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Public Preferences for Government Response Policies on Outbreak Control.

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Ozdemir, S; Tan, SNG; Chaudhry, I; Malhotra, C; Finkelstein, EA
Published in: Patient
May 2021

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which public support for outbreak containment policies varies with respect to the severity of an infectious disease outbreak. METHODS: A web-enabled survey was administered to 1017 residents of Singapore during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and was quota-sampled based on age, sex, and ethnicity. A fractional-factorial design was used to create hypothetical outbreak vignettes characterised by morbidity and fatality rates, and local and global spread of an infectious disease. Each respondent was asked to indicate which response policies (among five policies restricting local movement and four border control policies) they would support in five randomly assigned vignettes. Binomial logistic regressions were used to predict the probabilities of support as a function of outbreak attributes, personal characteristics, and perceived policy effectiveness. RESULTS: Likelihood of support varied across government response policies but was generally higher for border control policies compared with internal policies. The fatality rate was the most important factor for internal policies, while the degree of global spread was the most important for border control policies. In general, individuals who were less healthy, had higher-income, and were older were more likely to support these policies. Perceived effectiveness of a policy was a consistent and positive predictor of public support. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that campaigns to promote public support should be designed specifically to each policy and tailored to different segments of the population. They should also be adapted based on the evolving conditions of the outbreak in order to receive continued public support.

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Patient

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1178-1661

Publication Date

May 2021

Volume

14

Issue

3

Start / End Page

347 / 358

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Singapore
  • Sex Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Public Opinion
  • Pandemics
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Intensive Care Units
 

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Ozdemir, S., Tan, S. N. G., Chaudhry, I., Malhotra, C., & Finkelstein, E. A. (2021). Public Preferences for Government Response Policies on Outbreak Control. Patient, 14(3), 347–358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-020-00494-9
Ozdemir, Semra, Si Ning Germaine Tan, Isha Chaudhry, Chetna Malhotra, and Eric Andrew Finkelstein. “Public Preferences for Government Response Policies on Outbreak Control.Patient 14, no. 3 (May 2021): 347–58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-020-00494-9.
Ozdemir S, Tan SNG, Chaudhry I, Malhotra C, Finkelstein EA. Public Preferences for Government Response Policies on Outbreak Control. Patient. 2021 May;14(3):347–58.
Ozdemir, Semra, et al. “Public Preferences for Government Response Policies on Outbreak Control.Patient, vol. 14, no. 3, May 2021, pp. 347–58. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s40271-020-00494-9.
Ozdemir S, Tan SNG, Chaudhry I, Malhotra C, Finkelstein EA. Public Preferences for Government Response Policies on Outbreak Control. Patient. 2021 May;14(3):347–358.
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Published In

Patient

DOI

EISSN

1178-1661

Publication Date

May 2021

Volume

14

Issue

3

Start / End Page

347 / 358

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Singapore
  • Sex Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Public Opinion
  • Pandemics
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Intensive Care Units