Research area: Infection, Immunity and Global Health > Vaccine Uptake

Overview

Our goal is to test the effectiveness of an online activity that educates Arabic speakers about important social issues. The primary objective of the Facts and Fiction in the Internet Age study is to develop an efficient online method of educating people about important social issues.

How to participate

You will be asked to do an online educational activity about an important social issue and answer a survey before and after the activity. This survey will help us understand how the activity has affected your knowledge and views of the issue. After three weeks, you’ll do the survey one more time.

Participating will take up to one hour of your time. We hope that you will do this in one sitting, in a quiet and private place.

Participants will be given a $15 gift voucher for the first sitting (including the activity), and another $5 gift voucher after finishing the last survey (three weeks after the activity).

For more information, please read the:

• Participant Information Sheet (English)180.88 KB
• Participant Information Sheet (Arabic)337.00 KB

Can I participate in the project?

You are eligible to participate if you:

• Can read Modern Standard Arabic or English
• Can use the internet to do simple activities
• Are 16 years of age or over
• Can give informed consent
• Live in Australia

If you are eligible and you have read the participant information sheet:

Begin the survey 

Research Team and Advisory Group

Research team

• Dr Jessica Kaufman (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
• Professor Margie Danchin (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
• Dr Sophie Vasiliadis (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
• Dr Kate Hopkins (Sabin Vaccine Institute)
• Dr John Cook (University of Melbourne)
• Ms Chelsey Lepage (Irimi Company)
• Dr Angus Thomson (Irimi Company)
• Ms Wendy Cook (Wendy Cook Design)
• Mr Kifarkis Nissan (Foundation House)
• Mr Jamal Temori (Foundation House)

Arabic-speaking Community Advisory Group

The study advisory group includes approximately 15 members from diverse Arabic-speaking communities around Melbourne. This group will offer guidance to improve the research team's cultural understanding. The Advisory Group members will play a pivotal role in various aspects of the study, such as selecting the target community or communities, recruitment methods, data collection, and sharing research findings.

Contact us

Facts and Fiction in the Internet Age
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
The Royal Children's Hospital
50 Flemington Road
Parkville VIC 3052
Australia

Dr Sophia Vasiliadis
Senior Research Officer
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