Use of mobile phones to collect data on COVID-19: phone access and participation rates, in Rakai, Uganda.

ABSTRACT: During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, we deployed a rapid, mobile phone-based survey to assess access and participation rates when using mobile phones to collect data on COVID-19 in Rakai, south-central Uganda. We sampled prior Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS) participants based on HIV status using mobile phone contacts. We administered a 30-minute phone-based interview to consenting participants to assess their knowledge about different aspects of COVID-19 and their access to care. Our analysis compares the mobile phone survey participation rates with historic participation rates in regular RCCS face-to-face interviews. We supplemented phone survey data with demographic, behavioral, and HIV status data from prior face-to-face RCCS surveys. Phone access in Round 19 of the RCCS was foun

SUBMITTER: Ssekubugu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11559023 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature