Latent class analysis identifies risk groups to model the expected benefits of SARS-CoV-2 interventions among university students.

ABSTRACT: Non-pharmaceutical public health measures (PHMs) were central to pre-vaccination efforts to reduce Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exposure risk; heterogeneity in adherence placed bounds on their potential effectiveness, and correlation in their adoption makes assessing the impact attributable to an individual PHM difficult. During the Fall 2020 semester, we used a longitudinal cohort design in a university student population to conduct a behavioral survey of intention to adhere to PHMs, paired with an IgG serosurvey to quantify SARS-CoV-2 exposure at the end of the semester. Using latent class analysis on behavioral survey responses, we identified three distinct groups among the 673 students with IgG samples: 256 (38.04%) students were in the most adherent gro

SUBMITTER: Arnold CRK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11961761 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature