P-1595. Perceived Individual Risk of COVID-19 Mirrors Community Risk: Analysis of Testing Sites in West Virginia

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Authors: Bradley S. Price, Timothy Dotson, Gordon Stephen Smith, Sherri K. Davis, Sally Hodder
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Abstract

Abstract Background There are often large variations in individuals’ perceived vs. actual community risk of contracting infectious diseases. As part of a study to better understand attitudes and behaviors regarding testing and vaccination for COVID-19, we sought to examine factors related to differences between a person’s perceived risk vs. actual community risk and association of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result.Table 1:Demographics and Clinical CharacteristicsA breakdown of our study section by outcome response type arcross covariates.Table 2:Modeling Results Across Groups Results of our logistic regression model where perceived risk (Low=0, Med/High=1). Gray rows indicate statistically significant covariates at the p

Fields of Study & Subjects

COVID-19 epidemiological studies Risk Perception and Management Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Publication details

Journal / source
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume
13
Issue
Supplement_1
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN