Behavioral insights during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: the role of trust, health literacy, risk and fairness perceptions in compliance with public health and social measures
This study contributes to the body of research on factors influencing compliance with PHSM. It emphasizes the importance of behavioral monitoring through repeated surveys to understand and improve compliance. The study also affirms the impact of public trust on compliance, the risk of eroding compliance over time, and the need for health literacy support to help reinforce protective behaviors.
Authors
- Sanjin Musa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7611-2162)
- Benjamin Curtis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-1165)
- Miguel Arriaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9183-9121)
- Stela Stojisavljević (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6195-384X)
- Dorit Nitzan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4280-2939)
- Sarah Eitze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6542-9359)
- Šeila Cilović‐Lagarija (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2663-3044)
- Katrine Bach Habersaat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5499-2805)
- Martha Scherzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2589-7465)
- Faris Dizdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8974-6607)
- Siniša Skočibušić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0405-4562)
- Mirza Palo
- Haris Šabanović
Institutions
- University of Sarajevo (BA)
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Planetary Science Institute (US)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- University of Mostar (BA)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Banja Luka (BA)
- University of Erfurt (DE)
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa (PT)
- Institute of Metrology of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (DK)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Verlab (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (BA)
- Instituto de Saúde (BR)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320433
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20