Researchers noted that many of these misrepresentations “may have put others at risk of COVID-19.”
For example, the study said, a person who does not disclose they think or know they have COVID-19 “when entering a clinician’s office endangers clinicians, office staff, and other patients who might be at risk of severe outcomes” from the disease.
“Given the difficulty and costs associated with many public health measures, members of the public may exercise dishonesty and nonadherence regarding these measures,” the study said. “For example, people may withhold information about having COVID-19 during a health screening to allow them to attend their health care appointment or continue going to work.
In terms of demographics, respondents under the age of 60 and those who reported a greater distrust of science were more likely to have engaged in COVID-19 misrepresentation, according to the research. But the study found no link between deceptive behavior during the pandemic and the political beliefs or religion of those polled.
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