COVID 19 and Nepal:  Identification of Critical Public Health Measures

Neupane, Harish Chandra; Shrestha, Niki; Adhikari, Shital; Gauli, Basanta

doi:10.31729/jnma.4950

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“…The participants who opted not to go out to public places and wore a mask were considered as firstline prevention in contracting the virus. These findings are in concert with the previous studies conducted in other Asian countries (Ferdous et al, 2020;Neupane et al, 2020;Sulistyawati et al, 2021;Widayati, 2021;Zhang et al, 2020;Zhong et al, 2020;Zhou et al, 2020). The early onset of the pandemic, the Philippines' Department of Health continued the information dissemination campaigns about the importance of handwashing, covering of nose and mouth while coughing and sneezing, use of sanitizers, use of face masks, avoiding contact of fingers with mouth, nose, and eyes (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2020; Republic of the Philippines, 2020).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…In Malaysia, the respondents' age and occupation depicted variation on COVID-19. Similar to other studies conducted in Asian countries, a majority showed a positive attitude on the COVID-19 pandemic (Ferdous et al, 2020;Neupane et al, 2020;Sulistyawati et al, 2021;Widayati, 2021;Zhong et al, 2020;Zhou et al, 2020). Undeniably, maintaining a positive attitude can help address a high level of anxiety, psychosis-like symptoms, and many other psychologicalrelated issues.…”

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confidence: 72%

“…Also, the more positive attitudes that the general population has, the more they would advocate preventive measures. Other studies found similar results (Ferdous et al, 2020;Neupane et al, 2020;Sulistyawati et al, 2021;Widayati, 2021;Zhang et al, 2020;Zhong et al, 2020;Zhou et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 70%

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward COVID-19 among Healthy Population in the Philippines

Tuppal

Ninobla²,

Ruiz

et al. 2021

Nurs. Med. J. Nursing

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Background: COVID-19 pandemic has become a severe health threat to the Philippines and around the world. At the early onset of the pandemic, it is imperative to measure the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among healthy individuals to better understand the causes, transmission, and preventive measures. Purpose: This study aimed to identify the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 in a healthy Filipino population during the early onset of the pandemic outbreak.Methods: This cross-sectional rapid online and web-based survey was conducted among healthy Filipino population. A total of 1634 subjects participated via the Google survey link. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the respondents' profile characteristics and KAP scores. The One-Way ANOVA or independent sample t-test was used to measure KAP scores' differences when grouped according to respondents' profile characteristics. Pearson correlation was used to measure the relationship among the KAP scores. The data were all analyzed using the SPSS version 26.0. Results: The overall knowledge scores revealed 67.7%. Filipinos believed COVID-19 would finally be successfully controlled and confident that the Philippines can win the battle against the virus through preventive practices. KAP scores showed significant differences with age, sex (p<0.000), and place of residence (p<0.000), occupation (p<0.000), and marital status (p<0.000). A significant positive low correlation between knowledge and practice (r=0.076, p<0.01), attitude and practice (r=0.100, p<0.01).Conclusion: Albeit a low knowledge of COVID-19, healthy Filipino populations had a positive attitude and compliant with the preventive measures. This study hopes to contribute to the growing corpus of literature on COVID-19 to provide evidence-based information towards health promotion, illness prevention, and control of possible virus' spread.

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confidence: 92%

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confidence: 72%

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward COVID-19 among Healthy Population in the Philippines

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Ninobla²,

Ruiz

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Nurs. Med. J. Nursing

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“…The current pandemic manifested at an accelerating rate and created a condition when the lack of specific treatment and vaccine necessitated the implementation of public health strategies. Such strategies may vary due to the cause of outbreak, but in a pandemic, may constitute social distancing, contact tracing, personal protective equipment, isolation, and quarantine [66]. Although the implementation of these strategies might be inevitable, they may create societal and human rights issues, which would yield to inadequate levels of compliance and different outcomes in various nations [12,40].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implementing Public Health Strategies—The Need for Educational Initiatives: A Systematic Review

Khorram‐Manesh

Dulebenets

Goniewicz³

2021

IJERPH

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In the absence of a specific treatment or vaccines, public health strategies are the main measures to use in the initial stages of a pandemic to allow surveillance of infectious diseases. During the ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), several countries initiated various public health strategies, such as contact tracing and quarantine. The present study aims to conduct a systematic literature review to identify the presence of educational initiatives that promote the implementation of public health strategies before public health emergencies, with a special focus on contact tracing applications. Using Science Direct, PubMed, Scopus, and Gothenburg University search engines, all published scientific articles were included, while conference, reports, and non-scientific papers were excluded. The outcomes of the reviewed studies indicate that the effective implementation of public health strategies depends on the peoples’ willingness to participate and collaborate with local authorities. Several factors may influence such willingness, of which ethical, psychological, and practical factors seem to be the most important and frequently discussed. Moreover, individual willingness and readiness of a community may also vary based on the acquired level of knowledge about the incident and its cause and available management options. Educational initiatives, proper communication, and timely information at the community level were found to be the necessary steps to counteract misinformation and to promote a successful implementation of public health strategies and attenuate the effects of a pandemic. The systematic review conducted as a part of this study would benefit the relevant stakeholders and policy makers and assist with effective designing and implementation.

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“…5 , 16 In Nepal, a first nationwide lockdown was imposed on 24 March 2020, followed by a phased exit from lockdown beginning on 14 June 2020. 17 Reports indicated that the demands of the pandemic necessitated a diversion of resources, setting up hospitals specifically to provide emergency, COVID-19-specific care. 18 Further, the majority of private health clinics were required to halt other provision, which impacted the delivery of healthcare services such as child and maternal health care.…”

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confidence: 99%

The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on abortion care: a time series analysis of data from Marie Stopes Nepal

Horan

Palmer

Shrestha³

et al. 2022

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted sexual and reproductive health and rights. Nepal implemented a nationwide lockdown in March 2020, limiting population movement and service access. The 36 clinics run by Marie Stopes Nepal (MSN) closed for varying periods at the beginning of lockdown. This study assesses the impact of lockdown and associated clinic closures on abortion services within MSN’s network. An interrupted time-series analysis of clinic-level MSN data compared abortion service use in the pre-closure and post-reopening periods, focusing on the following outcomes: number of abortion care visits, proportion of abortion-related visits, gestational age at time of abortion care and demographics of patients accessing abortion care. Subsequent meta-analyses combined clinic-level results to generate outcome-specific pooled effect estimates. As MSN clinics reopened, during ongoing wider lockdown, weekly visits for abortion care decreased by 37% on average, but abortion increased as a proportion of services post-reopening (OR: 1.53) compared with pre-closure, with no evidence of a change in the proportion of higher gestation abortions. The demographic profile of abortion care clients was altered, with post-reopening clients more likely to have completed primary education (OR: 1.54) and be aged 25 years or older (OR: 1.31) compared with pre-closure clients. COVID-19 lockdown and associated clinic closures reduced the absolute number of abortion services provided within MSN’s network, impacting the composition of service provision. Reductions in safe abortion and wider SRH access will have wide-ranging consequences, curtailing crucial reproductive rights. Policy-makers must ensure ongoing abortion access to protect rights and ensure access.

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COVID 19 and Nepal: Identification of Critical Public Health Measures

Cited by 8 publications

References 1 publication

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward COVID-19 among Healthy Population in the Philippines

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward COVID-19 among Healthy Population in the Philippines

Implementing Public Health Strategies—The Need for Educational Initiatives: A Systematic Review

The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on abortion care: a time series analysis of data from Marie Stopes Nepal

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