Public perception of COVID-19 management and response in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey

Autor: Simon D. Taylor-Robinson, Michael Fertleman, Adesola Z. Musa, Obinna Ositadimma Oleribe, Anddy Omoluabi, Princess Osita-Oleribe, Babatunde L. Salako, Olatayo Olawepo, Oliver Ezechi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Cross-sectional study
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Epidemiology
Pandemic
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
organisational development
Communication
General Medicine
Middle Aged
infection control
3. Good health
General partnership
Female
epidemiology
Public Health
Coronavirus Infections
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Attitude of Health Personnel
Pneumonia
Viral
Nigeria
Federal capital territory
1117 Public Health and Health Services
Betacoronavirus
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Organization development
Humans
Pandemics
Government
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
Public health
COVID-19
1103 Clinical Sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family medicine
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences
Zdroj: BMJ Open
BMJ Open, Vol 10, Iss 10 (2020)
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041936
Popis: ObjectivesA study designed to assess the public perception of the response of government and its institutions to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.SettingSelf-selecting participants throughout Nigeria completed a self-administered questionnaire through an online cross-sectional survey.Participants495.ResultsThe majority of respondents were married (76.6%), were males (61.8%), had tertiary level education (91.0%), were public servants (36.8%), Christians (82.6%), and resident either in the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) (49.1%) or in the South-East Region of Nigeria (36.6%). Over 95% of the respondents had heard of COVID-19 (98.8%) and knew it is a viral disease (95.4%). The government and its institutions response to the pandemic were rated as poor, with the largest rating as poor for Federal President’s Office (57.5%). Communication (50.0%) and prevention messages (43.7%) received the highest perception good rating. Female respondents and those less than 40 years generally rated the governmental responses as poor.Conclusions/recommendationsIt is recommended that as a public–private partnership approached was efficiently used to more effectively disseminate public health communication and prevention messages, the Nigerian Government should expand this collaboration to improve the quality of services provided in other areas of COVID-19 outbreak management.
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