The influence of COVID-19 risk perception and vaccination status on the number of social contacts across Europe: insights from the CoMix study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics have been greatly modulated by human contact behaviour. To curb the spread of the virus, global efforts focused on implementing both Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) and pharmaceutical interventions such as vaccination. This study was conducted to explore the influence of COVID-19 vaccination status and risk perceptions related to SARS-CoV-2 on the number of social contacts of individuals in 16 European countries.

Methods

We used data from longitudinal surveys conducted in the 16 European countries to measure social contact behaviour in the course of the pandemic. The data consisted of representative panels of participants in terms of gender, age and region of residence in each country. The surveys were conducted in seve

SUBMITTER: Wambua J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10347859 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature