PHI news
The authors explored the ways Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel learned about the pandemic and examined their COVID-19-related decision-making. Drawing on the disproportionate magnitude of COVID-19-related morbidity on Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jews, the authors examined their processes of COVID-19 health decision-making. Survey results show that both religious and health-related justifications were common for personal decisions, yet a disparity was found between the ways social distancing guidelines were perceived in the general education context compared to a religious context, signaling the importance for inclusive models of science communication that account for religious sensibilities and state-minority relations.
Resource Details
- Population: Religious Minority
- Topics of Practice: Outreach/ Education/ Communications
- Outcomes of Interest: Reduction of Health Disparities
- Level of Evidence: Emerging
- Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
- Social Determinants of Health: Neighborhood and Built Environment|Social and Community Context
- Outside of US: No