Frequent mandatory COVID-19 testing may increase risky behavior
PNAS Nexus, ISSN: 2752-6542, Vol: 1, Issue: 5, Page: pgac247
2022
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Article Description
Mandatory surveillance testing programs are popular policies aimed to control SARS-CoV-2 and may be considered for future epidemics. However, if people believe that testing lowers their risk of infection, such policies could increase risky behavior and may even cause increased pathogen spread. Using data from two US universities, we find that frequent mandatory testing is associated with greater participation in events linked to COVID-19 spread. Women seem to be driving this association, and mediation analyses suggest this is partly due to women’s higher perception of COVID-related health risks. Our results show the potential for adverse effects from epidemic control policies, both on average and across population subgroups. Undertaking mitigation measures to reduce such unintended consequences may therefore be important.
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http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85148563674&origin=inward; http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac247; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36712346; https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/doi/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac247/6798392; https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac247; https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/1/5/pgac247/6798392
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