Public perspectives on protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy: A survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The extent to which people implement government-issued protective measures is critical in preventing further spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Our study aimed to describe the public belief in the effectiveness of protective measures, the reported implementation of these measures, and to identify communication channels used to acquire information on COVID-19 in European countries during the early stage of the pandemic.

Methods and findings

An online survey available in multiple languages was disseminated starting on March 19th, 2020. After five days, we computed descriptive statistics for countries with more than 500 respondents. Each day, we assessed enacted community containment measures by stage of stringency (I-IV).

SUBMITTER: Meier K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7406072 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature