1. Evaluating the Knowledge of and Behavior Toward COVID-19 and the Possibility of Isolating at a City Level: Survey Study
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Elise Verot, Robin Chaux, Julie Gagnaire, Paul Bonjean, Amandine Gagneux-Brunon, Philippe Berthelot, Carole Pelissier, Billal Boulamail, Franck Chauvin, Bruno Pozzetto, and Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers
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Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
BackgroundMass testing campaigns were proposed in France during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to detect and isolate asymptomatic individuals infected by SARS-CoV-2. During mass testing in Saint-Étienne (February 2021), we performed a survey of the general population. ObjectiveWe evaluated, on the scale of a city’s population, the literacy level about SARS-CoV-2 transmission, barrier gesture respect, and isolation acceptability or possibility in case of SARS-CoV-2 infection. MethodsWe used the validated CovQuest-CC questionnaire. Data were analyzed and correlated with volunteer characteristics and their SARS-CoV-2 screening results using multivariate analysis. ResultsIn total, 4707 participants completed the CovQuest-CC questionnaire. Multivariate analysis revealed that female sex was a determinant of a higher score of knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 transmission (adjusted β coefficient=0.14, 95% CI 0.04-0.23; corrected P=.02). Older ages of 50-59 years (adjusted β coefficient=0.25, 95% CI 0.19-0.31; corrected P
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- 2024
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