Invistigting The Role Of Digital Public Health And Tele Medicinces In Prevention Of Covid 19: Moderating Role Of Public Health Ethics

Abstract

In China, a new pandemic, COVID-19, arose in December 2019. The rarity of this pandemic makes it a public health emergency. Multiple factors contributed to the emergence of covid-19, and preventative measures are required to combat and finally limit it. Telemedicine and other digital means of public health are essential in preventing the spread of covid-19. Many ethical problems are created by using digital public health and telemedicine, which reduces their effectiveness in lowering COVID-19. This quantitative and cross-sectional study investigates how public health ethics moderates the effect of digital public health and telemedicine on Covid-19 prevention. A study's working model and hypotheses are developed by analyzing the existing literature. Three thousand two hundred smartphone owners engaged in the study by completing the closed-ended questionnaires required to validate the research methodology. Examining the data using structural equation modeling (SEM) is consistent with earlier research. The results suggest that public health ethics are a more significant barrier to adopting ePHTs than telemedicine. Moreover, the conclusions about public health ethics in Pakistan are particularly noteworthy. Public and private organizations in Pakistan may use the findings of this study to develop a pandemic response strategy that incorporates digital public health and telemedicine.