The COVID-19 Community Engagement Study
- Conditions
- COVID-19
- Registration Number
- PACTR202010729372570
- Lead Sponsor
- Government of Uganda and Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 800
We will include villages if:
1.They have a mix of planned, semi-planned, and unplanned housing
2.Administrative authorities (e.g. LC1) agreeable, supportive and cooperative
We will exclude villages if:
1.Overwhelming majority of structures are for commercial purposes
2.Overwhelming majority of residences are slum dwellings
3.Overwhelming majority of residences are for the well-to-do
4.A majority of residents / occupants are too mobile in ways that would make it difficult to follow them up
5.Perceived to be generally insecure
6.Too difficult to navigate or would require strenuous logistical arrangements
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Proportion of participants reporting using face masks correctly and consistently<br>2.Proportion of participants reporting practicing social distancing correctly and consistently<br>3.Proportion of participants reporting washing or sanitizing hands correctly and consistently
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Risk perception regarding COVID-19 infection<br>2.Beliefs regarding COVID-19 infection<br>3.Understanding of personal disease prevention and management practices<br>4.Understanding of transmission dynamics for the pandemic<br>5.Understanding of population level mitigation measures<br>6.Attitudes towards government mitigation measures<br>7.Behaviours regarding mitigation measures<br>8.Likelihood of acceptance of a potential vaccine