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IDENTIFY THE ROLE OF PERCEPTIONS IN DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    AFD

  • Principal Investigator

    Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified

  • Research Location

    Kenya

  • Lead Research Institution

    The Population Council

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Approaches to public health interventions

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Why have Covid-19 contamination rates increased in Africa ? And more particularly in Kenya ? What role does the population's perception of their vulnerabilities play ? To what extent does it affect the adoption of preventive behaviors in the face of the Covid-19 threat ? In order to better understand the causes of the spread of the virus, the researchers will study in particular the nature of this perception according to the social groups identified. The knowledge gathered will be used to shape targeted prevention, communication and information programs in key countries, in order to control not only the current pandemic, but also those that may arise in the future. In summary : a project aiming to assess how perceptions of vulnerability to Covid-19 influence the adoption of preventive behaviors, according to the population subgroups identified.