Trust in COVID-19 policy among public health professionals in Israel during the first wave of the pandemic: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the important role of professionals in designing and communicating effective policies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of trust in the COVID-19 national public health policy among public health professionals in Israel and its correlates during the first wave of the pandemic.

Methods

A purposive sampling of public health professionals in Israel, through professional and academic public health networks (N = 112). The survey was distributed online during May 2020. Level of trust was measured by the mean of 18 related statements using a 5-point Likert scale, where 1 means not at all and 5 means to a very high extent, and grouped as low and high trust by median (2.75).

Results

A moderate level of trust in

SUBMITTER: Zohar T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8995887 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature