An individual's trust in government is a major determinant in the decision to voluntarily join a public health initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, there has been a growing trend of incorporating technology using health applications by official organizations such as health organizations and governmental bodies. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Israel implemented a health application to be voluntarily downloaded by citizens (VA). Additionally, the Israeli authorities used mandatory mobile tracking to monitor citizens' movements (GT). The current study aims to identify the factors associated with individuals' decisions to download the voluntary contact-tracing app. We hypothesized that (a) attitudes toward GT will mediate the relations between trust in the healthcare system and downloading VA, and (b) attitudes toward GT will mediate the relations between the perceived COVID-19 threat and downloading VA

SUBMITTER: Golan O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11829482 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature