| Autor: |
Janneth Maridadi Mghamba, Ndekya Maria Oriyo, Andre Arsene Fouda Bita, Elizabeth Shayo, Gibson Kagaruki, Reggis Katsande, Ally Hussein, Rogath Saika Kishimba, Loveness John Urio, Nsiande Lema, Neema Camara, Vida Makundi, Tigest Ketsela Mengestu, Grace Elizabeth Saguti, Michael Mesfin Habtu, Elias Kwesi, Muhammad Bakari, Rashid Mfaume, Abel Makubi, Leonard Subi |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Pan African Medical Journal; Vol. 41 No. 1 (2022) |
| ISSN: |
1937-8688 |
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Introduction:on 16thMarch 2020, Tanzania announced its first COVID-19 case. The country had already developed a 72-hour response plan and had enacted three compulsory infection prevention and control interventions. Here, we describe public compliance to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) public health measures in Dar es Salaam during the early COVID-19 response and testing of the feasibility of an observational method. Methods:a cross sectional study was conducted between April and May 2020 in Dar es Salaam City. At that time, Dar es Salaam was the epi centre of the epidemic. Respondents were randomly selected from defined population strata (high, medium and low). Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and through observations. Results:a total of 390 subjects were interviewed, response rate was 388 (99.5%). Mean age of the respondents was 34.8 years and 168 (43.1%) had primary level education. Out of the 388 respondents, 384 (98.9%) reported to have heard about COVID-19 public health and social measures, 90.0% had heard from the television and 84.6% from the radio. Covering coughs and sneezes using a handkerchief was the most common behaviour observed among 320 (82.5%) respondents; followed by hand washing hygiene practice, 312 (80.4%) and wearing face masks, 240 (61.9%). Approximately 215 (55.4%) adhered to physical distancing guidance. Age and gender were associated with compliance to IPC measures (both, p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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