GLD-SAIPAR Covid-19 Survey in Zambia

In March 2020, Zambia reported their first cases of Covid-19, with the government restricting non-essential travel, banning large public gatherings, and establishing emergency committees to spearhead efforts to contain the pandemic at a national level. GLD implemented a study in 2020 in Zambia to generate a better understanding of citizens' responses to such measures, and the impact of the pandemic on their individual lives and communities. In order to generate as complete a picture as possible of the local situations over time two rounds in Zambia. These rounds provided information on issues including knowledge of Covid-19; attitudes and fears surrounding health and economic impacts; social, economic, and health vulnerabilities; social distancing practices and other preventative measures. Particular attention was paid to the local variation in concerns over the social stigma, levels of enforcement, and engagement of different authorities.

2020年3月，赞比亚报告首例新冠（COVID-19）确诊病例，该国政府随即出台限制非必要出行、禁止大型公众集会的防疫措施，并成立应急委员会，牵头在全国范围内开展疫情防控工作。2020年，GLD在赞比亚启动一项研究，旨在更全面地掌握民众对上述防疫措施的响应情况，以及疫情对民众个人生活与社区的影响。为尽可能全面呈现当地随时间推移的疫情态势，该研究在赞比亚分两轮开展调研。两轮调研收集了多维度信息，涵盖民众对新冠的认知、对健康与经济影响的态度与担忧、社会、经济及健康层面的脆弱性、社交距离防疫措施的践行情况与其他预防性手段的使用情况。研究特别关注了不同区域在社会污名化担忧、防疫措施执行力度及各主管部门参与度方面的差异。