KAP-COVIDGLOBAL: a multinational survey of the levels and determinants of public knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19
| Autor: | Ahmed Taher Masoud, Mohamed Sayed Zaazouee, Sarah Makram Elsayed, Khaled Mohamed Ragab, Esraa M Kamal, Yusra T Alnasser, Ahmed Assar, Anas Z Nourelden, Loai J Istatiah, Mohamed M Abd-Elgawad, Ahmed T Abdelsattar, Ahmed A Sofy, Doaa G Hegazy, Victor Z Femía, Adriana R Mendonça, Fatma M Sayed, Ahmed Elmoursi, Alaa Alareidi, Ahmed K Abd-Eltawab, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Omar M Mohammed, EzzEldeen A Derballa, Kareem A El-Fas, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Abdelrahman I. Abushouk |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2020-0439 2044-6055 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043971 |
| Popis: | Objective The adherence to public health recommendations to control COVID-19 spread is influenced by public knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP). We performed this cross-sectional study to assess the levels and determinants of public KAP towards COVID-19 in a large, multinational sample.Design Cross-sectional study (survey).Setting The questionnaire was distributed to potential respondents via online platforms.Participants 71 890 individuals from 22 countries.Methods We formulated a four-section questionnaire in English, followed by validation and translation into seven languages. The questionnaire was distributed (May to June 2020) and each participant received a score for each KAP section.Results Overall, the participants had fair knowledge (mean score: 19.24±3.59) and attitudes (3.72±2.31) and good practices (12.12±1.83) regarding COVID-19. About 92% reported moderate to high compliance with national lockdown. However, significant gaps were observed: only 68.2% knew that infected individuals may be asymptomatic; 45.4% believed that antibiotics are an effective treatment; and 55.4% stated that a vaccine has been developed (at the time of data collection). 71.9% believed or were uncertain that COVID-19 is a global conspiracy; 36.8% and 51% were afraid of contacting doctors and Chinese people, respectively. Further, 66.4% reported the pandemic had moderate to high negative effects on their mental health. Female gender, higher education and urban residents had significantly (p≤0.001) higher knowledge and practice scores. Further, we observed significant correlations between all KAP scores.Conclusions Although the public have fair/good knowledge and practices regarding COVID-19, significant gaps should be addressed. Future awareness efforts should target less advantaged groups and future studies should develop new strategies to tackle COVID-19 negative mental health effects. |
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