Community monitoring; Covid-19; Pandemic; Preventive health behavior
Abstract :
[en] The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled public authorities to establish preventive measures involving individual behaviour modification strategies (mask-wearing, social distancing, etc.) with a view to community protection. In this context, documenting people's behaviour changes, the impact of public health measures, and individuals' knowledge, motivations, and beliefs - even their perception of how the crisis is being managed - is essential for understanding the experience of the population and adapting the management approach accordingly. This article presents findings and lessons on how to monitor a population's behaviour during a crisis, obtained by reviewing forty-five surveys conducted in Belgium and France during the first Covid-19 stay-at-home order, from April to May 2020. The central message is to argue that the citizens' role in this type of survey - and in managing the crisis, more generally - should be reconsidered by thinking of them as true health partners and members of a community that could be mobilised to help.
Research Center/Unit :
Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique
Disciplines :
Public health, health care sciences & services
Author, co-author :
Pétré, Benoît ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Education thérap. du patient au serv. des soins int.
Kirkove, Delphine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Education thérap. du patient au serv. des soins int.
De Andrade, Vincent; Université de Sorbonne Paris-Nord > Education and Health Practices Laboratory > UFR Santé Médecine Biologie Humaine
Crozet, Cyril ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique : aspects spécifiques
Toro-Arrocet, Daniela; Université Sorbonne Paris-Nord > Education and Health Practices Laboratory > UFR Santé Médecine Biologie Humaine
Margat, Aurore; Université Sorbonne Paris-Nord > Education and Health Practices Laboratory > UFR Santé Médecine Biologie Humaine
Gagnayre, Rémi; Université Sorbonne Paris-Nord > Education and Health Practices Laboratory > UFR Santé Médecine Biologie Humaine
Language :
English
Title :
Learnings from Health Behavioural Survey Practices in France and Belgium During the First COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order
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