Urban-Rural Compliance Variability to COVID-19 Restrictions of Indigenous Fijian (iTaukei) Funerals in Fiji

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dc.contributor.authorVave, Ron
dc.contributor.instructorFriedlander, Alan
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-19T20:47:24Z
dc.date.available2021-04-19T20:47:24Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-14
dc.description.abstractResearch on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has focused primarily on impacts in Western societies despite emerging evidence of increased vulnerability among indigenous peoples such as Pacific Islanders. Using Facebook public posts, this research assessed compliance to COVID-19 restrictions such as social gatherings (SG) and social distancing (SD) in non-COVID-19, indigenous Fijian (iTaukei) funerals in Fiji. Results showed 95% of the 20 funerals exceeding SG limits with greater, and highly variable crowd sizes in rural than urban communities. Additionally, 75% of the 20 funerals did not adhere to the 2-m SD requirement of which 80% were in rural areas. Higher SG and SD compliance in urban funerals could be partially explained by the presence of a recognized authority who enforced crowd size limits, and the heterogeneous urban community who were more likely to flag breaches than their collectivistic, homogeneous, close-knit, rural counterparts. Ultimately, health authorities need to utilize a social lens that incorporates etic and emic differences in culture to ensure maximum compliance.
dc.format.extent8 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/10105395211005921
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/75524
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 (Disease)
dc.subjectFacebook (Electronic resource)
dc.subjectFiji
dc.subjectFuneral rites and ceremonies
dc.subjectIndigenous peoples
dc.subjectOceania
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectManners and customs
dc.subjectRural development
dc.subjectUnemployment
dc.titleUrban-Rural Compliance Variability to COVID-19 Restrictions of Indigenous Fijian (iTaukei) Funerals in Fiji
dc.typeDoctoral Project
dc.typeJournal
dc.type.dcmiText
prism.publicationnameAsia Pacific Journal of Public Health

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