Responses of International Migrant Workers to Large-Scale Dormitory Outbreaks of COVID-19: A Population Survey
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 1,011
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Online habits
研究概览
简要总结
Rumors circulate widely during public health crises and have deleterious consequences. In this study, we seek to document the base rates of migrant workers' rumor exposure and identify predictors of rumor hearing, sharing and belief.
详细描述
Rumors circulate widely during public health crises and have deleterious consequences. Vulnerable populations such as migrant workers tend to lack access to accurate health information, which can put them at higher risk for receiving and spreading misinformation.
In this study, we seek to document (i) the base rates of migrant workers' rumor exposure and (ii) identify predictors of rumor hearing, sharing and belief. These predictors include trust in institutions, risk perceptions, online habits and socio-demographic variables.
Data was taken from the COVID-19 Migrant Health Study, a cross-sectional study of male migrants employed in manual labor jobs within Singapore.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •At least 21 years old
- •Holds a government work permit identifying their employment status
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Online habits
时间窗: baseline
We investigated the number of hours per day that participants' spent checking COVID-19 news and discussing COVID-19 on social media.
Confidence in government
时间窗: baseline
Participants were asked how confident they were that the government could control the nationwide spread of COVID-19
Fear for job
时间窗: baseline
Participants were asked how fearful they were about their job during the COVID-19 situation
Fear for health
时间窗: baseline
Participants were asked how fearful they were about their health during the COVID-19 situation
Degree of exposure to rumours
时间窗: baseline
We investigated participants' familiarity with five rumors that had been widely spread during the COVID-19 pandemic: (1) drinking water frequently will help prevent infection (COVID-19 prevention); (2) eating garlic can help prevent infection (COVID-19 prevention); (3) the outbreak arose from people eating bat soup (COVID-19 origins); (4) the virus was created in a US lab to affect China's economy (COVID-19 origins); and (5) the virus was created in a Chinese lab as a bioweapon (COVID-19 origins).
次要结局
未报告次要终点