COVID-safe behaviour before, during and after a youth mass gathering event: a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

As mass gathering events resume in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a pressing need to understand (a) engagement in COVID-safe behaviour at these events and (b) how attending a mass gathering impacts subsequent behaviours. This study examined anticipated COVID-safe behaviour before, during, and after a youth mass gathering event.

Design

Longitudinal cohort study.

Setting

Self-report data were collected online at five timepoints from secondary-school graduates participating in celebrations linked to an annual week-long youth mass gathering event in Australia.

Participants

Australian secondary-school graduates completed surveys before the event (N=397), on days 1 (N=183), 3 (N=158) and 5 (N=163) of the event, and 3 weeks after the event (N=14

SUBMITTER: Rathbone JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9274022 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature