Acceptability of government measures against COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal: A mixed methods study

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000041
• Publication Date: 2022-04-25T17:22:24Z
• Authors: Valéry Ridde; Babacar Kane; Ibrahima Gaye; Mouhamadou Faly Ba; Amadou Diallo; Emmanuel Bonnet; Zoumana Traoré; Adama Faye
• Keywords: Curfew; Pandemic; Attendance; Closure (psychology)

While the first case of COVID-19 was declared on March 2 2020 in Senegal, government banned attendance places worship 14 March, as a measure. On 23, it introduced curfew, ban movement between regions, and closure markets. The objective this study is to measure understand acceptability these four governmental measures well level public trust state fight pandemic. We carried out mixed-method research. variables were defined using theoretical framework (TFA). At quantitative level, we telephone survey (June/July 2020) at national (n = 813) with sampling strategy by marginal quotas. conducted qualitative (August/September nested sample 30). results show relatively high but heterogeneity responses. People considered curfews be much more important (85.7% [83.2%; 88.0%]) than (55.4%; [51.9%; 58.7%]), which least line values positive affective attitude. Several unintended effects curfew stated (security social/family cohesion). over age 60 have confidence pandemic people under 25, although not significant (7.72 ± 3.12 vs. 7.07 3.11, p 0.1); they are favour worship. regions affected pandemic, less respondents report perceive effective. confirm importance communication strengthen measures. Important differences need adapt their explanations, instead unqualified universal action.