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cord-349812-nw1nlc1y	Jang, Won Mo	Social Distancing and Transmission-reducing Practices during the 2019 Coronavirus Disease and 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Outbreaks in Korea	2020-06-09		.txt	text/plain	3597	198	43	To examine the current status of non-pharmaceutical preventive behaviors practiced during the COVID-19 outbreak and factors affecting behavioral activities, we compared to the 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak in Korea. 2,3,7,15-18 The current study aimed to quantify and compare the individuals' adherence to social distancing and transmission-reducing behavioral practices during the COVID-19 and MERS-CoV outbreaks in Korea. Sex, age, occupation, self-reported household economic status, residential area, presidential job approval rating, party identification, and affective risk perception as participants' characteristics, were investigated to identify factors influencing non-pharmaceutical preventive behaviors. 2,3,7,15-17,20-22 First, our study showed a marked increase in non-pharmaceutical preventive behaviors such as social distancing, wearing of face masks, and washing of hands, evenly, across all subgroups during COVID-19 compared to 2015 MERS-CoV. In conclusion, the present study suggests, for the first time, the level of the practice rate of non-pharmaceutical preventive behaviors and influencing factors during 2020 COVID-19 and 2015 MERS-CoV in Korea.	./cache/cord-349812-nw1nlc1y.txt	./txt/cord-349812-nw1nlc1y.txt