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Public Health Experts have the Highest Impact on Citizens’ Compliance with COVID-19 Prevention Recommendations
Leonora Paice2
Sefedin Muçaj4 , 5
Adnan Hoxha1
Suphi Vehid6
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Abstract
Introduction:
In this study, we investigated the sources of information that have had the highest impact on Kosovans’ compliance with preventive measures against COVID-19.
Methods:
We recruited 744 participants, aged 18-35, to participate in this cross-sectional survey between 27th April and 5th May 2020, utilising an online questionnaire.
Results:
Our findings show that public health experts had the greatest influence in persuading citizens to obey the recommendations, with 63.2% (470) compliance, followed by family members, with 18% (134), and health workers, with 10.2% (76).
Conclusion:
Our study has shown that public health experts have had the greatest impact on Kosovo citizens, persuading them to follow recommendations designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
