<p>Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Associated Factors Regarding the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic</p>

Abstract

It is recognized that novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated from China and quickly crossed all borders by infecting individuals of all age categories throughout the entire world. Since March 11, 2020, the day the novel COVID-19 outbreak was declaration by the WHO as a COVID-19 pandemic, it has caused substantial morbidity and mortality globally. It has become a priority of global society because of the severe impact it puts in all dimensions. Therefore, the present review was intended to examine the knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors towards COVID-19. The review addressed the vital points for the health professionals giving care for COVID-19 patients, stakeholders participating on this pandemic virus, health policy-makers and implementers, researchers, and for the populations as a whole. The majority of the studies reflect a good knowledge, positive attitude, and good practice towards COVID-19 respective to their countries. Some studies have identified factors associated with knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19. For instance, age, educational level, residence, monthly income, profession, gender, marital status, and news media were factors significantly associated with knowledge. Age, occupation, educational level, monthly income, gender, residence, knowledge, and practice were factors significantly associated with attitude. Age, marital status, educational level, residence, monthly income, knowledge, gender, and attitude were factors significantly associated with practice. The majority of the studies reported a good level of knowledge, optimistic attitude, and a good level of practice about COVID-19. But, some studies showed unimpressive knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19. An improvement is needed, and community education should take place as usual with a commitment by using all the strategies that could support improving the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the population. Training should be provided for healthcare workers to update and make them more effective in diagnosing, managing, and controlling this pandemic. The integration of good knowledge, a positive attitude, and sufficient practice towards COVID-19 could contribute a significant and essential role in controlling this pandemic.

Public KAP towards COVID-19 and Antibiotics Resistance: A Malaysian Survey of Knowledge and Awareness

“…The knowledge of the general public in Malaysia with regards to COVID-19 was high, with a mean score of 6.36 and an overall correct rate of 91%. Most of the KAP studies conducted previously reported adequate knowledge of the respondents towards COVID-19 [ 10 , 11 , 12 ]. This was consistent with a previous local study, where the overall correct responses were more than 80% [ 19 ].…”

“…The knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of the public are very important in this context and were widely studied after the COVID-19 outbreak [ 10 ]. In China, the general public demonstrated good knowledge, positive attitudes and appropriate practices in taking preventive measures [ 11 ].…”

“…Another study in Australia reported adequate public knowledge on hand hygiene and physical distancing, but awareness on the use face mask and antibiotics remained insufficient [ 20 ]. A systematic review reported that the overall public KAP on COVID-19 was good in most countries, except a few in the initial stage of the pandemic [ 10 ].…”

“…This can also serve as an important source of information for policymakers to design educational materials tailored to specific knowledge gaps among the public. While KAP studies had been conducted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, knowledge of the general public on antibiotics use and resistance was not reported by previous COVID-19 KAP studies [ 10 ]. Moreover, most of these studies were conducted at the early stage of pandemic outbreak [ 11 , 19 ].…”

Perceived Risk of COVID-19 and Related Factors Among University Students in Ethiopia During School Reopening

“…A study in Sierra Leon found that social media was strongly associated with increased knowledge and avoiding crowds. 16 This was represented in several studies 21,22 that stated those with good knowledge are more likely to adopt precaution measures. Information source from the national ministry of health was also associated with increased risk perception towards…”