How South African families protected themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

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dc.contributor.authorDonga, Gift T
dc.contributor.authorOmukunyi, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorAdebiyi, Babatope O
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-07T09:07:29Z
dc.date.available2022-02-07T09:07:29Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of cases of ‘viral pneumonia’— ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19)—in Wuhan City, the People’s Republic of China on 31 December 2019. To curb the spread of the virus, various containment measures were introduced. However, no study has explored how families protected themselves during the pandemic. Therefore, this study explored how families protected themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic using a qualitative exploratory design. Thirty-one adult participants, representing families in the Western Cape province of South Africa, were virtually interviewed. The sampling approach was both convenient and snowball. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. The results show that families followed and adapted to the mainstream protection measures as implemented by the South African government but in addition believed that adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions would protect them from contracting the virus. Therefore, the government and other stakeholders should support families in making it easier to protect themselves during the current and future pandemic(s).en_US
dc.identifier.citation: Adebiyi, B.O.; Donga, G.T.; Omukunyi, B.; Roman, N.V. How South African families protected themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1236. https://doi.org/10.3390/ su14031236en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su14031236
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7174
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.subjectSouth African familiesen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.subjectnon-pharmaceutical interventionsen_US
dc.subjectprotectionen_US
dc.subjectqualitative studyen_US
dc.subjectinterviewen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 containment measuresen_US
dc.subjectgovernment lockdown regulationsen_US
dc.titleHow South African families protected themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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