马萨诸塞州学区的沟通差异和可靠的COVID-19信息来源
Anna L Thompson1, Bradley S Davis, Augusta Rohrbach
1Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Tufts University, Boston, MA (Ms Anna Thompson, Mr Bradley Davis, Dr Augusta Rohrbach); Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Tufts University, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA (Dr Jonathan Davis); Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Center, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Tufts University, Boston, MA (Dr Paola Sebastiani); and Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (Dr Alice Tang).
根据马萨诸塞州各个学区的种族和种族,家长对COVID-19缓解的态度有所不同. 调查结果强调了需要量身定制的沟通策略来改善公共卫生外展和对学校的信任.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 卫生沟通健康沟通
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 随着COVID-19大流行,K-12教育受到破坏,导致面对面学习的回报不平等.
- 了解家长对公共卫生措施的看法对于有效的学校干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查马萨诸塞州学区的种族/种族人口统计数据与家长的态度,信仰和有关COVID-19和缓解策略的可信信息来源之间的相关性.
- 发现家长对学校公共卫生措施的理解和接受方面的差异.
主要方法:
- 2021年底,在马萨诸塞州三个不同学区 (切尔西,梅德福德,索默维尔) 的K-12学生的家长/监护人进行了电子调查.
- 数据收集利用了学校现有的通信道,包括电子邮件和短信.
- 调查评估了家长对测试,戴口罩,接种疫苗,可信的信息来源和学校喜欢的沟通方法的态度.
主要成果:
- 分析了1496项调查,揭示了显著的人口差异:切尔西是88%的西班牙裔/拉丁裔,而梅德福德和索默维尔主要是白人.
- 超过80%的家长支持测试,戴口罩和接种疫苗,但在测试参与,对阳性测试的看法,儿童接种疫苗,沟通偏好和可信信息来源方面出现了统计学上显著的差异.
- 在家长与学校公共卫生倡议的参与方面观察到差异.
结论:
- 虽然对COVID-19缓解的普遍支持很高,但种族和种族差异影响了各学区的家长态度和信息信任.
- 结果强调了文化敏感和有针对性的沟通策略对于学校公共卫生倡议的重要性.
- 公共卫生和学校官员应合作,建立信任,并改善与多样化的家长群体在各种健康问题上的沟通.
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