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Information provision over the phone saves lives: An RCT to contain COVID-19 in rural Bangladesh at the pandemic’s onset

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Schildberg-Hörisch,  Hannah
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Society;

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Schneider,  Sebastian O.
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Society;

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Sutter,  Matthias
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Society;

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Chowdhury, S., Schildberg-Hörisch, H., Schneider, S. O., & Sutter, M. (2022). Information provision over the phone saves lives: An RCT to contain COVID-19 in rural Bangladesh at the pandemic’s onset.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000B-9C68-1
Abstract
Lack of information about COVID-19 and its spread may have contributed to excess mortality at the pandemic’s onset. In April and May 2020, we implemented a randomized controlled trial with more than 3,000 households in 150 Bangladeshi villages. Our one-to-one information campaign via phone stressed the importance of social distancing and hygiene measures, and illustrated the consequences of an exponential spread of COVID-19. We find that information provision improves knowledge about COVID-19 and induces significant behavioral changes. Information provision also yields considerably better health outcomes, most importantly by reducing the number of reported deaths by about 50% in treated villages.