School of Psychology, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, United Kingdom.
Public Health Luton, Luton Borough Council, Luton, United Kingdom.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jan 13;10:1060694. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1060694. eCollection 2022.
Minority ethnic groups are at increased risk of COVID-19 related mortality or morbidity yet continue to have a disproportionally lower uptake of the vaccine. The importance of adherence to prevention and control measures to keep vulnerable populations and their families safe therefore remains crucial. This research sought to examine the knowledge, perceived risk, and attitudes toward COVID-19 among an ethnically diverse community.
A cross-sectional self-administered questionnaire was implemented to survey ethnic minority participants purposefully recruited from Luton, an ethnically diverse town in the southeast of England. The questionnaire was structured to assess participants knowledge, perceived risk, attitudes toward protective measures as well as the sources of information about COVID-19. The questionnaire was administered online Qualtrics with the link shared through social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp. Questionnaires were also printed into brochures and disseminated community researchers and community links to individuals alongside religious, community and outreach organisations. Data were analysed using appropriate statistical techniques, with the significance threshold for all analyses assumed at = 0.05.
1,058 participants (634; 60% females) with a median age of 38 (IQR, 22) completed the survey. National TV and social networks were the most frequently accessed sources of COVID-19 related information; however, healthcare professionals, whilst not widely accessed, were viewed as the most trusted. Knowledge of transmission routes and perceived susceptibility were significant predictors of attitudes toward health-protective practises.
CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDATION: Improving the local information provision, including using tailored communication strategies that draw on trusted sources, including healthcare professionals, could facilitate understanding of risk and promote adherence to health-protective actions.
少数民族群体感染 COVID-19 相关疾病而死亡或患病的风险较高，但他们接种疫苗的比例仍然不成比例地较低。因此，坚持预防和控制措施以保护弱势群体及其家人的安全仍然至关重要。本研究旨在调查一个种族多样化社区对 COVID-19 的认知、感知风险和态度。
采用横断面自我管理问卷对从英格兰东南部一个种族多样化的城镇卢顿有针对性招募的少数民族参与者进行调查。问卷的结构旨在评估参与者对 COVID-19 的知识、感知风险、对保护措施的态度以及有关 COVID-19 的信息来源。问卷通过在线调查平台 Qualtrics 进行管理，链接通过 Facebook、Twitter 和 WhatsApp 等社交媒体平台进行共享。问卷还被印刷成小册子，通过社区研究人员和社区联系分发给个人，以及宗教、社区和外展组织。使用适当的统计技术分析数据，所有分析的显著性阈值设为 = 0.05。
1058 名参与者（634 名女性，占 60%）完成了调查，中位数年龄为 38 岁（IQR，22 岁）。国家电视台和社交网络是最常获取 COVID-19 相关信息的来源；然而，医疗保健专业人员虽然未被广泛访问，但被视为最值得信赖的来源。传播途径和感知易感性的知识是健康保护行为态度的重要预测因素。
结论/建议：改善当地信息提供，包括使用以医疗保健专业人员等可信来源为基础的定制沟通策略，可促进对风险的理解并促进健康保护行为的遵守。
