Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among Pakistani residents: information access and low literacy vulnerabilities

Fatmi, Zafar; Mahmood, Shafaq; Hameed, Waqas; Qazi, Ibtisam; Siddiqui, Muhammad Bilal; Dhanwani, A.; Siddiqi, Sameen

doi:10.26719/emhj.20.133

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“…There is also evidence that the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the uptake of digital resolution tools and services, accelerating the global transition towards a digital economy, in addition to exposing the wide gap between those who enjoy access to the internet and those who do not [ 16 ].…”

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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and precautionary actions against COVID-19 among medical students in Egypt

Salem

Hanafy²,

Bayad³

et al. 2021

Journal of Infection and Public Health

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has become a significant public health threat. Therefore, the purpose of this survey was to assess knowledge, attitudes, and precautionary measures related to COVID-19 among college students. Methods A convenient sample of 3263 volunteers responded to a self-administered electronic questionnaire during the period from October to December 2020. The knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) score level was calculated with a range of 0-34 points. Results The mean age of the participants was 21 (+/-1.2) years, 69% were female, and 60.3% were urban. The majority of respondents received information about COVID-19 symptoms (93.9%), how to protect yourself (92.5%), and how it is transmitted (86.8%). The most cited sources of information were social media (75.7%), and the most credible were government websites and international organizations. More than half (65%) expressed concern regarding contracting COVID-19, and 89.2% believed that COVID-19 is a dangerous infection due to the rapid spread of the virus. The mean total KAP score was 26.1 (+/-4.2), which differed significantly between gender groups and residential areas. Logistic regression analysis showed that volunteers with good knowledge were 1.3 and 1.0 times more willing to volunteer and maintain a physical distance than those with less knowledge. Female students were 40% less likely to volunteer than males, yet they were 1.8 times more cautious about practicing protective measures such as washing their hands with soap and water than male students. Classifying the COVID-19 pandemic as a serious infection, urban communities have twice been careful to wear masks outdoors and maintain a social distance of at least 2 meters from one another compared to rural inhabitants. Conclusion The current survey revealed that medical students have good knowledge regarding COVID-19, a positive attitude towards the use of protective measures, which were necessary to limit the spread of the disease. However, improvement is still required, and community education should occur as usual with a commitment to utilizing all the strategies that can support knowledge to improve and change attitudes as well as practices of the population.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and precautionary actions against COVID-19 among medical students in Egypt

Salem

Hanafy²,

Bayad³

et al. 2021

Journal of Infection and Public Health

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“…(1) The impact of bandwidth limitations [13] (2) The attitude, knowledge and practice towards COVID-19 [14].…”

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“…Numerous initiatives have been seen aimed at strengthening familiarity with digital technologies. Some initiatives have also been based on the development of surveys to thoroughly analyze the causes of the Digital Divide [13][14][15][16][17].…”

Section: Why the Need Of A Study On The Digital Dividementioning

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“…However, this has not always happened in a uniform way. The digital divide was a cause of this [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. Making a map and an investigation of these aspects, is important both to consolidate experiences and to improve the diffusion of the medical technologies and their fruition.…”

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“…This depends on many factors ranging from difficulties in accessing instrumental resources to cultural and pathological problems (such as disabilities) [4]. Some studies have faced this using the surveys [13][14][15][16][17] focusing on particular factors and/or particular problems. An investigation of how these factors and problems act together is particularly important, and it is even more so in a pandemic period and was aimed in this study.…”

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The Digital Divide in the Era of COVID-19: An Investigation into an Important Obstacle to the Access to the mHealth by the Citizen

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2021

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In general, during the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a growth in the use of digital technological solutions in many sectors, from that of consumption, to Digital Health and in particular to mobile health (mHealth) where an important role has been played by mobile technology (mTech). However, this has not always happened in a uniform way. In fact, in many cases, citizens found themselves unable to take advantage of these opportunities due to the phenomenon of the Digital Divide (DD). It depends on multifaceted aspects ranging from the lack of access to instrumental and network resources, to cultural and social barriers and also to possible forms of communication disability. In the study we set ourselves the articulated goal of developing a probing methodology that addresses the problems connected to DD in a broad sense, capable of minimizing the bias of a purely electronic submission and evaluating its effectiveness and outcome. At the moment, we have submitted the survey both electronically (with an embedded solution to spread it inside the families/acquaintances) and using the wire phone. The results highlighted three polarities (a) the coherence of the two methods; (b) the outcome of the entire submission in relation to key issues (e.g., familiarity on contact tracing Apps, medical Apps, social Apps, messaging Apps, Digital-health, non-medical Apps); (c) a Digital Divide strongly dependent on age and in particular for the elderly is mainly evident in the use of mTech in general and in particular in mHealth applications. Future developments of the study foresee, after adequate data-mining, an in-depth study of all the aspects proposed in the survey, from those relating to access to resources, training, disability and other cultural factors.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among Pakistani residents: information access and low literacy vulnerabilities

Cited by 24 publications

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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and precautionary actions against COVID-19 among medical students in Egypt

Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and precautionary actions against COVID-19 among medical students in Egypt

The Digital Divide in the Era of COVID-19: An Investigation into an Important Obstacle to the Access to the mHealth by the Citizen

COVID-19: An Insight into Social Dimension

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