Do people with symptoms of an infectious illness follow advice to stay at home? Evidence from a series of cross-sectional surveys about presenteeism in the UK DOI Creative Commons
G. James Rubin, Louise Smith, Richard Amlôt

et al.

BMJ Open, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(5), P. e060511 - e060511

Published: May 1, 2022

To assess the percentage of people in UK with cough, fever or loss taste smell who have not had a positive COVID-19 test result been to work, shops, socialised provided care vulnerable person 10 days after developing symptoms. investigate whether these rates differed according type symptom, what participant thought cause their symptoms was and they taken test. Four online cross-sectional surveys using non-probability quota sampling method (n=8547). Data were collected across from 20 September 3 November 2021, via market research company. Aged over 16 years living UK. Out-of-home activity. 498 participants reported one more result. Within that group, about half employed attended work while symptomatic (51.2%-56.3% depending on 95% CIs 42.2% 65.6%). Rates other contact behaviours ranged 31.4% (caring for cough: CI 24.3% 38.4%) 61.5% (shopping groceries pharmacy 54.1% 68.9%). There no differences symptom experienced felt might be cause. People less likely go out shopping non-essentials than Many an infectious disease following government advice stay at home if believed illness. Reducing may require shift our national attitude acceptability attending illnesses.

Language: Английский

Do people with symptoms of an infectious illness follow advice to stay at home? Evidence from a series of cross-sectional surveys about presenteeism in the UK DOI Creative Commons
G. James Rubin, Louise Smith, Richard Amlôt

et al.

BMJ Open, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(5), P. e060511 - e060511

Published: May 1, 2022

To assess the percentage of people in UK with cough, fever or loss taste smell who have not had a positive COVID-19 test result been to work, shops, socialised provided care vulnerable person 10 days after developing symptoms. investigate whether these rates differed according type symptom, what participant thought cause their symptoms was and they taken test. Four online cross-sectional surveys using non-probability quota sampling method (n=8547). Data were collected across from 20 September 3 November 2021, via market research company. Aged over 16 years living UK. Out-of-home activity. 498 participants reported one more result. Within that group, about half employed attended work while symptomatic (51.2%-56.3% depending on 95% CIs 42.2% 65.6%). Rates other contact behaviours ranged 31.4% (caring for cough: CI 24.3% 38.4%) 61.5% (shopping groceries pharmacy 54.1% 68.9%). There no differences symptom experienced felt might be cause. People less likely go out shopping non-essentials than Many an infectious disease following government advice stay at home if believed illness. Reducing may require shift our national attitude acceptability attending illnesses.

Language: Английский

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