| Autor: |
Etowa J; School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A1, Canada., Ghose B; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A1, Canada., Etowa E; Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada.; Canadians of African Descent Health Organization, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada., Dabone C; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A1, Canada.; Canadians of African Descent Health Organization, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada., Luc M; Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa, ON K2G 6J8, Canada., Jacques A; CO-CREATH Lab, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A1, Canada., Roelofs S; CO-CREATH Lab, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A1, Canada., Unachukwu U; C.T. Lamont Primary Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1R 6M1, Canada., Brown-Shreves D; Department of Family Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, ON K7L 3G2, Canada.; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.; Restore Medical Clinics, Ottawa, ON K1S 4G4, Canada., Osandatuwa G; CO-CREATH Lab, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A1, Canada., Inoua H; AIDS Committee of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1S 1A9, Canada. |
| Abstrakt: |
Public health communication is critical for promoting behaviours that can prevent the transmission of COVID-19. However, there are concerns about the effectiveness of public health communication within Canada's African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities. In the community sample of ACB people in Ottawa, Ontario, we asked community members if they perceive public health message related to COVID-19 to be effective. Using this question, the current study aimed to explore factors associated with the perceived usefulness of public health messages related to COVID-19. Results from the multivariate analysis have shown that ACB people with lower levels of risk perception for COVID-19 were less likely to perceive that public health messages were useful (OR = 0.405, p < 0.01). In addition, mistrust in government COVID-19 information was also negatively associated with their perception that health messages are useful (OR = 0.169, p < 0.01). For socioeconomic status, ACB people with no high school diploma (OR = 0.362, p < 0.05) and income dissatisfaction (OR = 0.431, p < 0.05) were less likely to report the perceived usefulness compared to those with a bachelor's degree and income satisfaction. Based on these findings, we discussed implications for policymakers and directions for future research. |
