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Title: Social trust, modern contraceptive use, and Covid-19 knowledge in three African countries

Citation Type: Conference Paper

Publication Year: 2022

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Abstract: Accurate knowledge about the Covid-19 is crucial for individuals and communities to protect themselves from disease. Recent research finds that countries with populations high in social trust and interpersonal engagement have higher mortality rates from Covid-19, while countries with populations that place trust in their governments have lower rates. Drawing on Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) and Afrobarometer data from three Sub-Saharan African countries (Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Kenya), we ask: how do social trust, interpersonal engagement, and governmental trust shape individual knowledge of Covid-19 and does engagement with local health systems (through family planning) play a role? Findings suggest that civic and social engagement is positively associated with better knowledge of Covid-19 in both urban and rural areas and greater government trust is associated with correct knowledge of Covid-19, in rural areas. Findings also suggest that pairing family planning with information on Covid-19 may increase understanding of the disease.

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Authors: Yu, Jiao; Grace, Kathryn; Boyle, Elizabeth Heger; Gunther, Matt; Kristiansen, Devon

Conference Name: 2022 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America

Publisher Location: Atlanta, GA

Data Collections: IPUMS Global Health - PMA

Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Health, Reproductive and Sexual Health

Countries: Burkina Faso, Kenya, Nigeria