Assessment of the Adherence to Standard Operating Procedures of Covid-19 among Market Vendors in Sironko District

Autor: Shaban A. Okurut, Jamil E. Ssenku, Hussein Mukasa Kafero, Abdul Walusansa, Ali Kudamba, Habib Namagembe, Muhamad Shaban Mubajje, Sumayah Nakitende
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Asian Journal of Medicine and Health. :30-43
ISSN: 2456-8414
DOI: 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930364
Popis: Introduction: Coronavirus disease is one of leading causes of deaths in recent times that has surpassed cardiovascular and other respiratory diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) setup Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that have been adopted by the different governments to curtail its spread. Nonetheless, information on the adherence to the SOPs amongst market vendors is not well elucidated. Moreover, markets are centers of convergence of many people which increases the risks of community transmission. Therefore, our study, investigated the extent of the adherence to the SOPs amongst market vendors in Sironko district. Methodology: A quantitative study with cross-sectional design was adopted with a sample size of 221 randomly selected participants. Pretested structured questionnaires were used in the data collection. Categorical data was presented in tables and graphs with frequency (%). Pearson’s Chi-square (X2) was used to examine the statistical significance of our results. The analysis was done by using the statistical software MedCalc version 20.0008. All the analyses were done at 95% level of significance and a p
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