Table 6.
Themes identified during research analysis of focus group discussions (n = number of persons for which theme was detected).
| Main category | Subcategory | Employers | OSH experts | In total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 65) | (n = 24) | (n = 89) | ||
| Looking for information in different | Legal acts (online publications) | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| channels | Latvian news (evening news, online portals) | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Social media | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Press conferences of the government | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Foreign news | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Looking for information from Latvian | Center for Disease Prevention and Control | 24 | 12 | 36 |
| sources | National working life portal stradavesels.lv | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| State Labour Inspectorate | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Ministry of Health | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Center for Protection of Consumer Rights | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Ministry of Economy | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| State Tax Authority | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Local authorities | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Looking for information from international | World Health Organization | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| sources | European Agency for Health and Safety at Work | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Other sources with a focus on experience from China | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Health and Safety Executive | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Communication used for information | Latvian colleagues | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| search | International colleagues | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Industry-specific non-governmental organizations | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Internally hired experts (occupational physician, epidemiologist, a medical doctor specialized in infectious diseases) | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| International clients | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Problems with information | Low quality of information | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Too big amount of information | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Problems with reaching authority | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Languages used for searching information | English | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| (other than Latvian) | Other languages than Latvian (in general) | 2 | 1 | 3 |