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Economic and social impacts of COVID-19 and public health measures: results from an anonymous online survey in Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia

OBJECTIVES: To understand the impact of COVID-19 and public health measures on different social groups, we conducted a mixed-methods study in five countries (‘SEBCOV—social, ethical and behavioural aspects of COVID-19’). Here, we report the results of the online survey. STUDY DESIGN AND STATISTICAL...

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Autores principales: Osterrieder, Anne, Cuman, Giulia, Pan-Ngum, Wirichada, Cheah, Phaik Kin, Cheah, Phee-Kheng, Peerawaranun, Pimnara, Silan, Margherita, Orazem, Miha, Perkovic, Ksenija, Groselj, Urh, Schneiders, Mira Leonie, Poomchaichote, Tassawan, Waithira, Naomi, Asarath, Supa-at, Naemiratch, Bhensri, Ruangkajorn, Supanat, Skof, Lenart, Kulpijit, Natinee, Mackworth-Young, Constance R S, Ongkili, Darlene, Chanviriyavuth, Rita, Mukaka, Mavuto, Cheah, Phaik Yeong
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8295020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34285007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046863
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author Osterrieder, Anne
Cuman, Giulia
Pan-Ngum, Wirichada
Cheah, Phaik Kin
Cheah, Phee-Kheng
Peerawaranun, Pimnara
Silan, Margherita
Orazem, Miha
Perkovic, Ksenija
Groselj, Urh
Schneiders, Mira Leonie
Poomchaichote, Tassawan
Waithira, Naomi
Asarath, Supa-at
Naemiratch, Bhensri
Ruangkajorn, Supanat
Skof, Lenart
Kulpijit, Natinee
Mackworth-Young, Constance R S
Ongkili, Darlene
Chanviriyavuth, Rita
Mukaka, Mavuto
Cheah, Phaik Yeong
author_facet Osterrieder, Anne
Cuman, Giulia
Pan-Ngum, Wirichada
Cheah, Phaik Kin
Cheah, Phee-Kheng
Peerawaranun, Pimnara
Silan, Margherita
Orazem, Miha
Perkovic, Ksenija
Groselj, Urh
Schneiders, Mira Leonie
Poomchaichote, Tassawan
Waithira, Naomi
Asarath, Supa-at
Naemiratch, Bhensri
Ruangkajorn, Supanat
Skof, Lenart
Kulpijit, Natinee
Mackworth-Young, Constance R S
Ongkili, Darlene
Chanviriyavuth, Rita
Mukaka, Mavuto
Cheah, Phaik Yeong
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description OBJECTIVES: To understand the impact of COVID-19 and public health measures on different social groups, we conducted a mixed-methods study in five countries (‘SEBCOV—social, ethical and behavioural aspects of COVID-19’). Here, we report the results of the online survey. STUDY DESIGN AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Overall, 5058 respondents from Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia completed the self-administered survey between May and June 2020. Poststratification weighting was applied, and associations between categorical variables assessed. Frequency counts and percentages were used to summarise categorical data. Associations between categorical variables were assessed using Pearson’s χ(2) test. Data were analysed in Stata 15.0 RESULTS: Among the five countries, Thai respondents reported having been most, and Slovenian respondents least, affected economically. The following factors were associated with greater negative economic impacts: being 18–24 years or 65 years or older; lower education levels; larger households; having children under 18 in the household and and having flexible/no income. Regarding social impact, respondents expressed most concern about their social life, physical health, mental health and well-being. There were large differences between countries in terms of voluntary behavioural change, and in compliance and agreement with COVID-19 restrictions. Overall, self-reported compliance was higher among respondents who self-reported a high understanding of COVID-19. UK respondents felt able to cope the longest and Thai respondents the shortest with only going out for essential needs or work. Many respondents reported seeing news perceived to be fake, the proportion varying between countries, with education level and self-reported levels of understanding of COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: Our data showed that COVID-19 and public health measures have uneven economic and social impacts on people from different countries and social groups. Understanding the factors associated with these impacts can help to inform future public health interventions and mitigate their negative consequences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: TCTR20200401002.
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spelling pubmed-82950202021-07-22 Economic and social impacts of COVID-19 and public health measures: results from an anonymous online survey in Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia Osterrieder, Anne Cuman, Giulia Pan-Ngum, Wirichada Cheah, Phaik Kin Cheah, Phee-Kheng Peerawaranun, Pimnara Silan, Margherita Orazem, Miha Perkovic, Ksenija Groselj, Urh Schneiders, Mira Leonie Poomchaichote, Tassawan Waithira, Naomi Asarath, Supa-at Naemiratch, Bhensri Ruangkajorn, Supanat Skof, Lenart Kulpijit, Natinee Mackworth-Young, Constance R S Ongkili, Darlene Chanviriyavuth, Rita Mukaka, Mavuto Cheah, Phaik Yeong BMJ Open Global Health OBJECTIVES: To understand the impact of COVID-19 and public health measures on different social groups, we conducted a mixed-methods study in five countries (‘SEBCOV—social, ethical and behavioural aspects of COVID-19’). Here, we report the results of the online survey. STUDY DESIGN AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Overall, 5058 respondents from Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia completed the self-administered survey between May and June 2020. Poststratification weighting was applied, and associations between categorical variables assessed. Frequency counts and percentages were used to summarise categorical data. Associations between categorical variables were assessed using Pearson’s χ(2) test. Data were analysed in Stata 15.0 RESULTS: Among the five countries, Thai respondents reported having been most, and Slovenian respondents least, affected economically. The following factors were associated with greater negative economic impacts: being 18–24 years or 65 years or older; lower education levels; larger households; having children under 18 in the household and and having flexible/no income. Regarding social impact, respondents expressed most concern about their social life, physical health, mental health and well-being. There were large differences between countries in terms of voluntary behavioural change, and in compliance and agreement with COVID-19 restrictions. Overall, self-reported compliance was higher among respondents who self-reported a high understanding of COVID-19. UK respondents felt able to cope the longest and Thai respondents the shortest with only going out for essential needs or work. Many respondents reported seeing news perceived to be fake, the proportion varying between countries, with education level and self-reported levels of understanding of COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: Our data showed that COVID-19 and public health measures have uneven economic and social impacts on people from different countries and social groups. Understanding the factors associated with these impacts can help to inform future public health interventions and mitigate their negative consequences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: TCTR20200401002. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC8295020/ /pubmed/34285007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046863 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
spellingShingle Global Health
Osterrieder, Anne
Cuman, Giulia
Pan-Ngum, Wirichada
Cheah, Phaik Kin
Cheah, Phee-Kheng
Peerawaranun, Pimnara
Silan, Margherita
Orazem, Miha
Perkovic, Ksenija
Groselj, Urh
Schneiders, Mira Leonie
Poomchaichote, Tassawan
Waithira, Naomi
Asarath, Supa-at
Naemiratch, Bhensri
Ruangkajorn, Supanat
Skof, Lenart
Kulpijit, Natinee
Mackworth-Young, Constance R S
Ongkili, Darlene
Chanviriyavuth, Rita
Mukaka, Mavuto
Cheah, Phaik Yeong
Economic and social impacts of COVID-19 and public health measures: results from an anonymous online survey in Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia
title Economic and social impacts of COVID-19 and public health measures: results from an anonymous online survey in Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia
title_full Economic and social impacts of COVID-19 and public health measures: results from an anonymous online survey in Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia
title_fullStr Economic and social impacts of COVID-19 and public health measures: results from an anonymous online survey in Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia
title_full_unstemmed Economic and social impacts of COVID-19 and public health measures: results from an anonymous online survey in Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia
title_short Economic and social impacts of COVID-19 and public health measures: results from an anonymous online survey in Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia
title_sort economic and social impacts of covid-19 and public health measures: results from an anonymous online survey in thailand, malaysia, the uk, italy and slovenia
topic Global Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8295020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34285007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046863
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