Effective public health messaging for university students: lessons learned to increase adherence to safety guidelines during a pandemic

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Jan. 3, 2024

Abstract Variation in compliance with recommended safety behaviors early the COVID-19 pandemic was especially concerning places where people aggregated after traveling from a range of geographical areas, such as many universities. Understanding variation these is important for continuing to address and planning future disease outbreaks. We examined relationship between behaviors, risk perception, COVID-19-related knowledge, information sources among university students during Fall 2020 semester. A person’s preferred were associated differences protective behaviors. Furthermore, higher COVID knowledge practiced more Providing reliable can reduce harm global health crises, particularly at universities interventions on campus also protect larger community, spillover has impacted most vulnerable members surrounding communities. Our study adds public literature factors influencing personal

Language: Английский

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From Parking Tickets to the Pandemic: Fixed Penalty Notices, Inequity and the Regulation of Everyday Behaviours

The British Journal of Criminology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 64(6), P. 1310 - 1327

Published: March 1, 2024

Abstract Since the 1960s, Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) have become a widely used sanction in United Kingdom, to deal with various low-level offences. More recently, came prominence as mechanism chosen enforce Coronavirus Health Regulations. This article critically examines decision employ FPNs this context, and implications respect of inequality inequity. We show that was at odds contemporaneous policing trends, and, drawing on new research evidence, argue Regulations stretched beyond their intended use, creating inequalities enforcement inequitable punishment effects. Our findings raise policy questions about impact what actions should be taken event future pandemics.

Language: Английский

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Compliance with COVID-19 government guidance and rules by disabled people and people from minoritised ethnic groups: Qualitative findings from the CICADA study

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(9), P. e0301242 - e0301242

Published: Sept. 19, 2024

Within the 2020/21 CICADA (Coronavirus Intersectionalities: Chronic Conditions or Disabilities and Migrants other Ethnic minorities) study, we explored full, partial noncompliance with government COVID-19 infection-containment measures by people from minoritised ethnic groups a disabling health condition impairment. We used an assets-based intersectional approach purposive sampling, included non-disabled White British comparators, trained community co-researchers to help us reach undocumented migrants asylum seekers. undertook 271 semi-structured qualitative interviews, followed participatory workshops interviewees explore data changes in experiences five 10 months after interviews. Perceiving their vulnerability COVID-19, most participants quickly often zealously adopted behaviours, continued this restrictions were lifted. This could reduce mental wellbeing, especially community-facing cultures, create family conflict. Various structural inequities impeded compliance. Many, migrants, felt imprisoned. The intersection of gender, citizenship, socioeconomic status culture impacted disclosures infection, support seeking use. Many unclear what was safe as well unsafe. People complained that disability cultural considerations omitted policymaking. Participants mostly had taken vaccine October 2022, but minority needed time deliberate trusted, community-embedded information whereas influenced mass media. impairment, poverty, living alone led more non-compliance general rules, hesitancy than did misinformation spread through channels. reluctant reintegrate May 2022 because perceived September = seemed concerned about economic crisis. add two new ‘types’ existing compliance typologies: deliberators (who eventually decide follow rules), ‘necessity-driven non-compliers’ who are totally unable comply disabilities.

Language: Английский

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Compliance Trajectory and Patterns of COVID-19 Preventive Measures, Japan, 2020–2022

Emerging infectious diseases, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 29(9)

Published: Aug. 24, 2023

COVID-19 remains a global health threat. Compliance with nonpharmaceutical interventions is essential because of limited effectiveness vaccines, emergence highly contagious variants, and declining antibody titers over time. We evaluated compliance 14 intervention-related preventive behaviors, including mask wearing, ventilation, surface sanitation, in longitudinal study Japan using 4 waves Internet survey data obtained during 2020-2022. most behaviors increased or remained stable the 2-year period, except for sanitation going out behaviors; ventilation behavior substantially decreased winter. patterns identified from latent class analysis showed that number persons low decreased, whereas those personal hygiene increased. Our findings reflect relaxation mobility restriction policy Japan, where pandemic continues. Policymakers should consider behavioral changes caused by new policies to improve prevention strategies.

Language: Английский

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Social determinants of spatial inequalities in COVID-19 outcomes across England: A multiscale geographically weighted regression analysis

SSM - Population Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 25, P. 101621 - 101621

Published: Feb. 7, 2024

A variety of factors are associated with greater COVID-19 morbidity or mortality, due to how these influence exposure (in the case morbidity) severity mortality) infections. We use multiscale geographically weighted regression study spatial variation in and mortality rates at local authority level across England (UK). investigate period between March 2020 2021, prior rollout vaccination program. consider a including demographic (e.g. age, gender, ethnicity), health smoking, obesity, diabetes), social Index Multiple Deprivation), economic Gini coefficient complexity index) that have previously been found impact mortality. The Deprivation has significant on cases deaths all authorities, although effect is strongest south England. Higher proportions ethnic minorities higher levels being west There again similar pattern terms cases, but north country. Other age gender also effects differential results provide insights into national policymakers can take account localized address inequalities future infectious disease pandemics.

Language: Английский

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Autonomous and policy-induced behavior change during the COVID-19 pandemic: Towards understanding and modeling the interplay of behavioral adaptation

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(5), P. e0296145 - e0296145

Published: May 2, 2024

Changes in human behaviors, such as reductions of physical contacts and the adoption preventive measures, impact transmission infectious diseases considerably. Behavioral adaptations may be result individuals aiming to protect themselves or mere responses public containment a combination both. What drives autonomous policy-induced adaptation, how they are related change over time is insufficiently understood. Here, we develop framework for more precise analysis behavioral focusing on confluence, interactions variance adaptation. We carry out an empirical Germany during fall 2020 beyond. Subsequently, discuss adaptation processes can better represented behavioral-epidemiological models. find that our useful understand interplay “moving target”. Our suggests mobility patterns changed significantly due both adaption, with potentially weaker effects decreasing risk signals, diminishing perceptions erosion trust government. while number simulation prediction models have made great efforts represent adaption needs understood construct convincing counterfactual scenarios policy analysis. The insights presented here interest modelers makers account behaviors pandemic response accurately.

Language: Английский

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Beyond What Meets the Eye: Unveiling Dynamics of Compliance with Preventive Measures in the COVID-19 Era

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 28, 2024

Background Previous longitudinal studies have identified variability in compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures, noting the heightened sensitivity of least compliant groups to situational factors like easing restrictions. However, they overlooked other forms inherent behaviour. Hence, we investigated social distancing and staying-at-home its dynamic nature, along association individual factors. Methods Data from a study involving 3617 Canadians across twelve measurement times April 2020 2022 were analysed. Compliance levels assessed through self-reported items, alongside trust science government, perception norms, health literacy. Results Joint-Trajectory analysis revealed three trajectories during mandatory lifting measures periods: "Low constant" (shifting decreasing" measures), "High decreasing," constant." Transition movements between mostly showed stability (between 85.83% 90.44% for distancing; 80.68% 87.71% staying-at-home), literacy consistently predicting trajectory membership (social distancing: period- Odds = 1.67; 95% CI [1.20, 2.32], 1.43; [0.93, 2.37]; staying-at-home: 1.75; [1.24, 2.56], 1.90; [0.26, 1.01]). Perception provincial norms comparison 1- 4.10; [1.30, 17.54], 2- 0.38; [0.12, 1.04]; 2.22; [1.13, 4.51], 0.74; [0.55, 1.00]) 3.57; [1.29, 10.91], 3.00; [1.26, 7.96]; 3- 0.77; [0.58, 1.02]) moderately predicted change. Conclusions Our not only reaffirms within lowest group but also unveils among higher groups, notably transition movements. Health emerged as strong indicator membership, while influenced

Language: Английский

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Psychosocial determinants of handwashing and physical distancing behaviour during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the Netherlands: A longitudinal analysis

British Journal of Health Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 2, 2024

Abstract Objectives Physical distancing and handwashing can be important infection prevention measures during an infectious disease outbreak such as the COVID‐19 pandemic. To stimulate these behaviours, knowledge of psychosocial determinants well contextual factors is vital. We present longitudinal, within‐person analyses impact on behaviour. Design used individual‐level data (186,490 participants completing 971,899 surveys) from Corona Behavioural Unit Cohort, a dynamic cohort study conducted 26 months pandemic in Netherlands. Methods Fixed‐effects models were employed to estimate associations between behaviour, combined with main moderating effects factors. Results Pandemic severity was associated more while duration had little effect. Within‐person changes response efficacy most relevant for both self‐efficacy, descriptive norms perceived infecting others affected behaviour indirectly. These stable over time. Associations larger cross‐sectional models, indicating that tend overestimate effects. Conclusions Our highlights importance longitudinal detect possible causal associations. The results suggest outbreak, government public health professionals should clearly communicate (e.g., hospitalization rates) effectiveness recommended reducing risk; seek improve people's capabilities opportunities adhere guidelines, example, by modifying environment.

Language: Английский

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Inequalities in Trust Levels and Compliance With Physical Distancing During COVID-19 Outbreaks: Comparing the Arab Minority and Jewish Populations in Israel

International Journal of Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 67

Published: April 5, 2022

This study explores associations between trust in directives and compliance with physical distancing by comparing two populations Israel.

Language: Английский

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Understanding a constellation of eight COVID-19 disease prevention behaviours using the COM-B model and the theoretical domains framework: a qualitative study using the behaviour change wheel

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: July 5, 2023

Background The use of behavioural science and behaviour change within local authorities public health has supported healthful change; as evidenced by its importance contribution to reducing harm during the COVID-19 pandemic. It can provide valuable information enable creation evidence-based intervention strategies, co-created with people they are aimed at, in an effective efficient manner. Aim This study COM-B model understand Capability, Opportunity Motivation performing a constellation eight disease prevention behaviours related slogans ‘Hands, Face, Space, Fresh Air’; ‘Find, Isolate, Test, (FIT), Vaccinate’ those employed workplaces identified high risk for transmission SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) support development. Methods qualitative recruited twenty-three participants (16 female, 7 male), who were interviewed from three environments (schools, care homes, warehouses) across authorities. Semi-structured interviews analysed using thematic analysis. Findings Ten core themes inductively; (1) knowledge skills, (2) regulating behaviour, (3) willingness act, (4) necessity concerns, (5) emotional impact, (6) conducive environment, (7) societal influence, (8) no longer united against COVID-19, (9) credible leadership, (10) inconsistent adherence behaviours. Themes then deductively mapped theoretical domains framework logic wheel (BCW) was produced inform design. Conclusion offers novel approach analysis that included single diagnosis. will direct limited resources overarching priorities. Of key importance, need supportive alongside developing interventions collaboratively target audience. had toll on interviewed, however, promoting value behaviours, over above their costs, facilitate behaviour. Developing through education, training, marketing modelling further supports guidance British Psychological Society taskforce.

Language: Английский

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