The association of public trust with the utilization of digital contact tracing for COVID-19 in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examin whether public trust was associated with the utilization of COVID-19 Contact Confirming Application (COCOA) in those who self-reported a history of COVID-19.

Study design

Cross-sectional study.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Japan Society and New Tobacco Internet Survey, a nationwide online survey conducted from February to March 2021, which also assessed items related to COVID-19 and public trust. We included 453 participants with a history of COVID-19. Participants' reports of their general trust in the national government and the related policies, attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination, and the adherence to the preventive measures against SARS-CoV-2 spread were compared between COCOA users and non-users controlling for age, sex, and socioec

SUBMITTER: He Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9187877 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature