Judy R Wilkerson, William Steve Lang
Measuring teaching ability with the Rasch model by scaling a series of product and performance tasks
Journal of applied measurement
mass testing campaigns proposed france first wave covid19 pandemic detect isolate asymptomatic individuals infected sarscov2 mass testing sainttienne february 2021 performed survey general population evaluated scale citys population literacy level sarscov2 transmission barrier gesture respect isolation acceptability possibility case sarscov2 infection used validated covquestcc questionnaire data analyzed correlated volunteer characteristics sarscov2 screening results using multivariate analysis total 4707 participants completed covquestcc questionnaire multivariate analysis revealed female sex determinant higher score knowledge sarscov2 transmission adjusted coefficient014 95 ci 004023 corrected p02 older ages 5059 years adjusted coefficient025 95 ci 019031 corrected p001 60 years adjusted coefficient025 95 ci 015034 corrected p001 determinants higher score barrier gesture respect compared ages 2049 years considered reference female sex also determinant higher score barrier gesture respect adjusted coefficient010 95 ci 002463 corrected p001 knowledge score correlated score barrier gesture respect measures adjusted coefficient003 95 ci 00010004 corrected p001 older ages 5059 years adjusted coefficient021 95 ci 013029 corrected p001 60 years adjusted coefficient025 95 ci 01038 corrected p001 determinants higher score isolation acceptability possibility compared age 2049 years considered reference finally knowledge score regarding sarscov2 transmission significantly associated lower risk rtpcr reverse transcriptasepolymerase chain reaction positivity adjusted odds ratio 080 95 ci 069094 corrected p03 implying 1point increase knowledge score lowers risk positivity 20 average study identified factors associated health literacy regarding sarscov2 infection asymptomatic individuals large french citys population confirm context covid19 pandemic determinants better health literacy contexts seems critical obtain detailed understanding determinants individual citizens behavior part strategy combat largescale spread virus harsh experience pandemic teach us nurture research structure customized interventions encourage adoption ad hoc behaviors engage citizens adapting behaviors favorable health