Understanding racial differences in attitudes about public health efforts during COVID-19 using an explanatory mixed methods design.

ABSTRACT: Efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 rely on trust in public health organizations and practices. These practices include contact tracing, which requires people to share personal information with public health organizations. The central role of trust in these practices has gained more attention during the pandemic, resurfacing endemic questions about public trust and potential racial trust disparities, especially as they relate to participation in public health efforts. Using an explanatory mixed methods design, we conducted quantitative analysis of state-level survey data in the United States from a representative sample of Michigan residents (n = 1000) in May 2020. We used unadjusted and adjusted linear regressions to examine differences in trust in public health information and wil

SUBMITTER: Nong P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8425672 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature