Brazilian COVID-19 Misbelief Survey on Chloroquine Efficacy, 2020

2020 survey data from Brazil's EPICOVID study (rounds 1 to 3) examines misbelief in chloroquine's protective effect against COVID-19. The dataset contains variables related to sociodemographic characteristics and belief status, with a file size of 13.5 KB. It was authored by Bruno Pereira Nunes and is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Use Cases

• Analyze the association between Wealth Quartiles Compared and the Xlink Misbelief variable using multinomial logistic regression.
• Investigate how Low Education Level and Low Socioeconomic Status correlate with the belief that Chloroquine Prevented Covid.
• Calculate the Jeopardy Index Score to measure social inequalities contributed to misbelief across different demographic groups.
• Model the probability of participants being in the 'Yes' category for misbelief based on age (20 Years Old) and education (Lowest Education Level).

Strengths

• Data is from a structured national survey (EPICOVID) conducted in Brazil.
• Explicitly licensed under CC BY 4.0 for open reuse and sharing.
• Focuses on a specific public health misinformation topic (chloroquine and COVID-19) with clear variables like 'Jeopardy Index Score'.

Limitations

• Very small data file (13.5 KB), indicating a limited number of observations or aggregated summary statistics.
• Dataset is static, covering only three survey rounds from 2020, and may not reflect current beliefs.
• Specific row count and column structure are unknown, limiting assessment of analytical scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Bruno Pereira Nunes.

Collection Method

Survey data from the EPICOVID study rounds 1 to 3.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026, though the underlying data is from 2020.

Geography

Brazil