Devon McAlpine, Melissa MacKay, Lauren E Grant, Andrew Papadopoulos, Jennifer E McWhirter
Modernizing public health communication competencies in Canada: A survey of the Canadian public health workforce
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
background objectives covid19 vaccinations became available adhering nonpharmaceutical interventions npis like social distancing sd wearing masks hand hygiene crucial mitigating viral spread many studies reported younger individuals reluctant follow measures compared older ones hypothesized would worthwhile find factors influenced sd compliance among young people prevaccination phase pandemic materials methods analyzed data adults aged 1944 2020 south korean community health survey compared sociodemographic healthrelated behavioral psychological factors compliant noncompliant cohorts results total 59943 participants enrolled found older age groups 3039 4044 safety concerns viral infection virusrelated death economic damage transmitting virus vulnerable people significantly associated adherence sd conversely participants living spouse unable stay home despite symptoms smoked drank negative attitude toward government policy statistically correlated noncompliance conclusions times npis primary defense pandemic essential identify factors positively negatively affect individual compliance especially among young people using largescale welldesigned national survey could gain insights early recognition risk factors noncompliance appropriate followup interventions ie education campaigns clear communication public guidelines implementation guidelines help people avoid suffering waves future infectious diseases