The effect of COVID-19 on public confidence in the World Health Organization: a natural experiment among 40 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At a time when a highly contagious pandemic and global political and economic turmoil are intertwined, worldwide cooperation under the leadership of an international organization has become increasingly important. This study aimed to estimate the effect of COVID-19 on public confidence in the World Health Organization (WHO), which will serve as a reference for other international organizations regarding the maintenance of their credibility in crisis management and ability to play a greater role in global health governance.

Methods

We obtained individual data from the World Values Survey (WVS). A total of 44,775 participants aged 16 and older from 40 countries in six WHO regions were included in this study. The COVID-19 pandemic was used as a natural experiment. We

SUBMITTER: Guo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9392065 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature