Table 6.

Description of Life with Corona Africa (LwC-Africa) Survey

LwC-Africa builds on and complements the global LwC online survey (https://lifewithcorona.org/). The survey is based on country representative samples and allows statistically meaningful and valid comparisons between and within countries across different socio-demographic groups (e.g., age, gender, and place of residence). The survey follows a stratified random sampling method to interview 500 respondents per month per country over 12 months. The questionnaire contains modules on COVID exposure and experiences on a wide range of topics, including economic, health, social, psychological, and political issues. Specifically, the questionnaire contains the following six modules: (i) household demographic characteristics; (ii) Coronavirus exposure; (iii) Economic well-being, financial insecurity, coping mechanisms, and external support; (iv) Social capital; (v) Food and nutrition security; and (vi) Mental health and wellbeing. It also allows geospatial matching with secondary data sources.