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COVID-SCORE: A global survey to assess public perceptions of government responses to COVID-19 (COVID-SCORE-10)

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BACKGROUND content: Understanding public
 perceptions of government responses to COVID-19 may foster
improved public cooperation. Trust in government and population
                risk of exposure may influence public perception of the
                response. Other population-level characteristics, such as
                country socio-economic development, COVID-19 morbidity and
                mortality, and degree of democratic government, may influence
                perception. - Label: METHODS AND FINDINGS content: We developed
                a novel ten-item instrument that asks respondents to rate key
                aspects of their government's response to the pandemic
                (COVID-SCORE). We examined whether the results varied by gender,
                age group, education level, and monthly income. We also examined
                the internal and external validity of the index using
                appropriate predefined variables. To test for dimensionality of
                the results, we used a principal component analysis (PCA) for
                the ten survey items. We found that Cronbach's alpha was 0.92
                and that the first component of the PCA explained 60% of
                variance with the remaining factors having eigenvalues below 1,
                strongly indicating that the tool is both reliable and
                unidimensional. Based on responses from 13,426 people randomly
                selected from the general population in 19 countries, the mean
                national scores ranged from 35.76 (Ecuador) to 80.48 (China) out
                of a maximum of 100 points. Heterogeneity in responses was
                observed across age, gender, education and income with the
                greatest amount of heterogeneity observed between countries.
                National scores correlated with respondents' reported levels of
                trust in government and with country-level COVID-19 mortality
                rates. - Label: CONCLUSIONS content: The COVID-SCORE survey
                instrument demonstrated satisfactory validity. It may help
                governments more effectively engage constituents in current and
                future efforts to control COVID-19. Additional country-specific
                assessment should be undertaken to measure trends over time and
                the public perceptions of key aspects of government responses in
                other countries.

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cc by (c) Lazarus, Jeffrey V. et al, 2020

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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COVID-SCORE: A global survey to assess public perceptions of government responses to COVID-19 (COVID-SCORE-10)