Brazilian Beliefs in Chloroquine for COVID-19 Protection, 2020

EPICOVID rounds 1 to 3 provide 74,077 survey responses on sociodemographic characteristics and beliefs about chloroquine's protective effects against COVID-19 in Brazil. The dataset categorizes responses by variables such as education level and socioeconomic status. It was authored by Bruno Pereira Nunes and released in 2020.

Use Cases

• Perform multinomial logistic regression to model the 'Jeopardy Index Score' or 'Xlink Overall' belief outcome against sociodemographic variables like 'Low Education Level' and 'Wealth Quartiles Compared'.
• Analyze the association between 'Low Socioeconomic Status' or 'Greater Social Vulnerability' and the belief that 'Chloroquine Prevented Covid'.
• Calculate the 'Highest Absolute Inequality' in belief prevalence across demographic categories such as '20 Years Old' or 'Lowest Education Level'.
• Examine how 'Social Inequalities Contributed' to the 'Xlink Misbelief' outcome among the 74,077 participants.

Strengths

• Contains 74,077 survey responses, providing a substantial sample for analysis.
• Includes specific analytical constructs like the 'Jeopardy Index Score' and 'Xlink Overall' for measuring belief.
• Covers multiple survey rounds (1 to 3) from the EPICOVID study in Brazil during 2020.
• Released under a permissive CC BY 4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, suggesting it may contain aggregated or summary statistics rather than raw individual-level data.
• Specific column names and data structure are unknown, complicating direct analysis without inspection.
• Data is from 2020 and may not reflect current beliefs or demographic patterns.

Provenance

Source

EPICOVID study, Brazil.

Collection Method

Survey data collected across three rounds.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated metadata in 2026, but the underlying data is from 2020.

Geography

Brazil