Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Coronavirus Disease Among Patients Visiting Eye Hospitals of Province Number 2, Nepal

Shah, Ranjan; Mishra, Sailesh Kumar; Jha, Nisha; Shankar, Pathiyil Ravi; Bhandary, Shital; Kunwar, Man Bahadur; Baral, Pawan

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“…The respondents having white-collar occupations mostly have easy access to information, and strong learning ability further aids in increasing their attitude and practice. Our study further revealed that the highly educated respondents had good KAP on COVID-19, and this bears a resemblance to the study conducted in North East Ethiopia [39], North West Ethiopia [40], Nepal [56], Iran [48], Pakistan [52] and Bangladesh [41,42]. Highly educated people are more sensitive and better understand pertinent issues in society.…”

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“…In addition, previous studies conducted on Ethiopia [38][39][40], Bangladesh [41,42], Turkey [43], China [44][45][46], Malaysia [47], Iran [48], Indonesia [49], and Cameroon [50], Uganda [51], Pakistan [52], Bhutan [53] regarding knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on COVID-19 also provided substantiation of clear understanding of these concerns further underscored the significance of the study. Some studies were conducted about KAP on COVID-19 in the context of Nepal as well [54][55][56][57][58][59][60]. However, the uniqueness of our study is it was focused on most affected districts of Nepal with a higher number of cases.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on COVID-19 among the general population in most affected districts of Nepal

Shrestha¹,

Malla²,

Shrestha

et al. 2023

PLOS Glob Public Health

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The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the global health challenges in the current context. In Nepal, the first confirmed case was reported on 23 January 2020, and since then, it has resulted in several negative impacts, including economic disruption and deterioration of physical and mental health. In such a pandemic, it is indispensable to understand the knowledge and behavioral patterns of the general population regarding COVID-19. Therefore, our study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices on COVID-19 among the general population in most affected districts and its relationship with socio-demographic conditions. The cross-sectional study was conducted among the general population above the age of 18 years from eight districts of Nepal including Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Morang, Sunsari, Rupandehi, Chitwan, and Kaski. A convenient non-probability sampling method was considered with total sample size of 702. The questionnaire survey was conducted to collect data. Descriptive statistics, non-parametric statistical tests, and a logistic regression model were used for analysis. The study showed that 93.3% of respondents had knowledge of overall preventive practices, whereas only 32% had knowledge of overall symptoms of COVID-19. Regarding attitudes, only 14.3% strongly believed that the COVID-19 pandemic would end soon. The preventive practice was reduced after the lockdown compared to that of during the lockdown. The respondents with white-collar occupations, high-income, and unmarried were good at KAP. Similarly, highly educated and those residing in urban areas had good knowledge and practice. The study findings will help in the development of targeted programs to improve the general population’s knowledge, attitudes and practices on COVID-19, which is paramount to dealing with the existing pandemic and also such possible future waves of the pandemic.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on COVID-19 among the general population in most affected districts of Nepal

Shrestha¹,

Malla²,

Shrestha

et al. 2023

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“…The difference in knowledge was guided by the level of education with exceptions being between people who had basic education and secondary level education, and between people with a masters and above and bachelors. 11,21,22 Education levels also significantly affected attitudes with people with no formal education showing more negative attitude than the other groups. Nevertheless, practice regarding COVID was not seen to be affected by the level of education in this study.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Covid-19 Among Patients Attending Ear, Nose and Throat Out-Patient Department at a Tertiary Hospital

Rijal

Joshi²,

Shrestha³

et al. 2022

JCMC

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the world and Nepal reported its first case on 23rd January 2020. Increasing people’s knowledge of the disease can modify attitude and change practice and is key in prevention. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of patients presenting to the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) out-patient department (OPD). Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted at the ENT OPD with 906 patients. Patients aged 20 years and above were studied regarding their KAP towards COVID-19. A questionnaire was used to collect data and analysed for gender, age group, education level and occupations. Statistical analysis was done using Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results: Males had better knowledge and more positive attitude compared to females, which was statistically significant (p 0.001 and p 0.011). Similarly, there were significant statistical differences among the various age groups in knowledge (p <0.001), however, attitude and practice were not different. When KAP was compared to education, differences in knowledge and attitude were statistically significant p<0.001. Likewise, statistical differences existed with regard to knowledge and the various occupations (p <0.001), but a positive attitude was noted in all occupations. Practice was correct in the majority of studied groups with no statistical differences seen. Conclusions: Among the ENT patients correct practice was seen in all the groups namely, gender, age, education and occupation. However, there were differences in knowledge and attitude levels.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Coronavirus Disease Among Patients Visiting Eye Hospitals of Province Number 2, Nepal

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on COVID-19 among the general population in most affected districts of Nepal

Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on COVID-19 among the general population in most affected districts of Nepal

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Covid-19 Among Patients Attending Ear, Nose and Throat Out-Patient Department at a Tertiary Hospital

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