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Editor, Senior Moderator
Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 Apr 9:101377hlthaff202000382. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00382. [Epub ahead of print]
Self-Isolation Compliance In The COVID-19 Era Influenced By Compensation: Findings From A Recent Survey In Israel.
Bodas M[SUP]1[/SUP], Peleg K[SUP]2[/SUP].
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Abstract
A new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is spreading since December 2019. In an attempt to contain the disease, health authorities call for self-quarantine of individuals suspected as exposures. Health officials assume the public will comply in high rates; however, studies suggest that a major obstacle to compliance for household quarantine is concern over loss of income. A cross sectional study of the adult population of Israel was conducted in the last week of February 2020 to assess public attitudes toward the COVID-19 outbreak. In particular, public compliance rates with self-quarantine were assessed depending on compensation for lost wages. The results suggest that when compensation was assumed, the compliance rate was 94%; yet, when compensation was removed, the compliance rate dropped to less than 57%. This study demonstrates that providing people with assurances for their livelihood during self-quarantine is an important component in compliance with public health regulations. [Editor's Note: This fast-track Ahead-of-Print article is the accepted version of the peer-reviewed manuscript. The final edited version will appear in an upcoming issue of Health Affairs.].
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; Compensation; Compliance; Coronavirus; Decision making; Diseases; Emergency medicine; Epidemiology; Global health; Public health; Quarantine; Regulation; Self-quarantine; health policy
PMID:32271627DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00382
Self-Isolation Compliance In The COVID-19 Era Influenced By Compensation: Findings From A Recent Survey In Israel.
Bodas M[SUP]1[/SUP], Peleg K[SUP]2[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
A new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is spreading since December 2019. In an attempt to contain the disease, health authorities call for self-quarantine of individuals suspected as exposures. Health officials assume the public will comply in high rates; however, studies suggest that a major obstacle to compliance for household quarantine is concern over loss of income. A cross sectional study of the adult population of Israel was conducted in the last week of February 2020 to assess public attitudes toward the COVID-19 outbreak. In particular, public compliance rates with self-quarantine were assessed depending on compensation for lost wages. The results suggest that when compensation was assumed, the compliance rate was 94%; yet, when compensation was removed, the compliance rate dropped to less than 57%. This study demonstrates that providing people with assurances for their livelihood during self-quarantine is an important component in compliance with public health regulations. [Editor's Note: This fast-track Ahead-of-Print article is the accepted version of the peer-reviewed manuscript. The final edited version will appear in an upcoming issue of Health Affairs.].
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; Compensation; Compliance; Coronavirus; Decision making; Diseases; Emergency medicine; Epidemiology; Global health; Public health; Quarantine; Regulation; Self-quarantine; health policy
PMID:32271627DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00382