Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
November 5, 2020
The Impact of Believing You Have Had COVID-19 on Self-Reported Behaviour: Cross-Sectional Survey
Category: Article Summary
Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions
Keywords (Tags): mental health personal impact
- A cross-sectional survey of UK adults (n=6,149) found 24.3% of participants perceived they previously had COVID-19, although only 4% reported receiving a positive test. Participants who believed they had COVID-19 were more likely to report believing they had some level of immunity, and less likely to report adhering to lockdown measures, being worried about COVID-19, or know common COVID-19 symptoms.
Smith et al. (Nov 4, 2020). The Impact of Believing You Have Had COVID-19 on Self-Reported Behaviour: Cross-Sectional Survey. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240399