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July 10, 2026BMC Public HealthOpen Access

A global assessment of the level of trust in information sources and adherence to COVID-19 related preventive health behaviors: cross-sectional survey study

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MCMishell Barreno CaicedoMDMaximilien V. DialufumaRDRubee Dev

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Overview

Cross-sectional survey finds trust in health and political authorities influences adherence to COVID-19 behaviors.

Key Points

  • This study aims to examine the relationship between trust in health authorities and adherence to COVID-19 preventive behaviors.
  • Cross-sectional survey using data from the iCARE study (n=14,453) across 116 countries.
  • Analyzed trust levels in authorities as predictors of adherence to five preventive behaviors.
  • Conducted multivariable logistic regressions to assess associations between trust and behaviors.
  • 25.43% of respondents reported no trust in political authorities; 16.84% reported no trust in healthcare authorities.
  • Lower trust in political leaders was associated with decreased likelihood of self-quarantine (OR=0.70, 95% CI: 0.49-0.99).
  • Distrust in healthcare authorities corresponded with lower adherence to avoiding gatherings (OR=0.37, 95% CI: 0.25-0.53) and self-quarantine (OR=0.49, 95% CI: 0.33-0.72).

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Caicedo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508b536eeac72a437a0125https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-28320-1
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