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ArticleBMC research notes2024

Sociodemographic influences on private and professional contact behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: cross-sectional analysis based on a Regional Blood Donor Cohort.

Robert Pohl, Christoph Stallmann, Pauline Marquardt, Ute Bank, Jacqueline Färber, Lotte Scheibler, Hans-Gert Heuft, Achim J Kaasch, Christian Apfelbacher

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Robert PohlInstitute of Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany. robert.pohl@med.ovgu.de.
Christoph StallmannInstitute of Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Pauline MarquardtInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Ute BankInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Jacqueline FärberInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Lotte ScheiblerInstitute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Hans-Gert HeuftInstitute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Achim J KaaschInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Christian ApfelbacherInstitute of Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.

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objectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic has had significant health and socioeconomic impacts worldwide. Extensive measures, including contact restrictions, were implemented to control the spread of the virus. This study aims to examine the factors that influenced private and professional contact behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic.

resultsWe used baseline data (January-April 2021) from the SeMaCo study (Serologische Untersuchungen bei Blutspendern des Großraums Magdeburg auf Antikörper gegen SARS-CoV-2), a longitudinal, regional cohort study assessing COVID-19 seroprevalence in blood donors from Magdeburg and surrounding areas in Germany. In the blood donor cohort (n = 2,195), there was a general reduction in private contacts (by 78.9%) and professional contacts (by 54.4%) after March 18, 2020. Individuals with higher education reduced both private (by 84.1%) and professional (by 70.1%) contacts more than those with lower education levels (private contacts 59.5%; professional contacts 37%). Younger age groups (18-30 years) reduced private contacts more frequently (by 85.4%) than older individuals (61-83 years, by 68.6%) and demonstrated a higher likelihood of private contact reduction compared to older age groups (51-60 years: odds ratio (OR) 0.45 [95% [CI] 0.32-0.65]; 61-83 years: OR 0.33 [95% [CI] 0.22-0.48]).

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Blood DonorsCOVID-19AdolescentAdultAgedCohort StudiesContact TracingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGermanyHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Blood donorsContact reductionCOVID-19SeMaCo study

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PMID39068489
PMCPMC11283687

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