2021
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260041
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A snapshot of the practicality and barriers to COVID-19 interventions: Public health and healthcare workers’ perceptions in high and low- and middle-income countries

Abstract: Background In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have implemented a range of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and pharmaceutical interventions (PIs) to reduce transmission and minimise morbidity and mortality, whilst maintaining social and economic activities. The perceptions of public health workers (PHWs) and healthcare workers (HCWs) are essential to inform future COVID-19 strategies as they are viewed as trusted sources and are at the forefront of COVID-19 response. The objectives of thi… Show more

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“…Taking COVID-19 as an example, literature suggests that citizens were mostly engaged in data generation, with limited involvement in other aspects of research such as problem definition, data interpretation and dissemination 9 12 13. As past outbreaks have demonstrated, this undermines mutual trust between citizens, researchers and policymakers, resulting in decreased willingness of citizens to follow public health guidelines 14–16. It is thus important to emphasise that CS is not merely about data provision, citizens need to be seen as essential active participants across the full spectrum of research in a complex health information environment 17–20…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Taking COVID-19 as an example, literature suggests that citizens were mostly engaged in data generation, with limited involvement in other aspects of research such as problem definition, data interpretation and dissemination 9 12 13. As past outbreaks have demonstrated, this undermines mutual trust between citizens, researchers and policymakers, resulting in decreased willingness of citizens to follow public health guidelines 14–16. It is thus important to emphasise that CS is not merely about data provision, citizens need to be seen as essential active participants across the full spectrum of research in a complex health information environment 17–20…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…9 12 13 As past outbreaks have demonstrated, this undermines mutual trust between citizens, researchers and policymakers, resulting in decreased willingness of citizens to follow public health guidelines. [14][15][16] It is thus important to emphasise that CS is not merely about data provision, citizens need to be seen as essential active participants across the full spectrum of research in a complex health information environment. [17][18][19][20] To date, majority of CS research, especially for outbreak preparedness and response has been done in highincome countries with limited knowledge in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Spikes, surges, waves, and variants have continued to upend the normalcy of life over the past two years, impacting work, school, social interactions, travel, and the economy across the globe. Though vaccines are mainstays in well-resourced countries, there is a significant minority of individuals that will not participate in such interventions due to political, ideological, trust, ethnicity, and socioeconomic inequity issues in resourced countries and fear of vaccine safety and lack of availability in low and middle income countries ( Glazik et al, 2021 ; Omer et al, 2021 ). Several experimental compounds have been proposed for the treatment of COVID-19, including hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, lopinavir, interferon-β1, ivermectin, convalescent plasma; however, many of these treatments result in more harm than overall benefit ( Bishara et al, 2020 ; Buonfrate et al, 2022 ; Consortium et al, 2021 ; Ortigoza et al, 2021 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Due to the lack of childcare support and the closure of schools during the pandemic, nurses struggled to fulfill both their work and family roles [13,14]. Their childcare responsibility reduced their participation in work [13,[15][16][17] and further led to burnout and depression [16,[18][19][20][21].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%