The Effect of Governmental Health Measures on Public Behaviour During the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in radical changes in many aspects of life. To deal with this, each country has implemented continuous health measures from the beginning of the outbreak. Discovering how governmental actions impacted public behaviour during the outbreak stage is the purpose of this study.

Methods

This study uses a hybrid large-scale data visualisation method to analyse public behaviour (epidemic concerns, self-protection, and mobility trends), using the data provided by multiple authorities. Meanwhile, a content analysis method is used to qualitatively code the health measures of three countries with severe early epidemic outbreaks from different continents, namely China, Italy, and the United States. Eight dimensions are

SUBMITTER: Wang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9808271 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature