Impact of Public Health Education Program on the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak in the United States

Frontiers in Public Health

Folashade B. Agusto¹  Bismark Oduro²  Lanre Akinyemi³  DeAndrea Ingram⁴  Maati McKinney⁴  Ariana Richardson⁴  Jala Hawkins⁴  Nianza Horne⁴  Zoe Denton⁴  Rachel Ruffin⁴  Enahoro Iboi⁴  Jailyn Clark⁴  Reyla Ponder⁴ 

[1] Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States;Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA, United States;Department of Mathematics, Prairie View A& M University, Prairie View, TX, United States;Department of Mathematics, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, United States;

关键词: COVID-19;    public health education;    non-pharmaceutical intervention;    face mask;    social distancing;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.630974

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The coronavirus outbreak in the United States continues to pose a serious threat to human lives. Public health measures to slow down the spread of the virus involve using a face mask, social-distancing, and frequent hand washing. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a global campaign on the use of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to curtail the spread of the virus. However, the number of cases, mortality, and hospitalization continue to rise globally, including in the United States. We developed a mathematical model to assess the impact of a public health education program on the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Our simulation showed the prospect of an effective public health education program in reducing both the cumulative and daily mortality of the novel coronavirus. Finally, our result suggests the need to obey public health measures as loss of willingness would increase the cumulative and daily mortality in the United States.

【 授权许可】

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