Grant: Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Social dynamics, communication and trust
Université Laval
$399,089.00
Sociocultural and behavioural factors affecting communities' response to countermeasures for COVID-19 epidemic: identifying interventions to build trust
EF 2019-20
Résumé
'Fear might be a bigger threat than the virus.' As public health authorities increase efforts to address the new coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19), rumours, misinformation, and xenophobic online posts are spreading faster than the virus. Fear and misinformation have direct implication on the implementation of effective public health measures to control the epidemic. With this research, we will examine the individual and sociocultural factors that impact individual's and communities' adoption of public health recommendations. This study will use qualitative and quantitative methods to describe online discourses related to COVID-19 in Canada (Tweets and comments on news media report) and to describe individual/ community understanding of disease, priorities, fears, etc. including public health messaging that may impact the acceptance of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. We will also identify interventions that will help build public trust in authorities responsible for disease spread and management, while dispelling unfounded rumours and xenophobic discourse.
Programme
Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Social dynamics, communication and trust
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Quebec, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
Tel que publié
Id
422665
Name
Dubé Eve
Region
Québec
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Partnername
Research Nova Scotia
Instname2
Population and Public Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Canadian 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Rapid Research
Projecttitle
Sociocultural and behavioural factors affecting communities' response to countermeasures for COVID-19 epidemic: identifying interventions to build trust
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
Université Laval
Cihramount2
$399,089
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Social dynamics, communication and trust
Keyworddelim
Computational Analyses; Focus Groups Discussions; Individual Interviews; Online Ethnography; Sociocultural Dimensions Of Epidemic
Abstract
'Fear might be a bigger threat than the virus.' As public health authorities increase efforts to address the new coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19), rumours, misinformation, and xenophobic online posts are spreading faster than the virus. Fear and misinformation have direct implication on the implementation of effective public health measures to control the epidemic. With this research, we will examine the individual and sociocultural factors that impact individual's and communities' adoption of public health recommendations. This study will use qualitative and quantitative methods to describe online discourses related to COVID-19 in Canada (Tweets and comments on news media report) and to describe individual/ community understanding of disease, priorities, fears, etc. including public health messaging that may impact the acceptance of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. We will also identify interventions that will help build public trust in authorities responsible for disease spread and management, while dispelling unfounded rumours and xenophobic discourse.
Competitiondate
202002
Approvedterm2
2 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Dubé, Eve; Steenbeek, Audrey
Approvedterm
2 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $399,089~ $0~
