Knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 and its prevention in selected ten towns of SNNP Region, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional survey

Autor: Mamush Hussen, Abraham Alano, Misganu Endriyas, Temesgen Kelaye, Tebeje Misganaw, Aknaw Kawza, Emebet Mekonnen, Endashaw Shibru, Teka Samuel, Sinafikish Ayele, Mekonnen Sisay Shiferaw
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
Viral Diseases
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Multivariate analysis
Cross-sectional study
Epidemiology
Physiology
Social Sciences
Fevers
Disease
Logistic regression
Medical Conditions
Psychological Attitudes
Medicine and Health Sciences
Coughing
Psychology
Towns
media_common
Multidisciplinary
Geography
Middle Aged
Test (assessment)
Infectious Diseases
Medicine
Marital status
Educational Status
Female
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Science
media_common.quotation_subject
Human Geography
Urban Geography
Signs and Symptoms
medicine
Humans
Cities
Descriptive statistics
business.industry
SARS-CoV-2
Biology and Life Sciences
COVID-19
Covid 19
Health Care
Cross-Sectional Studies
Health Care Facilities
Family medicine
Medical Risk Factors
Earth Sciences
Ethiopia
Clinical Medicine
business
Physiological Processes
Seriousness
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0255884 (2021)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Background COVID-19 is highly infectious viral disease that can lead to main clinical symptoms like fever, dry cough, fatigue, myalgia, and dyspnea. Since there is no drug to cure the disease, focusing on improving community awareness related to prevention methods is crucial. But there was no regional level study addressing the reach of information, community knowledge and attitude related to COVID-19 and its prevention, and this study was done to inform and assist communication related to the disease responses during early introduction of the disease to the setting. Methods Community based cross sectional study was conducted in selected ten towns of SNNPR, Ethiopia. Multi-stage sampling was used to select 1239 participants. Semi-structured questionnaire was designed, pre-tested and uploaded to SurveyCTO data collection system with security patterns. Knowledge was assessed considering awareness about signs and symptoms, confirmatory test (laboratory test), what to do if there is a suspect, availability of drug to cure the disease, mechanisms of transmission, prevention methods and most at risk groups. Attitude was assessed using 11 statements including seriousness of disease, being at risk, possibility of prevention, and benefits of staying at health facilities. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were performed to manage data using SPSS version 25. Results Almost all respondents (99.8%) heard about the disease. The mean score of knowledge was 52.3% (SD = 18.9) while the mean score attitude was 80.8% (SD = 6.48). Educational status, housing condition and marital status were associated with having good knowledge while occupation, housing condition, age and overall knowledge were associated with having positive attitude. Conclusion Even though almost all respondents had heard about the COVID-19, knowledge and attitude related to COVID-19 and its prevention were low. Awareness creation should be intensified using different local languages to improve community awareness, overcome misconceptions and minimize consequences of the disease.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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