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Health Communication, Sociocultural Diversity, and COVID-19 [Funder: MI4]

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    Other Funders (Canada)

  • Principal Investigator

    Rousseau, Cécile

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    McGill University

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Communication

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Sexual and gender minorities, Minority communities unspecified…

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

How you are seen by society can affect how you react in a crisis. Around the world, countries have adopted measures such as social distancing, closing of schools and businesses and limited access to public spaces. Psychiatrist Dr. Cécile Rousseau, along with collaborators from Concordia University and University of Ottawa, will conduct surveys and interviews with 4,000 Quebecers to understand how minority status, low socioeconomic status, discrimination/stigmatization and mental health affect understanding and adoption of COVID-19 public health measures. The results will inform the best way to communicate about COVID-19 with different groups.