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Understanding coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk perceptions among the public to enhance risk communication efforts: a practical approach for outbreaks, Finland, February 2020
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsAnna-Leena Lohinivaanna-leena.lohiniva thl.fi
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Citation style for this article: . Understanding coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk perceptions among the public to enhance risk communication efforts: a practical approach for outbreaks, Finland, February 2020. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(13):pii=2000317. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.13.2000317 Received: 14 Mar 2020; Accepted: 02 Apr 2020
Abstract
Understanding risk perceptions of the public is critical for risk communication. In February 2020, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare started collecting weekly qualitative data on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk perception that informs risk communication efforts. The process is based on thematic analysis of emails and social media messages from the public and identifies factors linked to appraisal of risk magnitude, which are developed into risk communication recommendations together with health and communication experts.
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