US Adults' Beliefs About Harassing or Threatening Public Health Officials During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The rise in attacks on public health officials has weakened the public health workforce and complicated COVID-19 mitigation efforts.

Objective

To examine the share of US adults who believed harassing or threatening public health officials because of COVID-19 business closures was justified and the factors shaping those beliefs.

Design, setting, and participants

The Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Civic Life and Public Health Survey was fielded from November 11 to 30, 2020, and July 26 to August 29, 2021. A nationally representative cohort of 1086 US adults was included.

Main outcomes and measures

Respondents were asked how much they believed that threatening or harassing public health officials for business closures to slow COVID-19 transmission wa

SUBMITTER: Topazian RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9338413 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature