Bakuri Amisah Zenabu, Antwi-Berko Daniel
Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Center for Conflict Studies-History of International Relations, Utrecht Unviversity, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Front Health Serv. 2022 Jul 8;2:824591. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2022.824591. eCollection 2022.
Multiple media platforms and various resources are available for information on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Identifying people's preferences is key to building public confidence and planning for successful national or regional health intervention strategies.
Using exploratory mixed-methods including a short survey, interviews and participant observation, this cross-sectional study of 160 respondents from the Ghanaian-Dutch, Afro and Hindustani Surinamese-Dutch communities in Amsterdam, the Netherlands was conducted. Data collected between February to April 2021, included demographics characteristics, knowledge, opinions, preferred source of information, behavioral factors, and information gaps on COVID-19 prevention measures, responses and decision-making of respondents. Descriptive statistics and follow-up in-depth interviews were conducted to determine the relationship between respondents' demographics, information sources, and attitudes/behaviors toward COVID-19.
The findings of this study indicated that although many of the respondents from these communities had good knowledge on COVID-19, its modes of transmission and prevention measures, their willingness to take up initiatives and prioritize self responsibility toward their health are tied to their communal life. The respondents in this study demonstrated high value for social lives and relied on their connections with friends and families in shaping, obtaining, processing and utilizing COVID-19 information to build a sense of responsibility toward the uptake of COVID-19 prevention measures despite recent decline in number of cases.
This sense of responsibility means their active participation and ownership of interventions to address the specific personal concerns and that of their community. However, different factors play influential roles toward the behavior choices of our respondents regarding the COVID-19 prevention.
多种媒体平台和各类资源可获取有关新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的信息。确定人们的偏好是建立公众信心以及规划成功的国家或地区卫生干预策略的关键。
本横断面研究采用探索性混合方法，包括简短调查、访谈和参与观察，对来自荷兰阿姆斯特丹的加纳裔荷兰人、非洲裔和印度斯坦裔苏里南荷兰人社区的160名受访者进行了研究。2021年2月至4月收集的数据包括人口统计学特征、知识、观点、首选信息来源、行为因素以及受访者在COVID-19预防措施、应对和决策方面的信息差距。进行了描述性统计和后续深入访谈，以确定受访者的人口统计学、信息来源与对COVID-19的态度/行为之间的关系。
本研究结果表明，尽管这些社区的许多受访者对COVID-19及其传播方式和预防措施有很好的了解，但他们采取主动行动并将自身健康责任置于优先地位的意愿与他们的社区生活相关。本研究中的受访者高度重视社交生活，并依赖与朋友和家人的联系来塑造、获取、处理和利用COVID-19信息，以建立对采取COVID-19预防措施的责任感，尽管最近病例数有所下降。
这种责任感意味着他们积极参与并自主采取干预措施，以解决个人和社区的具体关切。然而，不同因素对我们的受访者在COVID-19预防方面的行为选择发挥着影响作用。
