Changes in social contact patterns in Germany during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic - an analysis based on the COVIMOD study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Germany employed several nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce social contacts and decelerate the virus's spread. Associations between demographics and other factors, e.g. perceived pandemic threat level, might help explain variations in social contact behaviours. We aimed to estimate contact numbers during the pandemic in Germany and assess factors associated with changes therein.

Methods

Between 04/2020 and 12/2021, we conducted an online contact survey (COVIMOD) with 33 waves in Germany. We calculated the mean and 95% confidence interval of daily reported contacts ("people who you met in person and with whom you exchanged at least a few words, or with whom you had physical contact") using bootstrapping. The effects of

SUBMITTER: Phuong HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12020284 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature