Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mozambican Public Employees in relation to the Prevention of COVID-19

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

doi:10.1590/scielopreprints.114

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“…Our findings is consistent with a study involving public workers in Mozambique conducted in the initial public health emergency declaration in March 2020, which showed that a large proportion of participants changed their routines, having remained confined at home to avoid exposure and contraction of the disease. 22 Findings from our study are also in line with another study carried out in Nepal reporting that human mobility patterns as a measure of prevention behavioral responses during the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly reduced during the first wave of COVID-19. 23 This was notable when people started to be confined to their homes to avoid exposure to COVID-19 in the streets, stopped traveling to and from work (primarily through crowded transport) and stopped engaging in non-essential shopping.…”

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Attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 preventive measures in diverse settings of Mozambique: a qualitative study

Magaço,

Cumbane,

Cambaco

et al. 2024

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Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first broke out in Wuhan, China, on 29 December 2019; since then, it has taken hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide. Although adopting different containment measures, it spread rapidly over the world. In Mozambique, the government declared a state of emergency in March 2020, associated with a number of preventive measures to reduce the spread and delay the peak of virus’ infections. This paper seeks to analyze the attitudes and practices related to COVID-19 preventive measures during first period of state of emergency in Mozambique in both in rural and urban settings. Methods: A community-based, cross-sectional and qualitative study was conducted in six urban and five rural settings in Mozambique. In total, 295 semi-structured interviews were conducted with community members, of which 23 were face-to-face and 272 through telephone interviews. Interviews were digitally audio recorded, verbatim transcribed, and entered into an Excel matrix followed by a structured data content analysis. The Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) guidelines for reporting qualitative studies were performed. Results: In general, participants reported that it was necessary to change their habits, reducing activities and their mobility, such as: going out to work, for business, and visiting family, to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19. In addition, some participants reported adopting several COVID-19 preventive measures in public spaces and at home, such as: wearing a mask, washing their hands, and social and physical distancing. Conclusions: Although the majority of participants reported adopting most of COVID-19 preventive measures at home and in public spaces, much work is still needed to improve the knowledge of COVID-19 preventive measures and practices. The results of our study suggest a greater awareness of residents and users of public places about established standards and preventive procedures concerning COVID-19.

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confidence: 90%

Attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 preventive measures in diverse settings of Mozambique: a qualitative study

Magaço,

Cumbane,

Cambaco

et al. 2024

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Military Knowledge and Practices in Relation to Preventing and Combating COVID-19

Chirindza

Mangona²

2022

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Coronavirus disease 2019 was first reported in the city of Wuhan in the Chinese province of Hubei in December 2019 and is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. According to the Ministry of Health Mozambique registered the first case of coronavirus on March 22, 2020 and, up to the date of production of this research, had about 230 thousand cases. The modus vivendi of the military, poses a high risk for COVID-19 infection. Hence, there is a need to increase knowledge and improve practices regard to the prevention. However, no study that addresses this issue in the Armed Forces of Defense of Mozambique was found. This study aims to analyze the knowledge and practices of the military in relation of preventing and combating COVID-19. It was carried out at the Army Command, with a sample of 162 subjects selected for convenience. The subjects were submitted to a questionnaire about knowledge and good practices of prevention of COVID-19. Most participants had a high level of knowledge about COVID-19. A little over half of the participants tend to practices conducive to disease prevention. A considerable number demonstrated to have deviant practices in relation to prevention measures recommended by health entities, suggesting health education interventions aimed at this population segment, in particular, especially with regard to daily practices.

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mozambican Public Employees in relation to the Prevention of COVID-19

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Attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 preventive measures in diverse settings of Mozambique: a qualitative study

Attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 preventive measures in diverse settings of Mozambique: a qualitative study

Military Knowledge and Practices in Relation to Preventing and Combating COVID-19

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