Community Connect Survey On

Preventing Covid: Harnessing the power of Communities

 Before we move into the certain details of this survey , we would like to
state that it is fully and team effort all the members were assigned
with different categories of work and with the outmost time and efforts
given by the members this suvery was successful.
Listened below are the names of the participant who are responsible for
the

Our
Completion of this survey :

Name System ID:

Team •
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Satyam Kumar Tiwari
Sushmitra Dahal.
Ciriayile Meru.
Genevieve T Patton.
2020002031
2020582705
2020447547
2020515026
• Abdiakram Yusuf Bare 2020822217
• Mapheelle Francis 2020000316
 The satisfaction and euphoria that
accompany the successful completion of this
task would be incomplete without mentioning
the name of our mentor who made it possible
, support and encouragement had been a
constant source which crowned our efforts
with success

Acknowledgement We are deeply indebted and would like to

express our sincere thanks to Ma’am Priyanka
Chatterjee for providing us and opportunity to
do this survey, we are fortune to have your
guidance and kind associate as all well as your
supervision through out this project.
Executive summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of our lives. Even before the
onset of the crisis, the social and economic integration of people/community was an
ongoing challenge. Now, unless urgent action is taken, people are likely to suffer
severe and long-lasting impacts from the pandemic.
This study reports the findings and responses from the Survey collected from the
community regarding the safety measures and awareness they follow either or no
or their opinions in certain options .
The main objective was to collect responses and many as possible and with all the
time and affords given by the students of MA Applied Economics (1 st year)
We managed to collect a total of 69 responses.
Here certain options were given to the community such as how well are they
following the precautions , which includes washing hands regularly, getting
vaccinated, wearing masks when in need usage of hand sanitizer regularly etc .
 Background
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV (SARS-CoV-2). It is
currently one of the biggest acute global threats to human health. The outbreak of the pandemic has affected many
countries, causing problems concerning almost every aspect of everyday life. It has led to realignment in the world
economy, deepened the medical crisis in many already vulnerable countries and it is currently the predominant topic
covered by all media. The pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge for all health care systems worldwide. This is the
first medical crisis in the recent history affecting different populations, countries and continents, requiring everybody to
be aware and prepared for it.
The new coronavirus strain, discovered in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan in China , spread globally within few
months.
The COVID-19 pandemic in India is a part of the worldwide pandemic of corona virus 2019  (COVID-19) caused
by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2(SARS-CoV-2). The first case of COVID-19 in India ,
which originated from China , was reported on 30 January 2020.Currently, India has the largest number of  confirmed
cases in Asia ] As of 12 June 2021, India has the second-highest number of confirmed cases in the world (after the  United
States ) with 29.3 million reported cases of COVID-19 infection and the third-highest number of COVID-19 deaths (after
the United States and Brazil) at 367,081 deaths.
• 2020
On 12 January 2020, the WHO confirmed that a novel corona virus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of
people in Wuhan, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.
On 30 January 2020, India reported its first case of COVID-19 in Thussir Kerala, which rose to three cases by 3
February 2020; all were students returning from Wuhan. Apart from these, no significant rise in transmissions was
observed in February. On 4 March 22 new cases were reported, including 14 infected members of an Italian tourist
group. Transmissions increased over the month after several people with travel history to affected countries, and their
contacts, tested positive. On 12 March, a 76-year-old man, with a travel history to Saudi Arabia, became the first
COVID-19 fatality of India.
A Sikh preacher, who had a travel history to Italy and Germany, turned into a super spreader  by attending a Sikh
festival  in Anandpur Sahib during 10–12 March. Over 40,000 people in 20 villages in Punjab were quarantined on 27
March to contain the spread. On 31 March, a Tablighi Jamaat religious congregation event in Delhi, which had taken
place earlier in March, emerged as a Covid-19 Hotspot . On 2 May, around 4,000 stranded pilgrims returned from Hazur
Sahib  in Nanded, Maharashtra to Punjab. Many of them tested positive, including 27 bus drivers and conductors who
had been part of the transport arrangement.
In July 2020, it was estimated based on antibody tests that at least 57% of the inhabitants of Mumbai's slums may have been infected with COVID-19 at
some point.
A government panel on COVID-19 stated in October 2020 that the pandemic had peaked in India, and could come under control by February 2021. This
prediction was based on a mathematical simulation referred to as the "Indian Supermodel", assuming that India reaches herd immunity. That month, a
new SARS-CoV-2 variant ,Lineage B.1.617, was detected in the country.

2021
India began its vaccination programme on 16 January 2021. On 19 January 2021, nearly a year after the first reported case in the country, Lakshadweep
 became the last region of India  to report its first case. By February 2021, daily cases had fallen to 9,000 per-day. However, by early-April 2021, a
major second wave of infections took hold in the country; on 9 April, India surpassed 1 million active cases, and by 12 April, India overtook Brazil as
having the second-most COVID-19 cases worldwide. By late April, India passed 2.5 million active cases and was reporting an average of 300,000 new cases
and 2,000 deaths per-day. Some analysts feared this was an undercount. On 30 April, India reported over 400,000 new cases and over 3,500 deaths in one
day.
Multiple factors have been proposed to have potentially contributed to the sudden spike in cases, including highly-
infectious variants of concern such as Lineage B.1.617, a lack of preparations as temporary hospitals were often
dismantled after cases started to decline, and new facilities were not built, and health and safety precautions being
poorly-implemented or enforced during weddings, festivals (such as holi  on 29 March, and the Haridwar Kumbh Mela
 which was linked to linked to at least 1,700 positive cases between 10 and 14 April including cases in Hindu seers),
sporting events (such as IPL),state and local election  in which politicians and activists have held in several states, and in
public places. An economic slowdown put pressure on the government to lift restrictions, and there had been a feeling of
exceptionalism based on the hope that India's young population and childhood immunisation scheme would blunt the
impact of the virus. Models may have underestimated projected cases and deaths due to the under-reporting of cases in
the country.
Due to high demand, the vaccination programme began to be hit with supply issues ; exports of the Oxford-AstraZeneca
 were suspended to meet domestic demand, there have been shortages of the raw materials required to manufacture
vaccines domestically, while hesitancy and a lack of knowledge among poorer, rural communities has also impacted the
programme.
The second wave placed a major strain on the healthcare system , including a shortage of liquid medical oxygen  due to
ignored warnings which began in the first wave itself, logistic issues, and a lack of cryogenic tankers. On 23 April, Modi
met via videoconference with liquid oxygen suppliers, where he acknowledged the need to “provide solutions in a very
short time”, and acknowledged efforts such as increases in production, and the use of rail, and air transport to deliver
oxygen supplies. A large number of new oxygen plans  were announced; the installation burden being shared by the
center coordination with foreign countries with regard to oxygen plants received in the form of aid, and DRDO. A
number of countries sent emergency aid to India in the form of oxygen supplies, medicines, raw material for vaccines
and ventilators. This reflected a policy shift in India; comparable aid offers had been rejected during the past sixteen
years.
The number of new cases had begun to steadily drop by late-May; on 25 May, the country reported 195,994 new cases—
its lowest daily increase since 13 April. However, the mortality rate has remained high; by 24 May, India recorded over
300,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19. Around 100,000 deaths had occurred in the last 26 days, and 50,000 in the last
12.
In May 2021, WHO declared that two variants first found in India will be referred to as 'Delta' and 'Kappa'.
 Methodology
Online survey data were collected In the month of June 2021. This period fully corresponded to the pandemic lockdown
due to COVID-19 in India. This suvery was collected from the people from various community both literate and
illiterate, students, workers , farmers etc starting from age 18 and above .No bias was shown during the suvery.
This suvery was conducted through google form an online questionnaire where certain options were given and the
people have to choose their opinion from the given option. We were given all the information about the study, and how it
has to be done by our instructors .All the participants also were fully informed about the aims of the study and about the
confidentiality of the data, and they were also assured that the data would be used only for the purpose of the research.
In order to collect the suvery we reached out to people through phone calls, mails and other social media’s since we
couldn’t personally go and interview them except some such a family member and neighbors etc .
And as mentioned earlier with the cooperation of the people and even at this situation we managed to collect a total of 69
responses and based on this responses we have made the entire report.
Data Analysis
Do you think vaccinations can be effective in
limiting the spread of covid?
No of People Total
Answer Selected

Only partly 32

Only partly
Can't say 15 Can't say
Yes, absolutely
Not at all

Yes, absolutely 10

Not at all 4

Grand Total 61
Have you heard of the latest government campaign for spreading
awareness about covid called "Safai bhi, Dawai bhi, Kadai bhi?

Total

No. of times
Option Selected

No No 32
Yes

Yes 29

Grand Total 61
 Q13. Which of the following statements would best classify your
behavior? I wear a mask properly covering my nose and mouth in
all public places?

'Field1': Always do so and Mostly do so appear most often.

Row Labels Count of Field1
Always do so
Always do so 28
Mostly do so

Mostly do so 28
Field1

Only Sometimes

Only Sometimes 3
Only when required or told to do this

Only when required or told to do this 2

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Field1
Grand Total 61
 Q14. Which of the following statements would best classify your
behavior? I wash my hands with soap and water frequently (at least 6-8
times in a day)?
Total

Only when required or told to do so

Only Sometimes
Total

Always do so

Mostly do so

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Row Labels Count

Mostly do so 34
Always do so 13
Only Sometimes 9
Only when required or told to do so 4
Grand Total 60
Q15. Which of the following statements would best classify your
behavior? I wash my hands with soap and water whenever I enter my
home and office, go to the washroom, and before my meals.
Total

Row Labels Count

Mostly do so 28
Mostly do so
Always do so
Only Sometimes
Always do so 21

Only Sometimes 12

Grand Total 61
 Mostly do so and Always do so appear most often.

Q16. Which of Mostly do so

the following
statements would Always do so

best classify your

behavior? I use a
Only Sometimes

sanitizer to clean Only when required or told to do so

my hands 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

whenever I tough Not possible for me to follow this

any public Row Labels Count of Not possible for me to follow this
surface or need to Mostly do so 27

shake hands. Always do so

Only Sometimes
22
9
Only when required or told to do so 2
Grand Total 60
Q17. Which of the following statements would best classify
your behavior? I avoid going to crowded places such as
market places, religious places, gatherings etc
'Field1': Mostly do so and Always do so appear most often.

Row Labels Count

Mostly do so

Mostly do so 23
Always do so

Always do so 22
Field1

Only when required or told to do so

Only when required or told to do so 9

Only Sometimes
Only Sometimes 7
0 5 10 15 20 25

Field1
Grand Total 61
 Q18. What is your outlook towards
vaccinating yourself?

'Field1': I have already vaccinated myself (first dose) and I am planning to

vaccinate myself appear most often.

I have already vaccinated myself (first dose)

I am planning to vaccinate myself

Field1

I have already vaccinated myself (both doses)

I do not intend to vaccinate myself

0 5 10 15 20 25
Field1

Under 18-25 category female have the highest first dose of vaccination.
Q20. Which of the following age brackets
would you be in?
'Field1': 18-25 appears most often.
Row Labels Count of Field1
18-25
18-25 25
45-54
45-54 13
26-34
26-34 8
Field1

35-44
35-44 8
Below 18

Below 18 6
55-64

55-64 1
0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Field1
Grand Total 61
Q21. Your gender is ?

Row Labels Count of Q21. Your gender is ?

Female 34

Male 26

Third gender 1

Grand Total 61
 Total

No
Yes

Q22. Have you or any of your

immediate family contracted
covid?

Row Labels Count of Q22. Have you or any of your immediate family contracted covid?

No 45

Yes 16

Grand Total 61
 Total
Grandparents & Grandparents-in-law

Parents & Parents- in-law

Siblings (brothers, sisters, cousins), No one

Colleagues, Friends Total

Colleagues

Friends

Uncles and Aunts

No one

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Row Labels Count

No one 46
Uncles and Aunts 4
Friends 3
Colleagues 3
Colleagues, Friends 2

Siblings (brothers, sisters, cousins), No one 1

Parents & Parents- in-law 1
Grandparents & Grandparents-in-law 1
Grand Total 61

Q23. Have you lost any of the following members to covid in the last
one year?
Total
Row Labels Count of Field1

Nagaland 22
Q24. You are a
resident of which
Uttar Pradesh 21 state/UT of India?
If a resident of
Nagaland
Uttar Pradesh
Manipur
Delhi
Meghalaya Manipur 11 another country,
choose the option
Delhi 6 of resident of
another country.
Meghalaya 1

Grand Total 61
Q26. Based on your insights after interviewing the
respondent, would you agree that the respondent follows
covid hygiene norms?
Total

Row Labels Count of Field1

Agree 30
Agree
Strongly agree
Neither agree or disagree
Strongly agree 21

Neither agree or disagree 10

Grand Total 61
 Q26(a) Your respondent for this response
would be best put in the category of
Total

Domestic workers/Vendors/Local Suppliers/Shopkeepers/Service workers

Family friends/Extended family

Total
Immediate family/Brothers/Sisters

Neighbors/Society residents

Your Friends/Colleagues/Classmates

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Row Labels Count

Your Friends/Colleagues/Classmates 18
Neighbors/Society residents 17
Immediate family/Brothers/Sisters 14
Family friends/Extended family 8
Domestic workers/Vendors/Local Suppliers/Shopkeepers/Service workers 4
Grand Total 61