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Evaluating Community Capability to Prevent and Control COVID-19 Pandemic in Shenyang, China: An Empirical Study Based on a Modified Framework of Community Readiness Model

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  • Xiaojie Zhang

    (Department of Public Administration, School of Humanities & Law, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China)

  • Xiaoyu Liu

    (Department of Public Administration, School of Humanities & Law, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China)

  • Lili Wang

    (Party School of Weihai Municipal Committee of Communist Party of China, Weihai 264213, China)

Abstract

Community plays a crucial role in the successful prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic in China. However, evaluation of community capability to fight against COVID-19 is rarely reported. The present study provides a first attempt to assess community capability to combat COVID-19 in Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning province in Northeast China, based on a modified framework of a community readiness model. We conducted semi-structured interviews with ninety key informants from fifteen randomly selected urban communities to collect the data. The empirical results indicate that the overall level of community capability for epidemic prevention and control in Shenyang was at the stage of preparation. The specific levels of the fifteen communities ranged from the stages of preplanning to preparation to initiation. Concerning the level of each dimension, community knowledge about the issue, leadership, and community attachment exhibited significant disparities between communities, while there were slight differences among communities on community efforts, community knowledge of efforts, and community resources. In addition, leadership demonstrated the highest overall level among all the six dimensions, followed by community attachment and community knowledge of efforts. Community resources displayed the lowest level, followed by community efforts. This study not only extends the application of the modified community readiness model to evaluate community capability of epidemic prevention in the Chinese community context, but also offers practical implications for enhancing Chinese communities’ capabilities to deal with various future public health emergencies.

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  • Xiaojie Zhang & Xiaoyu Liu & Lili Wang, 2023. "Evaluating Community Capability to Prevent and Control COVID-19 Pandemic in Shenyang, China: An Empirical Study Based on a Modified Framework of Community Readiness Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-19, February.
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