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Behaviors and attitudes of college students during an academic semester at two Wisconsin universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Characterize college student COVID-19 behaviors and attitudes during the early pandemic. Participants: Students on two university campuses in Wisconsin.

Methods

Surveys administered in September and November 2020.

Results

Few students (3-19%) participated in most in-person activities during the semester, with eating at restaurants as the exception (72-80%) and attending work (35%) and parties (33%) also reported more frequently. The majority wore masks in public (94-99%), but comparatively fewer (42%) did so at parties. Mask-wearing at parties decreased from September to November (p < 0.05). Students attending parties, or consuming more alcohol, were less concerned and more likely to take COVID-19-associated risks.

Conclusions

Students were motivated to adhere to COVID-19 prevention measures but gathered socially. Though there was frequent public masking, mask-wearing at parties declined in November and may represent pandemic fatigue. High-yield strategies for decreasing viral spread may include changing masking social norms and engaging with students about creative risk-reduction strategies.

SUBMITTER: Rosenblum HG

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11359481 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Behaviors and attitudes of college students during an academic semester at two Wisconsin universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rosenblum Hannah G HG Segaloff Hannah E HE Cole Devlin D Lee Christine C CC Currie Dustin W DW Abedi Glen R GR Remington Patrick L PL Kelly G Patrick GP Pitts Collin C Langolf Kimberly K Kahrs Juliana J Leibold Kurt K Westergaard Ryan P RP Hsu Christopher H CH Kirking Hannah L HL Tate Jacqueline E JE

Journal of American college health : J of ACH 20220701 5

<h4>Objective</h4>Characterize college student COVID-19 behaviors and attitudes during the early pandemic. <b>Participants:</b> Students on two university campuses in Wisconsin.<h4>Methods</h4>Surveys administered in September and November 2020.<h4>Results</h4>Few students (3-19%) participated in most in-person activities during the semester, with eating at restaurants as the exception (72-80%) and attending work (35%) and parties (33%) also reported more frequently. The majority wore masks in p ...[more]

PMID: 35776927

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Behaviors and attitudes of college students during an academic semester at two Wisconsin universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Behaviors and attitudes of college students during an academic semester at two Wisconsin universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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