Estimating the public response to mitigation measures and self-perceived behaviours towards the COVID-19 pandemic

Mansuri, Farah Muhammad Asad; Zalat, Marwa Mohamed; Khan, Adeel Ahmed; Alsaedi, Esraa Q.; Ibrahim, Hanan Mosleh

doi:10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.06.003

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“…Regarding staying at home, 59.23% of the respondents reported that they stayed at home. This finding is lower than a study conducted in Egypt (96.1%) [27]. The possible explanation for the difference might be the living conditions in our study setting, there is mostly high social and physical interaction leading to overcrowding.…”

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“…Of the specific mitigation measures, 73.84% of the respondents reported that they had been frequently washing their hands with water and soap, which is comparable with the two studies conducted in Jimma, Ethiopia (76%) [24] and (77.3%) [21]. However, the result of our study is lower than studies carried out in China (79.44%) [25], Kansans, USA, (97%) [26], Egypt (87.6%) [27], and Malaysia (87.8%) [28]. The possible explanation may be due to the differences in the study population, socio-demographic characteristics and the measurement tools used across the studies.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…This finding is higher than a study conducted in Jimma (33.2%) [21]. Nevertheless, this finding is lower than studies done in Egypt (87.1%) [27] and Malaysia (83.4%) [28]. Regarding staying at home, 59.23% of the respondents reported that they stayed at home.…”

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confidence: 66%

“…This study found out that the adherence of the community towards wearing a facemask as a mitigation measure was the least commonly used methods of mitigating the spread of COVID-19 infection in the study area. In this regard, 67.58% of the study participants didn't use a face mask while going out of their home which is higher than studies conducted in USA (23%) [26] and Egypt (43%) [27]. The possible reasons could be most of the residents might not afford facemasks in order to use them on a daily basis when compared to residents of USA and Egypt.…”

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confidence: 82%

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Adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures and its associated factors among Gondar City residents: A community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia

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Background Considering its pandemicity and absence of effective treatment, authorities across the globe have designed various mitigation strategies to combat the spread of COVID-19. Although adherence towards preventive measures is the only means to tackle the virus, reluctance to do so has been reported to be a major problem everywhere. Thus, this study aimed to assess the community’s adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation strategies and its associated factors among Gondar City residents, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was employed among 635 respondents from April 20–27, 2020. Cluster sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire. Epi-Data version 4.6 and STATA version 14 were used for data entry and analysis, respectively. Binary logistic regressions (Bivariable and multivariable) were performed to identify statistically significant variables. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% CI was used to declare statistically significant variables on the basis of p < 0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression model. Results The overall prevalence of good adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures was 51.04% (95%CI: 47.11, 54.96). Female respondents [AOR: 2.39; 95%CI (1.66, 3.45)], receiving adequate information about COVID-19 [AOR: 1.58; 95%CI (1.03, 2.43)], and favorable attitude towards COVID-19 preventive measures were significantly associated with good adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures. Whereas, those respondents who had high risk perception of COVID-19 were less likely to adhere towards COVID-19 mitigation measures [AOR: 0.61; 95% CI (0.41, 0.92)]. Conclusions The findings have indicated that nearly half of the study participants had poor adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures. Sex, level of information exposure, attitude towards COVID-19 preventive measures, and risk perception of COVID-19 were factors which significantly influenced the adherence of the community towards COVID-19 mitigation measures. Therefore, it is crucial to track adherence responses towards the COVID-19 preventive measures, scale up the community’s awareness of COVID-19 prevention and mitigation strategies through appropriate information outlets, mainstream media, and rely on updating information from TV, radio, and health care workers about COVID-19.

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Adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures and its associated factors among Gondar City residents: A community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia

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“…Thus, PHNs must get information from the WHO and Ministry of Health of Indonesia's websites as reliable and trustworthy sources of information for COVID-19. This finding reinforces the result of a previous study that showed how good knowledge was supported by various news reports and media portals [26]. During the…”

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confidence: 91%

Coronavirus Disease-19: Public Health Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, and Perceived Barriers in Indonesia

Sahar

Kiik

Wiarsih

et al. 2020

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 outbreaks and its rapid rise in prevalence has been a major concern internationally. We conducted a short survey to understand the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding COVID-19 and estimated barriers to disease transmission perceived by public health nurses (PHN) in Indonesia. AIM: The study aimed to identify the association of sociodemographic characteristic with knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding COVID-19 among PHNs in Indonesia and highlight barriers to the control of infection perceived by PHNs. METHODS: A national, online, and cross-sectional survey was conducted from May 28 to June 9, 2020, with a total of 368 participants. A questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice. An independent t-test was used to compare attitude differences of PHNs in gender and place of work. One-way analysis of variance was used to compare differences in attitude of PHNs by age, work experience, educational level, and source of information. The Pearson’s correlation test was used to measure the correlation between knowledge, attitude, and practices. RESULTS: The majority of participants had good knowledge of COVID-19 (77.4%), had mean scores of attitude toward COVID-19 of 33.0 ± 2.7, and had good practices regarding COVID-19 (84.2%). Factors associated with knowledge were sources of information (p = 0.013). Factors associated with attitude were gender (p = 0.003), work experience (p = 0.010), and sources of information (p = 0.035). Factors associated with practices were gender (p = 0.011) and sources of information (p = 0.029). There were significant, positive linear correlations between knowledge and attitude (r = 0.435, p = 0.000), knowledge and practices (r = 0.314, p = 0.000), and attitude and practices (r = 0.362, p = 0.000). Most participants strongly agreed that limitations on infection control materials (50.8%) and patients hiding their travel history, resulting in screening inaccuracies (59.8%), were barriers. CONCLUSIONS: A significant association between sources of information and knowledge, attitude, and practices, with the addition of other related factors. There were also significant positive linear correlations between knowledge, attitude, and practices. Nevertheless, the majority of the PHN perceived that limitations on infection control materials and patients hiding their travel history, resulting in screening inaccuracy, were major barriers.

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Prescription, over-the-counter (OTC), herbal, and other treatments and preventive uses for COVID-19

Yáñez

Chung

Román

et al. 2021

Environmental and Health Management of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19 )

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Estimating the public response to mitigation measures and self-perceived behaviours towards the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 27 publications

References 13 publications

Adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures and its associated factors among Gondar City residents: A community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia

Adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures and its associated factors among Gondar City residents: A community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia

Coronavirus Disease-19: Public Health Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, and Perceived Barriers in Indonesia

Prescription, over-the-counter (OTC), herbal, and other treatments and preventive uses for COVID-19

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