Perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 in Tennessee, USA: a retrospective study

Despite high incidence and mortality risks associated with COVID-19 during the pandemic, stay-at-home orders and vaccination recommendations were met with varying levels of acceptance in Tennessee. Understanding perceptions of individuals regarding the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 is nece...

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Published in:PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) CA), 2023-07, Vol.11, p.e15473-e15473, Article e15473
Main Authors: Chavez-Lindell, Tamara L, Cahill, Katie A, Kintziger, Kristina W, Odoi, Agricola
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 Vaccines
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Impact
Male
Market surveys
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Mortality
Public Health
Questionnaire survey
Retrospective
Retrospective Studies
Surveys
Tennessee
Tennessee - epidemiology
USA
Vaccination
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Summary:Despite high incidence and mortality risks associated with COVID-19 during the pandemic, stay-at-home orders and vaccination recommendations were met with varying levels of acceptance in Tennessee. Understanding perceptions of individuals regarding the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 is necessary to address public concerns while ensuring appropriate public health response. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to (a) investigate differences in opinions among residents of Tennessee regarding the impacts of COVID-19; and (b) identify socioeconomic and demographic predictors/determinants of these opinions. This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using survey data collected in nine waves during 2020. Distributions of survey-weighted sociodemographic characteristics and respondent perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 were computed. Weighted logistic models were used to investigate predictors of a number of perceptions: whether the health or economic impact was greater, concern for respondent's health, concern for family's health, and willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccine. The study included a total of 9,754 survey respondents. Approximately equal percentages considered COVID-19 to have a greater economic (48.4%) versus health impact (51.6%). Just 40.1% of the respondents reported that they would definitely accept a COVID-19 vaccine. Age group, race, educational attainment, and household composition were significant (  
ISSN:2167-8359
2167-8359
DOI:10.7717/peerj.15473