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. 2022 May 19;28(4):334–343. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001541

TABLE 2. Compliance With and Attitudes Toward Public Health Guidance and Perceptions of Contact Tracing Experience Among PHSKC-Interviewed Cases Who Completed End of I&Q Survey in March 2021 (n = 304).

Compliance with isolation and quarantine
Left home for nonmedical reason during isolation period. 19%
Shared room with any uninfected household contact(s).a 43%
A household contact left home after known exposure.a 30%
All household contacts tested for COVID-19.a 72%
Attitudes toward “public health guidelines to stay at home and away from others after being diagnosed with COVID-19”
I believed the guidelines were important to stopping the spread of COVID-19. 93%
The guidelines interfered with my ability to meet responsibilities at home, work, or school. 33%
I was worried that following the guidelines would mean losing income. 28%
Perceptions of contact tracing experienceb
Overall, it was helpful to talk to the contact tracer. 91%
The contact tracing team helped me or my family get connected to services. 70%
After speaking with the contact tracing team, I better understood how I could protect others from getting COVID-19. 77%
The information and referrals provided by the contact tracing team helped me stay home and away from others. 69%
The contact tracing team repeated the same questions I had already answered for another group. 43%
I felt annoyed or upset after speaking with the contact tracing team. 6%
I felt annoyed by daily text messages sent by contact tracing team.c 8%

aRestricted to cases who reported to living with 1 or more people who had not been diagnosed with COVID-19.

bThe response options were “agree,” “disagree,” and “neutral”; “percent agree” is reported in the table.

cRestricted to cases who received daily text messages from case investigation and contact tracing team.