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Risk communication during COVID-19

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dc.contributor.authorVarghese, Nirosha Elsem
dc.contributor.authorSabat, Iryna
dc.contributor.authorNeumann-Böhme, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorSchreyögg, Jonas
dc.contributor.authorStargardt, Tom
dc.contributor.authorTorbica, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorvan Exel, Job
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Pedro Pita
dc.contributor.authorBrouwer, Werner B F
dc.contributor.institutionNOVA School of Business and Economics (NOVA SBE)
dc.contributor.pblPLOS - Public Library of Science
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-15T00:25:24Z
dc.date.available2021-05-15T00:25:24Z
dc.date.issued2021-04
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dc.description.abstractBackground Risk communication is a key component of public health interventions during an outbreak. As the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in late 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was at the forefront in the development of risk communication strategies. The WHO introduced a range of activities with the purpose of enabling the public to avail verified and timely information on COVID-19 prevention behaviors. Given the various WHO activities to protect the public health during COVID-19, it is important to investigate the extent of familiarity and uptake of the WHO recommendations among the public during the first wave of the pandemic. Methods To do this, we conducted a large-scale Pan-European survey covering around 7500 individuals that are representative of populations from seven European countries, collected online during April 2-April 15, 2020. We use descriptive statistics including proportions and correlations and graphical representations such as bar charts to analyze and display the data. Results Our findings suggest that information from the WHO in the context of COVID-19 is well trusted and acted upon by the public. Overall familiarity and adherence were quite high in most countries. Adherence was higher for social distancing recommendations compared to hygiene measures. Familiarity and adherence were higher among older, female, and highly educated respondents. However, country level heterogeneities were observed in the level of trust in information from the WHO, with countries severely affected by the pandemic reporting lower levels of trust. Conclusion Our findings call for efforts from health authorities to get regular feedback from the public on their familiarity and compliance with recommendations for preventive measures at all stages of the pandemic, to further develop and adapt risk communication as the pandemic evolves.en
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dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent1604505
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0250872
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 29681004
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: b15122b4-7daa-4155-be98-e92a76077a69
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85104931750
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-0881-4928/work/93803537
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/117700
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85104931750
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.relationFunding agencies
dc.relationThe European Union
dc.relationHorizon 2020 research and innovation programme
dc.relationunder the Marie Skodowska-Curie grant agreement No 721402
dc.relationThe Excellence Strategy by the German federal and state governments
dc.relationThe University of Hamburg
dc.relationErasmus School of Health Policy & Management
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dc.relationand Nova School of Business & Economics
dc.relationLisbon Chair BPI | Fundacao La Caixa on Health Economics
dc.subjectGeneral
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleRisk communication during COVID-19en
dc.title.subtitlea descriptive study on familiarity with, adherence to and trust in the WHO preventive measuresen
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.issue4 April 2021
degois.publication.titlePLoS ONE
degois.publication.volume16
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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