The Effects of Social Determinants on Public Health Emergency Preparedness Mediated by Health Communication: The 2015 MERS Outbreak in South Korea

Lee, Minjung; Ju, Youngkee; You, Myoungsoon

doi:10.1080/10410236.2019.1636342

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“…In situations of high uncertainty, especially in the early stages of an epidemic, people find it difficult to find the information they need if certain levels of government surveillance are lacking [54], the information provided is insufficient, scant, or unreliable [55,56]. This outcome was, unfortunately, the case during the 2015 South Korean MERS outbreak [11]. The 2015 MERS outbreak in South Korea resulted in significant damage to the population, widespread distrust, and societal levels of high stress.…”

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“…The 2015 MERS outbreak in South Korea resulted in significant damage to the population, widespread distrust, and societal levels of high stress. Nevertheless, the MERS pandemic has provided many important lessons about PHEP to the public as well as to the public health authorities [11].…”

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“…PHEP constitutes a broad range of prevention, mitigation, and recovery activities and emphasizes that such goals cannot be accomplished by the government alone, but must also involve the public [6]. Therefore, engaging the public is one of the most critical elements of PHEP and manifests by heightened risk perceptions [7,8], increased knowledge and awareness about specific threats [7,9], and the implementation of precautionary measures [9][10][11]. Guiding the public to become full and active participants in PHEP is essential to improving resilience and reducing the population's overall vulnerability [6].…”

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Psychological and Behavioral Responses in South Korea During the Early Stages of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Lee

You

2020

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Background: The psychological and behavioral responses during the early stage of Coronavirus disease 2019 in South Korea were investigated to guide the public as full and active participants of public health emergency preparedness (PHEP), which is essential to improving resilience and reducing the population's fundamental vulnerability. Methods: Data were collected through an online survey four weeks after the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) confirmed the first case in South Korea; 973 subjects were included in the analysis. Results: Respondents' perceived risk of COVID-19 infection; the majority of respondents reported that their perceived chance of infection was "neither high nor low" (51.3%). The average perceived severity score was higher than perceived susceptibility; 48.6 % reported that the severity would be "high," while 19.9% reported "very high." Many respondents reported taking precautions, 67.8% reported always practicing hand hygiene, and 63.2% reported always wearing a facial mask when outside. Approximately 50% reported postponing or canceling social events, and 41.5% were avoiding crowded places. Practicing precautionary behaviors associated strongly with perceived risk and response efficacy of the behavior. Conclusions: Our study confirmed the significance of the psychological responses, which associated with behavioral responses and significantly influenced the public's level of public health emergency preparedness regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. This result has consequences not only for implementing public health strategies for the pandemic but also for understanding future emerging infectious diseases.

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Psychological and Behavioral Responses in South Korea During the Early Stages of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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You

2020

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“…For example, the a novel in uenza A (H1N1) burden was found substantially higher for people who were less educated [20], living in more deprived neighborhoods [20,21], and experiencing greater nancial barriers [22]. In case of 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Lee et al have shown social determinants were directly (gender, education) or indirectly (age, education, income) related to practicing preventive behaviors [23]. Evidence of an unequal burden of COVID-19 is also emerging fast.…”

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Association Between Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Towards The COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Korea

Lee

Kang

You

2020

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Background It is imperative for the public to routinely practice precautionary behaviors to contain transmission of COVID-19, as no vaccines and anti-viral treatments are available. This paper attempts to examine knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19, and the relationship between them and identification of the vulnerable population.Methods The data collection took place over three days (June 26–29) through an online survey five months after the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) confirmed the first case in South Korea; 970 subjects were included in the analysis.Results The level of knowledge, attitude and practice were examined. Knowledge directly affected both attitude (e.g., perceived risk and efficacy belief) and practice (e.g., preventive measures and social distancing). Among the influencing factors, efficacy belief turns out to be the most effective and significant factor on practice and also mediated the relationship between knowledge and all three preventive behaviors (wearing facial masks, practicing hand hygiene, and avoiding crowded places). Knowledge level varied by sociodemographic characteristics. Females (β = 0.06, p < 0.05) and individuals with higher level of education (β = 0.06, p < 0.05) had higher knowledge.Conclusion To successfully increase precautionary behaviors among the public, public health officials and policy makers must promote knowledge and efficacy belief. Also, the consequent interventions and policies should be developed and implemented in a way they reduce, rather than reinforce, health disparities, by embracing vulnerable populations to COVID-19.

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“…The SARS outbreak in 2003 brought a significant concern by the global media on its role in reducing its high mortality rate as well as the rapid spread to 29 nations within weeks. Scholars (Lee et al, 2019;Pieri, 2019) concluded that the SARS was poorly handled, leading to the Hong Kong government's reputation being put at stake (Lee et al, 2019;Pieri, 2019). The failure claimed during this situation included the infectiveness of the government in providing concrete prevention and containment.…”

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Online News Media Framing of COVID-19 Pandemic: Probing the Initial Phases of the Disease Outbreak in International Media

Ong’ong’a

Mutua

2020

European Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Education

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The outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic that purpoted to originate in the city of Wuhan draws a lot of questions on the extent of crisis health communication concerning the international media. At the inception stage, in January 2020, it was reported that about ten major cities in China had been affected by this virus at that time labelled as 2019 nCov. By March 10, 2020, the disease had spread to Europe, the UK, Middle-East, and Africa, with more than 114,344 confirmed cases reported globally. In this situation, various scholars have often criticized the media for framing, misinformation, or exaggeration in the news information. In contrast, others have hailed the media for playing an educative and informative role to the public. Utilizing content analysis, framing and consecutive day sampling, this study focused on examining the media coverage of the initial two months of the COVID-19 Pandemic by four international news media organizations namely; BBC, CNN, Al-Jazeera and the People's Daily. The article contributes to the discourse of mass media practice, and application of various research paradigm in deconstructing media framing during critical periods.

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The Effects of Social Determinants on Public Health Emergency Preparedness Mediated by Health Communication: The 2015 MERS Outbreak in South Korea

Cited by 36 publications

References 57 publications

Psychological and Behavioral Responses in South Korea During the Early Stages of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Psychological and Behavioral Responses in South Korea During the Early Stages of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Association Between Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Towards The COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Korea

Online News Media Framing of COVID-19 Pandemic: Probing the Initial Phases of the Disease Outbreak in International Media

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