Knowledge, adherence and the lived experiences of refugees in COVID-19: A comparative assessment of urban and rural refugee settings in Uganda
- Funded by Department of Health and Social Care / National Institute for Health and Care Research (DHSC-NIHR), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Wellcome Trust
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Grant number: 50530
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Start & end year
20202020Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$196,121.23Funder
Department of Health and Social Care / National Institute for Health and Care Research (DHSC-NIHR), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Wellcome TrustPrincipal Investigator
N/A
Research Location
UgandaLead Research Institution
Makerere UniversityResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Research to inform ethical issues
Research Subcategory
Research to inform ethical issues related to Social Determinants of Health, Trust, and Inequities
Special Interest Tags
Innovation
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Internally Displaced and Migrants
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
This is a mixed-method rapid situation analysis conducted in Uganda's diverse refugee settings, targeting Somalis, South Sudanese, Congolese, Rwandans and Burundians. The team seeks to study refugee lived experiences, assess behavioural shifts and local risk perceptions, and determine how refugees are responding to COVID-19 public health measures in Uganda. Expected outcomes are models, frameworks and actionable recommendations for humanitarian actors, based on deeper understanding of the impact of the pandemic on social behaviours in refugee settings, particularly regarding local innovations to implement public health measures; the role of community-based responses and networks; the 'infodemic'; and negative coping mechanisms.