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NCT Number: NCT04718519

Migrant Workers' Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Coronavirus Behavior Communication Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Infections Misinformation Nidovirales Infections RNA Virus Infections Trust Virus Diseases

Age range

21 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Yale NUS

Singapore

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • At least 21 years old
  • Holds a government work permit identifying their employment status

Exclusion criteria

  • NIL

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Confidence in government

    Time frame: baseline

    Participants were asked how confident they were that the government could control the nationwide spread of COVID-19

  2. Fear for health

    Time frame: baseline

    Participants were asked how fearful they were about their health during the COVID-19 situation

  3. Fear for job

    Time frame: baseline

    Participants were asked how fearful they were about their job during the COVID-19 situation

  4. Degree of exposure to rumours

    Time frame: 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).

  5. Online habits

    Time frame: baseline

    We investigated the number of hours per day that participants' spent checking COVID-19 news and discussing COVID-19 on social media.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale-NUS College

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Responses of International Migrant Workers to Large-Scale Dormitory Outbreaks of COVID-19: A Population Survey

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jan 22, 2021
Registry last updated
May 6, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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