Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Curaçao Biomedical & Health Research Institute, Willemstad, Curaçao.
Qual Health Res. 2021 Aug;31(10):1801-1811. doi: 10.1177/10497323211007815. Epub 2021 Apr 30.
Epidemics of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika have been threatening the Caribbean. Since risk communication (RC) plays a fundamental role in preventing and controlling diseases understanding how RC works is essential for enabling risk-reducing behavior. This multimethod qualitative study compares news reports with local's and health professional's perspectives, currently lacking in RC research. It was found that RC strategies were obstructed by a lack of governmental structure, organization, and communication. The content analysis showed that the majority of newspaper articles contained negative reporting on the government. Furthermore, this study shows how trust and heuristics attenuate or amplify people's risk perceptions and possibly positively and negatively influence people's risk-reducing behavior. A transcending approach (e.g., , , and ) of the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases and the corresponding RC is recommended.
登革热、基孔肯雅热和寨卡病毒的流行一直威胁着加勒比地区。由于风险沟通（RC）在疾病的预防和控制中起着至关重要的作用，因此了解 RC 的工作原理对于促成减少风险的行为是必不可少的。本多方法定性研究将新闻报道与当地居民和卫生专业人员的观点进行了比较，而这些观点在 RC 研究中目前还缺乏。研究发现，RC 策略因缺乏政府结构、组织和沟通而受阻。内容分析表明，大多数报纸文章对政府的负面报道。此外，本研究还展示了信任和启发式如何削弱或放大人们的风险感知，并可能对人们的风险降低行为产生积极和消极的影响。建议采用（例如， ， ， ）的方法来预防和控制媒介传播疾病，并相应地进行 RC。
