Risk perception of COVID-19 among sub-Sahara Africans: a web-based comparative survey of local and diaspora residents
| Autor: | Chundung Asabe Miner, Raymond Langsi, Khathutshelo P. Mashige, Godwin O Ovenseri-Ogbomo, Emmanuel Kwasi Abu, Bernadine N. Ekpenyong, Obinna Nwaeze, Piwuna Christopher Goson, Kingsley E Agho, Deborah Donald Charwe, Uchechukwu L. Osuagwu, Tanko Ishaya, Timothy G Chikasirimobi, Dipesh Bhattarai, Richard Oloruntoba |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Risk perception Adolescent Cross-sectional study Human Migration Population Psychological intervention Lower risk Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology Lockdown medicine Humans education Africa South of the Sahara Internet education.field_of_study Pandemic SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Research Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Diaspora Sub-Sahara Africa Cross-Sectional Studies Knowledge Communicable Disease Control Africa Female Perception Biostatistics Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021) BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background Perceived risk towards the coronavirus pandemic is key to improved compliance with public health measures to reduce the infection rates. This study investigated how Sub-Saharan Africans (SSA) living in their respective countries and those in the diaspora perceive their risk of getting infected by the COVID-19 virus as well as the associated factors. Methods A web-based cross-sectional survey on 1969 participants aged 18 years and above (55.1% male) was conducted between April 27th and May 17th 2020, corresponding to the mandatory lockdown in most SSA countries. The dependent variable was the perception of risk for contracting COVID-19 scores. Independent variables included demographic characteristics, and COVID-19 related knowledge and attitude scores. Univariate and multiple linear regression analyses identified the factors associated with risk perception towards COVID-19. Results Among the respondents, majority were living in SSA (n = 1855, 92.8%) and 143 (7.2%) in the diaspora. There was no significant difference in the mean risk perception scores between the two groups (p = 0.117), however, those aged 18–28 years had lower risk perception scores (p = 0.003) than the older respondents, while those who were employed (p = 0.040) and had higher levels of education (p Conclusions There is a need to promote preventive measures focusing on increasing people’s knowledge about COVID-19 and encouraging positive attitudes towards the mitigation measures such as vaccines and education. Such interventions should target the younger population, less educated and non-healthcare workers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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