Social Behaviors Associated With A Positive Covid-19 Test Result
CUREUS(2021)
Abstract
ObjectiveTo compare the social behaviors of individuals who were 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 were collected from May to June 2020. Survey responses for cases without 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 and remote telework when possible.
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covid-19, sars-cov-2, infectious diseases epidemiology, contact tracing, coronavirus quarantine, social distancing, survey research, social and behavioral epidemiology, covid-19 transmission, public behavioral health
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