Beyond COVID-19: Behavioral Drivers of Pandemic Prevention in Ghana’s Informal Urban Settlements
Richmond Amponsah, Marie Vaganay Miller, Aaron Lawson, Nigel McConnell · 2026
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Amponsah and colleagues study what drove COVID 19 prevention habits in Ghana's informal settlements in this 2026 paper. Crowded settlements with poor services saw uneven uptake of protective behaviour during the pandemic. The team used a model linking information, motivation, and practical skills to action. They surveyed residents of three informal settlements in Ghana.
The survey covered 496 people, and only about three in ten answered every knowledge question correctly. Both personal motivation and social motivation were directly linked to preventive behaviour. Knowledge alone showed no direct link, because its effect ran entirely through practical skills. Amponsah argues that future outbreak plans should build skills and motivation, not just hand out information, in vulnerable settlements.
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| CREATOR | Richmond Amponsah, Marie Vaganay Miller, Aaron Lawson, Nigel McConnell |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |