Public health risk communication through the lens of a quarantined community: Insights from a coronavirus hotspot in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quarantine is one of the most effective interventions to contain an infectious disease outbreak, yet it is one of the most disruptive. We investigated the quarantine of an entire village to better understand risk communication requirements for groups.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional, mixed-methods survey study on a single cohort of adult residents in Neustadt am Rennsteig, Germany, six weeks after the removal of a 14-day mandatory community quarantine. The survey response rate was 33% (289/883 residents).

Findings

Survey participants reported a lack of information on the quarantine implementation process. What authorities communicated was not necessarily what residents desired to know. While inhabitants used social media and telephones to communicate

SUBMITTER: Licht A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10569635 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature