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AuthorAl-Jayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri
AuthorNour, Mohamed
AuthorSuliman, Jinan
AuthorAbed Alah, Muna
AuthorAli, Khaled
AuthorAbdeen, Sami
AuthorAl-Thani, Mohammed
AuthorJaffrey, Shariq
AuthorAl-Romaihi, Hamad Eid
AuthorFarag, Elmoubasher
Available date2022-08-21T09:17:50Z
Publication Date2022-08
Publication NameInternational Journal of Public Health
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604881
CitationAl-Jayyousi GF, Nour M, Suliman J, Abed Alah M, Ali K, Abdeen S, Al-Thani M, Jaffrey S, Al-Romaihi HE and Farag E (2022) Barriers to Practicing COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among Migrant Workers in Qatar: A Qualitative Study During the First Wave of the Pandemic. Int J Public Health 67:1604881. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604881
ISSN1661-8556
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/33296
AbstractObjectives: Manual and Craft Workers (MACWs), who constitute more than 80% of the population, were identified to be a vulnerable group to COVID-19 in Qatar. The goal of this study is to identify the limitations face MACWs in Qatar towards practicing the COVID-19 preventive measures and thereby designing behavioral change strategies. Methods: This is a qualitative research study in which individual interviews and focus group discussions were utilized for a deep understanding of the phenomenon from key informants. Four onlive individual interviews and four focus groups (n = 55) were conducted and transcribed verbatim. Inductive qualitative analysis was followed to discover the themes of the interviews. Data were analyzed using constant comparative techniques. Results: Major themes elicited from the analysis revealed that the barriers to following COVID-19 preventive behaviors among migrant workers in Qatar included barriers related to knowledge and risk perception; lifestyle and habits; nature of work and living conditions, and barriers related to health communication, diversified cultures, and languages. Conclusion: The findings would support constructing culturally sensitive health education messages and planning for effective health communication campaigns.
Languageen
PublisherFrontiers Media
Subjectrisk perception
lifestyle
living conditions
migrant workers
Qatar
TitleBarriers to Practicing COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among Migrant Workers in Qatar: A Qualitative Study During the First Wave of the Pandemic
TypeArticle
Volume Number67
ESSN1661-8564
dc.accessType Open Access


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