biostudies-literatureUnknown19(5)Verot E<h4>Background</h4>The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led most countries to take restrictive measures affecting social activities and individual freedoms to limit viral transmission. It was shown that practical, motivational and social barriers impact on adherence to the isolation and social distancing measures advocated by the health authorities. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a COVID-19 Knowledges and Behavior Questionnaire adapted to a teenager and adult French population.<h4>Methods</h4>CoVQuest-CC was developed by a multidisciplinary team made of infectious diseases physicians, medical virologist, specialists of infectious control, experts of the questionnaires methodology, experts in public health and prevention, and statisticians. CoVQuest-CC was responded to by a biInternational journal of environmental research and public healthhttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8909952biostudies-literatureDevelopment and Validation of the COVID-19 Knowledges and Behavior Questionnaire in a French Population (CoVQuest-CC).PMC8909952Verot EGagneux-Brunon APozzetto BGagnaire JChaux RBerthelot PBonjean PBotelho-Nevers EChauvin FfalseDevelopment and Validation of the COVID-19 Knowledges and Behavior Questionnaire in a French Population (CoVQuest-CC).<h4>Background</h4>The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led most countries to take restrictive measures affecting social activities and individual freedoms to limit viral transmission. It was shown that practical, motivational and social barriers impact on adherence to the isolation and social distancing measures advocated by the health authorities. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a COVID-19 Knowledges and Behavior Questionnaire adapted to a teenager and adult French population.<h4>Methods</h4>CoVQuest-CC was developed by a multidisciplinary team made of infectious diseases physicians, medical virologist, specialists of infectious control, experts of the questionnaires methodology, experts in public health and prevention, and statisticians. CoVQuest-CC was responded to by a bi2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Feb2025-04-18T21:03:14.325Z2024-11-20T22:35:08.649ZS-EPMC89099523527026210.3390/ijerph19052569