Beliefs and preferences as predictors of prophylactic adherence and lockdown compliance in South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Farolfi, Stefano
dc.contributor.author Jourdain, Damien
dc.contributor.author Mungatana, Eric D.
dc.contributor.author Nicholls, Nicky
dc.contributor.author Willinger, Marc
dc.contributor.author Yitbarek, Eleni
dc.date.accessioned 2023-11-21T10:00:40Z
dc.date.issued 2024
dc.description.abstract Much of the research on behavioural preferences as predictors of compliance with regulations aimed at reducing the transmission of COVID-19 has focused on developed countries, with very little consideration of African countries. We conduct an online survey (n = 1503) considering beliefs, and individual and social preferences as predictors of compliance with prophylactic measures and lockdown regulations in South Africa. We use incentivized experimental measures of individual (risk and time) preferences and social preferences (cooperativeness and altruism). We also consider survey measures of risk tolerance, patience and trust. We find that beliefs about others’ behaviour are highly predictive of reported behaviour. We also find that greater patience and cooperativeness are predictive of high compliance with prophylactic measures and lockdown regulations. Encouragingly, respondents report higher compliance at higher lockdown levels, suggesting responsiveness of behaviour to the level of risk of infection. en_US
dc.description.department Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development en_US
dc.description.embargo 2025-03-05
dc.description.librarian hj2023 en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being en_US
dc.description.sponsorship African Academy of Sciences. en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cdsa20 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Stefano Farolfi, Damien Jourdain, Eric Mungatana, Nicky Nicholls, Marc Willinger & Eleni Yitbarek (2024) Beliefs and preferences as predictors of prophylactic adherence and lockdown compliance in South Africa, Development Southern Africa, 41:1, 91-109, DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2023.2252462. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0376-835X (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1470-3637 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1080/0376835X.2023.2252462
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93377
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Routledge en_US
dc.rights © 2023 Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC). This is an electronic version of an article published in Development Southern Africa, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 91-109, 2024. doi : 10.1080/0376835X.2023.2252462. Development Southern Africa is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/cdsa20. en_US
dc.subject COVID-19 pandemic en_US
dc.subject Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) en_US
dc.subject South Africa (SA) en_US
dc.subject Stated preferences en_US
dc.subject Elicited preferences en_US
dc.subject Individual preferences en_US
dc.subject SDG-03: Good health and well-being en_US
dc.title Beliefs and preferences as predictors of prophylactic adherence and lockdown compliance in South Africa en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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