Assessment of the Trust Placed By the Practices of the Ministry of Health during the Coronavirus Pandemic Process in Turkey


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Altıntaş M., Özata M.

Journal of International Health Sciences and Management, cilt.8, sa.15, ss.67-74, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)

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This research aims to evaluate the level of Turkish people's trust in the measures taken by the Ministry of Health to contain Covid 19. In the study, which was planned in a quantitative research design, Total of 931 people from 62 provinces in Turkey participated in the study. The data collection tool consisted of 31 questions. The questionnaire form was elaborated by Altstadt’s authors and created using the freely available online Google Docs application. The questionnaire was sent to participants via social media networks from February 1, 2021 and February 20, 2021. Citizens over the age of 18 living in Turkey participated in the research. The research has a young participant population. According to the analysis results obtained from the research, it was concluded that participants’ trust in the Ministry of Health was at a moderate level. Suggestions were made for future work.