Canadians' opinions towards COVID-19 data-sharing: a national cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

COVID-19 research has significantly contributed to pandemic response and the enhancement of public health capacity. COVID-19 data collected by provincial/territorial health authorities in Canada are valuable for research advancement yet not readily available to the public, including researchers. To inform developments in public health data-sharing in Canada, we explored Canadians' opinions of public health authorities sharing deidentified individual-level COVID-19 data publicly.

Design/setting/interventions/outcomes

A national cross-sectional survey was administered in Canada in March 2022, assessing Canadians' opinions on publicly sharing COVID-19 datatypes. Market research firm Léger was employed for recruitment and data collection.

Participants

Anyone gr

SUBMITTER: Savic Kallesoe SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905784 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature