Disease transmission
Emergencies
Emergency plans
Emergency response
Epidemics
Female
Health aspects
Health promotion
Humans
Internet
Literature reviews
Male
Nepal
Nepal - epidemiology
Pandemics
Perceived support
Personal health
Psychological aspects
Public health
Questionnaires
Sampling methods
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Shelter in place
Social distancing
Social interactions
Social networks
Social Support
Statistical analysis
Stay-at-home order
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Summary:After COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO, several non-pharmaceutical interventions were adopted for containing the virus. Success to which largely depend upon citizens' compliance to these measures. There is growing body of evidence linking social support with health promoting behaviour. Hence, this research aimed to study the effects on compliance with stay-at-home order in relation to their perceived social support. A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among adult participants aged 18 years and above residing in Bagmati Province, Nepal. A convenient non-probability sampling method was adopted to select the required number of samples. The questionnaire was developed through an extensive review of literature, and consultations with the research advisor, subject experts, as well as peers and converted to online survey form using Google Forms. Perceived social support was measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) scale whereas compliance was assessed using a single screening question. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 20 involving both the descriptive and inferential statistics. Two fifth (40.2%) of the participants reported poor compliance with stay-at-home order which was found higher among participants who were not vaccinated against COVID-19 compared to those vaccinated (p value 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-023-15396-2