Risk perception, community myth, and practices towards COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Ethiopia: Community based crossectional study.

Autor: Aliyi AA; Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia., Ketaro MK; Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia., Engida ZT; Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia., Argaw AM; Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia., Muhammed AH; Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia., Hassen MM; Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia., Abduletif AM; Department of Nursing, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia., Shiferaw DS; Department of Anatomy, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia., Wodera AL; Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia., Ayene SH; Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia., Esmael JK; Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia., Etu ES; Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Oct 03; Vol. 17 (10), pp. e0275331. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 03 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275331
Abstrakt: Objective: The objective of this study was to assess risk perception, community myths, and preventive practice towards COVID-19 among community in Southeast Ethiopia, 2020.
Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 854 participants selected using a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire adapted from previous literature. Descriptive statistics were done to summarize the variables. A generalized linear model with binary logistic specification was used to identify factors associated with risk perception and practice. Accordingly adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated and those with p-value < 0.05 were considered as significant factors associated with risk perception and practice. Cluster analysis using a linear mixed model was performed to identify factors associated with community myth and those with p-value <0.05 were reported as significant factors associated with community myth.
Results: All 854 respondents gave their answer yielding 100% response rate. Of these 547 (64.1%) were male, 611 (71.5%) were rural residents, 534 (62.5%) got information about COVID-19 from TV/radio, 591 (69.2%) of them live near health facility, 265 (30.8%) have a history of substance use and 100 (11.7%) have a history of chronic illness, and 415 (48.6%) of them have a high-risk perception, 428 (50.1%) have a wrong myth about COVID-19 and 366 (42.9%) have poor practice respectively. Residence, distances from health facility and myths were significantly associated with risk perception. Occupation, knowledge, and practice were significantly associated with community myths. Also level of education, living near health facilities, having good knowledge and wrong myth were significantly associated with the practice of utilizing COVID-19 preventive respectively.
Conclusion: The study found high-risk perception, high wrong community myth, and relatively low utilization of available practices towards COVID-19 and factors associated with them.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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