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Intervention (Public) Treatment groups receive an information call including health information on government financial assistance, health information about COVID-19, information on the health rationale and government decrees regarding congregational prayer, and information on authoritative religious proclamations related to the argument to suspend congregational prayers (fatwas and hadis). Treatment groups receive an information call including health information about COVID-19, information on the health rationale and government decrees regarding congregational prayer, and information on authoritative religious proclamations related to the argument to suspend congregational prayers (fatwas and hadis).
Primary Outcomes (End Points) * Restriction or closure of congregational prayer at the respondent's mosque * Mosque level COVID spread mitigation measures (washing of mosque; restrictions on ablution at mosque; social distancing during prayers; restriction of attendance by elderly / sick) For Scale Up Wave I, we have selected the following outcome variables based on the evolving situation on the COVID-19 lockdown and the pilot data. In the first wave of scaled-up data collection (July 2020) we will examine the following outcomes: * Self-reported intent to practice mosque level COVID spread mitigation measures: Keeping sermon short Cleaning mosque more frequently or more thoroughly than usual Providing soap / encouraging people to wash with soap Remove prayer mats and pray on floor / encourage people to bring their own prayer mat and stay on it Discourage elderly / sick from attending Asking participants to stay at a distance from each other / Asking participants not to shake hands or hug Making announcements about health advice in the sermon / over the loudspeaker in the area Asking congregants to perform wuzu / ablution at home Asking / requiring all congregants to wear mask in the mosque * Advice to a "mystery shopper" on: Wearing masks during congregational prayer Ablution at home instead of at the mosque Attendance of the caller's elderly father at prayer
Experimental Design (Public) We randomize imams at the level of the Union Council into high saturation treatment, low saturation treatment and control. Within treatment UCs, we randomize individual imams into treatment and control. Based on pilot data and further feedback on the design, for Scale Up Wave I, we are randomizing imams at the individual level into (1) a secular information treatment; (2) a secular + religious information treatment; (3) control; (4) "super control" with no baseline questionnaire.
Randomization Unit We randomize imams at the level of the Union Council into high saturation treatment, low saturation treatment and control. Within treatment UCs, we randomize individual imams into treatment and control. For Scale Up Wave I, we are randomizing imams at the individual level into treatment.
Was the treatment clustered? Yes No
Planned Number of Clusters 2000 N/A
Planned Number of Observations Approximately 3000 In Scale Up Wave I, we intend to reach approximately 1,000 respondents; the final sample size for this wave will depend on the successful call rates before Eid holidays.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms Union Councils: Approximately 1/4 high saturation, 1/4 low saturation, 1/2 control Imams: Approximately 1/3 treatment, 2/3 control respondents In Scale Up Wave I we intend to reach approximately 1,000 respondents, divided equally into: T1 (secular information) T2 (secular + religious information) Control Super control (no baseline)
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