Association Between Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Towards The COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Korea

Lee, Minjung; Kang, Byunghak; You, Myoungsoon

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-73653/v1

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“…Taxi drivers with an educational level of secondary (grades 9-12) or above were 7.55 times more likely to have good knowledge than individuals with primary education only. This result was supported by previous studies in Northwest Ethiopia [57,58], in Egypt [59,60], in Pakistan [50,61], in Syria [39], in South Korea [62], in Nepal [63,64], in Iran [54] and in…”

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COVID-19 knowledge, attitude and frequent hand hygiene practices among taxi drivers and associated factors in urban areas of Ethiopia

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Background Although several studies have been conducted on COVID-19 knowledge, attitude and prevention practices among healthcare workers and the general population, there has not been any study among taxi drivers in Ethiopia, including Dessie City and Kombolcha Town, the lack of which hinders providing evidence-based interventions to this target group. Thus, this study was designed to contribute to proper planning of COVID-19 intervention measures among taxi drivers in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town, Ethiopia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 417 taxi drivers in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town during July to August, 2020. The data was collected using a structured questionnaire and an observational checklist. The collected data was checked, coded and entered to EpiData version 4.6 and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 for data cleaning and analysis. The outcome variables of this study were good or poor knowledge, positive or negative attitude and good or poor frequent hand hygiene practices towards COVID-19. Bivariate (Crude Odds Ratio [COR]) and multivariable (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR]) logistic regression analysis were employed to identify factors significantly associated with good knowledge, positive attitude and good frequent hand hygiene practices among taxi drivers. Significance level of variables was declared at a p < 0.05 from the adjusted analysis. Main findings Out of the total 417 taxi drivers, 69.8% [95% CI: 65.2–73.9], 67.6% [95%CI: 63.1–72.2] and 66.4% [95% CI: 62.1–71.0] of the drivers had good knowledge, positive attitude and good frequent hand hygiene practices, respectively. Educational level (AOR = 7.55, 95% CI = 4.55–12.54), place of residence (AOR = 5.41, 95% CI = 1.4–20.08) and attitude towards COVID-19 prevention (AOR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.02–2.74) were factors associated with good knowledge about COVID-19. Further, age of taxi drivers greater than 30 years (AOR = 3.01, 95% CI = 1.76–5.13), educational level of secondary or above (AOR = 3.16, 95% CI = 1.88–5.31), income (AOR = 3.36, 95% CI = 1.48–7.61), and knowledge about COVID-19 (AOR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.21–3.54) were factors associated with positive attitude towards COVID-19 prevention. In addition, attitude towards COVID-19 (AOR = 5.5, 95% CI = 3.40–8.88) and educational level (AOR = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.15–2.95) were the factors associated with good frequent hand hygiene practices. Conclusion We concluded that the rates of good knowledge, positive attitude and good frequent hand hygiene practices were relatively low among taxi drivers in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town. We strongly recommended providing training about COVID-19 prevention measures for taxi drivers that considers age, education status and attitude areas essential to improve their knowledge, attitude and frequent hand hygiene practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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COVID-19 knowledge, attitude and frequent hand hygiene practices among taxi drivers and associated factors in urban areas of Ethiopia

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“…Males had a 45% lower likelihood of having good knowledge compared with moderate or poor knowledge. A study done in a cross-sectional survey in South Korea revealed that females have a high awareness of COVID-19 16 and Iran 30 and Ethiopia. 31 However, an inconsistent finding was reported from another study conducted in Gondar specialized hospital among medical visitors being female is significantly associated with poor knowledge level.…”

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“…A data collection tool was developed in English from previous studies 9,12,14,16,22–25 and WHO course material on emerging respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. Then face to face interview was conducted by 2 trained data collectors.…”

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“…Despite the fact that several research efforts on similar issues have been undertaken among students, 14,15 the general population, 7,16,17 and health-care providers, 18,19 there is a lack of literature on the state of knowledge, perception, and practice of inmates to ward COVID-19. As a result, the current study aimed to fill a gap in the literature, and the gap indicate the immediate need to examine prisoners’ knowledge, attitude, and practice of COVID-19 to improve targeted intervention and health education about COVID-19 among prisoners.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Related to COVID-19 and Its Determinants Among Prisoners, Southern Ethiopia

Moges¹,

Lajore²,

Ermias³

et al. 2023

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may affect anybody, and prisoners are a susceptible group in terms of the risk of contracting infectious illnesses owing to a variety of situations such as overcrowding, confinement, and poor cleanliness. Therefore, this study aimed to assess prisoners’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of COVID-19 and its determinants in southern Ethiopia. Method: The Institutional cross-section study was conducted among 404 prisoners selected using simple random sampling obtained from the prisoner’s registration book. To collect data from prisoners, an interviewer-based face-to-face data-collecting technique was used. Multivariate ordinal logistic regression was used to identify determinants of KAP toward COVID-19. Results and Conclusions: The majority of the prisoners had limited understanding and poor preventive strategies application toward COVID-19. Being male, living in a rural area, having a low educational standing, and being a farmer were related to limited knowledge, negative attitude, and poor practice toward COVID-19. Furthermore, having little understanding was linked with poor practice toward COVID-19. As a result, the focus should be on convicts, creating awareness, and addressing specific socioeconomic features of prisoners, as well as boosting COVID-19 preventive activities that should get attention in the prison.

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“…The previous studies for the improvement in the performance of COVID-19 infection preventive behaviors reported that knowledge and attitudes significantly affected the performance of infection preventive behaviors [ 18 , 19 ]. The related studies in foreign countries also revealed that COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and perception had significant relations with infection preventive behaviors [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ].…”

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A Study on Determinants of COVID-19 Preventive Health Behaviors of Mothers with Young Children in South Korea

Yoon

2022

Healthcare

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This study is a descriptive research study conducted to identify factors that affect children of Korean mothers the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) preventive health behavior. It was confirmed that knowledge of COVID-19, maternal confidence, and risk perception of COVID-19 infection were related to the Preventive health behaviors of COVID-19 of Korean mothers with children. The subjects of this study were 191 mothers residing in Korea and raising children under the age of 5, and data were collected through an online questionnaire. We used the Google platform to fill out a questionnaire and collect data using a network sampling method from mothers who voluntarily participated in a survey at an online community meeting of mothers with young children. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, t-test, Pearson’s correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis using IBM SPSS statistics 21.0 program. Preventive health behaviors of COVID-19 factor 1 are positively correlated with: mothers’ COVID-19 knowledge (r = 0.192, p < 0.01), confidence in infant care knowledge(r = 0.179, p < 0.05), and satisfaction with the role of mother(r = 0.351, p < 0.001). Negatively correlated with: unacceptable risk perception(r = −0.222, p< 0.01). Preventive health behaviors of COVID-19 factor 2 are positively correlated with: mothers’ COVID-19 knowledge (r = 0.166, p < 0.05), confidence in infant care knowledge(r = 0.179, p < 0.05), and satisfaction with the role of mother(r = 0.338, p < 0.001). Negatively correlated with: unacceptable risk perception(r = −0.205, p < 0.01). To strengthen COVID-19 preventive health behavior of Korean mothers with young children, it is suggested that education programs should be developed to provide accurate knowledge, increase maternal confidence, and improve the risk perception of COVID-19 infection.

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Association Between Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Towards The COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Korea

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COVID-19 knowledge, attitude and frequent hand hygiene practices among taxi drivers and associated factors in urban areas of Ethiopia

COVID-19 knowledge, attitude and frequent hand hygiene practices among taxi drivers and associated factors in urban areas of Ethiopia

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Related to COVID-19 and Its Determinants Among Prisoners, Southern Ethiopia

A Study on Determinants of COVID-19 Preventive Health Behaviors of Mothers with Young Children in South Korea

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