Social Behaviors Associated with a Positive COVID-19 Test Result
| Autor: | Bryan Hair, Michael B. Rothberg, Christine Doherty, Aaron N. Dunn, Victoria Shaker, Sidra L Speaker, Lynn Daboul, Elizabeth R. Pfoh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Infectious Disease social and behavioral epidemiology contact tracing public behavioral health infectious diseases epidemiology survey research Internal Medicine Medicine covid-19 transmission Close contact coronavirus quarantine business.industry Social distance General Engineering Patient portal social distancing Glove use Test (assessment) sars-cov-2 covid-19 Epidemiology/Public Health business Contact tracing Social behavior Demography |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| DOI: | 10.1101/2020.08.04.20168450 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveTo compare behaviors of individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 relative to non-infected individuals.MethodsWe sent COVID positive cases and age/gender matched controls a survey regarding their social behaviors via MyChart (online patient portal). We called cases if they did not complete the electronic survey within two days. Data was collected from May-June 2020. Survey responses for cases without a close contact and controls were compared using Pearson chi-square or Fisher’s Exact tests as appropriate.ResultsA total of 339 participants completed the survey (113 cases, 226 controls); 45 (40%) cases had known contact with COVID-19. Cases were more likely to have recently traveled (4% vs. 0%, p=0.01) or to work outside the home (40% vs. 25%, p=0.02). There was no difference in the rates of attending private or public gatherings, mask/glove use, hand-washing, cleaning surfaces and cleaning mail/groceries between cases and controls.ConclusionsSixty percent of cases had no known contact with COVID-19, indicating ongoing community transmission and underlining the importance of contact tracing. The greater percentage of cases who work outside the home provides further evidence for social distancing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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