SHS (Humanities and Social Sciences) - COVID-19, Conditions de vie et comportements : Enquête longitudinale dans le Sénégal rural (CO3ELSER) COVID-19, living conditions and behaviours: longitudinal survey in rural Senegal

Our project consists of carrying out a longitudinal telephone survey in the rural Health and Demographic surveillance system (HDSS) of Niakhar, 155 km from Dakar, in three rounds spaced between 15 days to one month. In the first round, the objective is to obtain the participation agreement of 500 heads of household in the area. Each of them will answer a 5-10 minute questionnaire to determine the current size of the household, and its possible recent increase following COVID19 outbreak. The heads of household will also answer a few questions aimed at assessing their perceptions of the possible difficulties they are dealing with inside their household in connection with the recent increase in the size caused by the COVID 19 (food, access to concession equipment, etc.). The answers given will then be matched with the data from the Health and Demographic surveillance system , so that we will have access to detailed and up-to-date information, particularly concerning household equipment, size , or the level of economic and agro-pastoral wealth . The following topics: preventive behavior with regard to COVID-19, risk perception and risk denial will be assed and analyzed against data from Niakhar DSS (age, level of education, marital status, religious denomination, the area comprising approximately 74% of Muslims and 18% of Catholics, etc.). This survey will then be repeated with the same people (the head of household and the two adults), during two other rounds spaced between two weeks to one month, depending on the course of the epidemic in Senegal: the objective here is to capture behaviors, perceptions and beliefs at distinct phases of the epidemic. Oral consent will be requested from participants given the context and situation relating to COVID19. A yes or no answer to participate will be documented in the questionnaire which will be accompanied by an information note. Senegalese law on the protection of personal data will be respected and participation will be voluntary. The project is sponsored by ANRS and its duration is from July 2020 to July 2021