Today with Claire Byrne – Covid 19: Targeted Messaging

Research from NUI Galway, co-ordinated by Whitaker Institute member Dr Hannah Durand, of the Health and Well-Being cluster, as part of a global study of attitudes towards COVID-19 public health guidelines shows that threats of arrest, fines or quarantine do not help encourage people to behave in line with the advice. The International COVID-19 Awareness and Responses Evaluation (iCARE) research is being carried out in collaboration with the Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre (MBMC) in Canada to understand the socio-demographic, behavioural and economic determinants of adherence to physical distancing guidance.

Dr Durand discussed the research on Today with Claire Bryne. Listen below.

To read more press from the findings, click here.