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SUBMITTER: Wise T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7540790 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wise Toby T Zbozinek Tomislav D TD Michelini Giorgia G Hagan Cindy C CC Mobbs Dean D
Royal Society open science 20200916 9
Efforts to change behaviour are critical in minimizing the spread of highly transmissible pandemics such as COVID-19. However, it is unclear whether individuals are aware of disease risk and alter their behaviour early in the pandemic. We investigated risk perception and self-reported engagement in protective behaviours in 1591 United States-based individuals cross-sectionally and longitudinally over the first week of the pandemic. Subjects demonstrated growing awareness of risk and reported eng ...[more]