Chronic Conditions and Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures in Pitt County, North Carolina.

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An increased odds of wearing a facemask in public was also found for any chronic condition, although this did not reach statistical significance (AOR=1.69; 95% CI=0.97, 2.95).

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Other preventive behaviors did not show evidence of a linear dose–response relationship, although mask wearing approached significance in the categorical analysis, specifically, mask wearing among those with any chronic condition (versus none) (AOR=1.69; 95% CI=0.97, 2.95).

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