ArticlePreventive medicine reports2023
When do people increase COVID-19 protective behaviors? A longitudinal analysis of the impact of infections among close contacts and in the community.
Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Side messages, side effects: Justifying infection prevention but fuelling social polarisation.SSM - population health · 2026Article
- Adolescents' perceptions of media messages and their preventive health behaviors: a longitudinal study.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Risk factors associated with COVID-19 infection among Chinese elite athletes during overseas training and competitions: a large-scale cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Understanding the interplay between epidemiological and social cognitve drivers of behaviour change during the Covid-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Preventive Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Delaware's Underserved Communities: A Longitudinal Study (2021-2022).Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Social Vulnerability and Compliance With World Health Organization Advice on Protective Behaviors Against COVID-19 in African and Asia Pacific Countries: Factor Analysis to Develop a Social Vulnerability Index.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Inferring COVID-19 testing and vaccination behavior from New Jersey testing data.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
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Abstract
Studies examining individual-level changes in protective behaviors over time in association with community-level infection and self or close-contact infection with SARS-CoV-2 are limited. We analyzed overall and demographic specific week-to-week changes in COVID-19 protective behaviors and their association with COVID-19 infections (regional case counts and self or close contacts). Data were collected through 37 consecutive weekly surveys from 10/17/2021 - 6/26/2022. Our survey panel included 212 individuals living or working in St. Louis City and County, Missouri, U.S.A. Frequency of mask-wearing, handwashing, physical distancing, and avoiding large gatherings was self-reported (more/the same/less than the prior week). Close contact with COVID-19 was reported if the panel member, their household member, or their close contact tested positive, got sick, or was hospitalized for COVID-19 in the prior week. Regional weekly COVID-19 case counts were matched to the closest survey administration date. We used generalized linear mixed models to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for associations. Evidence for effect modification was assessed using the likelihood ratio test. Increased protective behaviors were positively associated with COVID-19 case counts (OR
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