Cohort profile: the British Columbia COVID-19 Population Mixing Patterns Survey (BC-Mix).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Several non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as physical distancing, handwashing, self-isolation, and school and business closures, were implemented in British Columbia (BC) following the first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 on 26 January 2020, to minimise in-person contacts that could spread infections. The BC COVID-19 Population Mixing Patterns Survey (BC-Mix) was established as a surveillance system to measure behaviour and contact patterns in BC over time to inform the timing of the easing/re-imposition of control measures. In this paper, we describe the BC-Mix survey design and the demographic characteristics of respondents.

Participants

The ongoing repeated online survey was launched in September 2020. Participants are mainly recruited through social m

SUBMITTER: Adu PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9412046 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature