Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mozambican Public Employees on the Prevention of Covid-19

Manjate, José Luís Sousa; Chavane, Félix Salvador; Martins, Hélio Rogério; Nhantumbo, Leonardo

doi:10.32358/rpd.2020.v6.446

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“…It validates that the respondents have adequate knowledge about COVID-19. This result coincides with similar studies in Jordan and abroad [5,[12][13][14][15][17][18][19][24][25][26][27]. The result was expected because the government in Jordan at all levels has released relevant education materials and has delivered COVID-19-related content through various channels, including television, the Internet, and publicity boards.…”

Section: Knowledge About Covid-19supporting

confidence: 88%

“…Recent studies on COVID-19 revealed that knowledge [5,9,13] might account for the precautionary actions of the general public. In addition, the results of previous studies revealed that a better level of knowledge is positively associated with the practice of preventive measures [13][14][15][16][17][18], and attitudes also associate positively with preventive behaviors [9,[13][14][15][16][17][18].…”

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confidence: 95%

“…A scale consisting of 18 items was used to measure the knowledge about the COVID-19. The research team developed the items based on a literature review and the previous studies measuring knowledge about COVID-19 [13][14][15][16][17][18]. These items covered knowledge of the signs and symptoms, transmission, prevention, and treatment of COVID-19.…”

Section: Knowledge About Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Web-Based Study of Differences in Jordanian People’s Knowledge and Attitudes toward COVID-19

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Background: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a worldwide public health issue. Adequate knowledge, a positive attitude, and appropriate control of COVID-19 are essential to eradicate the disease. People's knowledge of and attitudes toward COVID-19 should be analyzed and explained; this helps decision-makers understand the general public knowledge about the disease. The attitudes of the general public are necessary to implement measures to stop the spread of the disease. Thus, this study aimed to describe people's knowledge about and attitudes toward COVID-19 and compare both concepts based on subjects' characteristics. Methods: This cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted in January 2021. The snowball sampling method was used.Results: A total of 281 adult subjects participated in this study. Most participants demonstrated good knowledge and a positive attitude (80.5% and 77.11%) towards the COVID-19, respectively. Better knowledge about COVID-19 was among older age, females, and highly educated subjects. A significantly positive attitude towards the COVID-19 was among married subjects and subjects who had health insurance. Conclusions:The findings are relevant for the evaluation of the knowledge and attitudes of the general public. Knowledge is a crucial factor for shaping people's attitudes, but this is influenced by various factors related to people's knowledge and attitudes. Thus, continuous and updated learning efforts are still required from the overall public. This study provided valuable insights into how public health initiatives can better protect the population's health during public health emergencies.

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Section: Knowledge About Covid-19supporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Knowledge About Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Web-Based Study of Differences in Jordanian People’s Knowledge and Attitudes toward COVID-19

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“…Due to their advantages, CAP studies have been widely used to assess populations' level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices during epidemics. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, this research modality has been carried out in several countries ( Akalu et al, 2020 ; Al-Hanawi et al, 2020 ; Austrian et al, 2020 ; Azlan et al, 2020 ; Clements, 2020 ; Erfani et al, 2020 ; Goumenou et al, 2020 ; Hussain et al, 2020 ; Lau et al, 2020 ; Manjate et al, 2020 ; Olapegba et al, 2020 ; Rahman & Sathi, 2020 ; Reuben et al, 2020 ; Rios-González, 2020 ; Zhong et al, 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19: A cross-sectional study in the resident cape-verdean population

Alves¹,

Mendonça²,

Soares³

et al. 2021

Social Sciences & Humanities Open

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Context The first case of COVID-19 in Cabo Verde was confirmed on March 19, 2020. Since the beginning of the pandemic in the country, the government and health authorities have adopted restrictive measures to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV- 2 and well as defined risk communication and community involvement strategies. The present study aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the Cape Verdean resident population towards COVID-19, to support the government and the national health system in the definition of public health policies related to COVID-19. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1996 participants aged 16 years old and above. Data collected from April 5 to April 12, 2020, via an online self-reporting questionnaire adapted from a Chinese study. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, simple and multiple linear regression analyses were performed to determine factors associated with knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19. Results The overall correct answer rate related to the knowledge about COVID-19 was 82% (9/11 * 100), 1970 (98.70%) of the participants declared they had stayed at home in recent days, 1926 (96.49%) had not attended parties, funerals or crowded places and 1860 (93.19%) confirmed changes in daily routines due to COVID-19. The majority of the participants, 1797 (90.26%), preferred receiving information about COVID-19 in Portuguese and trusted information transmitted by health professionals. Furthermore, television, radio, and newspapers were the preferred means of transmitting information about COVID-19. Participants' knowledge influenced COVID-19 prevention and control practices (rho = 0.119; p = 0.000). Conclusions These findings showed that the resident population had a good level of knowledge about COVID-19; however, there is a need to use more effective strategies to improve attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 to attain better results in controlling the pandemic in Cabo Verde.

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“…Moreover, web-based inquiry forms become more complex to complete when it comes to open-ended qualitative questions. We believe that in our settings these techniques should be suitable to a limited range of target groups such as professionals, academics or student populations (Manjate et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Challenges and needs for social behavioural research and community engagement activities during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Mozambique

Magaço

Munguambe

Nhacolo

et al. 2020

Global Public Health

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After the Ebola outbreaks the world is again facing a challenge in which human behaviours and contact history play crucial roles in determining the trends in disease spreading within and across communities. With the onset of the recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, several issues related to conducting social behavioural sciences research and related community engagement activities arise, especially in rural areas of low-income countries, where the coverage of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is limited and their application on field-based research would imply a biased selection of relatively more privileged minorities with access to on-line and other communication platforms not requiring physical contact. This article enumerates and discusses the different technical challenges that social behavioural sciences research and community engagement activities face in times of public health emergencies caused by pandemics such as COVID-19. It also highlights the possibility of using alternative approaches to maintain the engagement with members of rural communities in research and social action activities, as well as the ethical challenges arising from such approaches.

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mozambican Public Employees on the Prevention of Covid-19

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

A Web-Based Study of Differences in Jordanian People’s Knowledge and Attitudes toward COVID-19

A Web-Based Study of Differences in Jordanian People’s Knowledge and Attitudes toward COVID-19

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19: A cross-sectional study in the resident cape-verdean population

Challenges and needs for social behavioural research and community engagement activities during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Mozambique

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