Henrich Natalie, Holmes Bev, Prystajecky Natalie
Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
PLoS One. 2015 Nov 5;10(11):e0141533. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141533. eCollection 2015.
In association with the development of new microbial tests for source water quality (SWQ), focus groups with members of the public were conducted to gain insight into their perceptions of SWQ, behaviours and contaminants they think pose the greatest threat to its quality, and what/how they want to know about SWQ. Discussions revealed a low concern about SWQ in general, and in particular about microbial contamination. Participants identified behaviours that threaten SWQ, barriers to changing behaviour and suggestions for inducing change. A strong desire was expressed for water quality information to be interpreted and communicated in terms of how SWQ may impact human health and how their actions should be altered in response to test results. The information can be used to inform communication strategies and possibly impact policies associated with water quality testing and implementation of new tests. More broadly, awareness of the public's understanding and beliefs about source water can be used in working with the public to adopt water-friendly behaviours, influence the content and methods of communicating with the public about water issues and water quality, and could contribute to the direction of future research and investment into water technologies to align with the public's priorities.
随着用于源水水质（SWQ）检测的新微生物检测方法的开发，我们组织了公众焦点小组，以深入了解他们对源水水质的看法、行为以及他们认为对水质构成最大威胁的污染物，还有他们想了解源水水质的哪些方面以及如何了解。讨论结果显示，总体而言，公众对源水水质，尤其是微生物污染的关注度较低。参与者指出了威胁源水水质的行为、行为改变的障碍以及促使改变的建议。他们强烈希望水质信息能够以源水水质如何影响人类健康以及应如何根据检测结果改变自身行为的方式进行解读和传达。这些信息可用于指导沟通策略，并可能影响与水质检测及新检测方法实施相关的政策。更广泛地说，公众对源水的理解和信念的认知，可用于与公众合作，促使他们采取有利于水资源的行为，影响与公众就水问题和水质进行沟通的内容和方法，还可为未来与公众优先事项相契合的水技术研究和投资方向提供参考。
