Mozambican Adolescents and Youths during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Knowledge and Awareness Gaps in the Provinces of Sofala and Tete

Marotta, Claudia; Nacareia, Ussene; Estevez, Alba Sardon; Tognon, Francesca; Genna, Giselle Daiana; Meneghi, Giovanna De; Occa, Edoardo; Ramirez, Lucy; Lazzari, Marzia; Gennaro, Francesco Di; Putoto, Giovanni

doi:10.3390/healthcare9030321

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“…Therefore, the nonpharmacologic measures in universities, other higher education institutions, and workplaces were deemed necessary to control the community transmission. Several studies emerged recently to demonstrate the negative impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of young adults, especially university students, who were dramatically shifted from campus education to remote learning with very minimal interpersonal communication and support [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ].…”

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Side Effects of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines among Young Adults (18–30 Years Old): An Independent Post-Marketing Study

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Young adults had been widely perceived as a low-risk group for COVID-19 severity; therefore, they were deprioritised within the mass vaccination strategies as their prognosis of COVID-19 infection is relatively more favourable than older age groups. On the other hand, vaccination of this demographic group is indispensable to achieve herd immunity. A cross-sectional survey-based study was used to evaluate the side effects of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines among university students in the Czech Republic. The validated questionnaire was delivered in a digital form, and it consisted of demographic data; COVID-19 vaccine-related anamnesis; and local, systemic, orofacial, and skin-related side effects’ prevalence, onset, and duration. Out of the 539 included participants, 70.1% were females and 45.8% were <23 years old. The vast majority (95.2%) reported at least one side effect. The most common side effect was injection site pain (91.8%), followed by fatigue (62.5%), headache (36.4%), and muscle pain (34.9%). The majority of local side effects occurred after both doses (74.4%), while most systemic side effects occurred after the second dose only (56.2%). Most local (94.2%) and systemic (93.3%) side effects resolved within three days after vaccination. Females participants’ adjusted odds ratio (AOR) showed they were 2.566 (CI 95%: 1.103–5.970) times more likely to experience post-vaccination side effects, and the participants who received two doses reported an increased AOR of 1.896 (0.708–5.077) for experiencing side effects. The results of this study imply that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are highly probably safe for young adults, and further studies are required to investigate the role of medical anamnesis, prior COVID-19 infection, and gender in side effects incidence.

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Side Effects of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines among Young Adults (18–30 Years Old): An Independent Post-Marketing Study

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“…Health professionals have a fundamental role to play in ensuring that young people adhere to vaccination as a tool to reduce disease and, in this case, the pandemic. 45 It is therefore important that professionals are continuously educated to keep up to date with the evidence. Continuing education is useful for acquiring knowledge but also attitudes, skills and behaviours.…”

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Continuing education programme on vaccines for primary healthcare professionals: mixed-method protocol

González‐Cano‐Caballero

García‐Gámez

Fernández-Fernández

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BMJ Open

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IntroductionVaccination is a fundamental intervention in disease prevention; therefore, the advice and recommendations of health professionals have a major influence on the population’s decision to be vaccinated or not. Professionals must have sufficient competencies to carry out their work and recommend vaccination with evidence-based knowledge. The aim is to design and validate a strategy to improve professional competencies in vaccination to positively influence adherence and increase vaccination rates in the population.Methods and analysisTraining will be designed based on evidence and previous studies and piloted with healthcare providers. To test changes in knowledge, a pretest and post-test will be conducted. To test feasibility, a think-aloud method will be used with participants and triangulated with focus groups using SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis. Transfer will be measured using the questionnaire ‘factors for the indirect evaluation of transfer’ and an efficacy questionnaire 1½ months later; for satisfaction, an ad hoc questionnaire will be used. A summative approach will be used for the analysis of the focus groups and descriptive and bivariate statistics for the questionnaires.Ethics and disseminationThis study was approved by the Andalusian Research Ethics Committee, Spain (approval number: 0524-N-20). The results will be made available to the public at journal publications and scientific conferences.

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“…The FDG was designed as an open-ended question as recommended in the IFRC/UNICEF FGD guide for communities. The method gives the room for stimulating an informal discussion with participants to understand their perceptions, beliefs, fears, questions and information needs with regards to the new coronavirus outbreak [29]. The data obtained are integrated into a meta-inference which did not need variable manipulation; thus, the study described and documented the various aspects of a situation as it naturally state [30][31][32].…”

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Community Awareness, Perceptions, Enablers and Potential Barriers to Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rivers State, Nigeria

Owhonda¹,

Onyekwere²,

Kanee³

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BJSTR

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Background: There are evidence that Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) reduce COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality across different regions. Nevertheless, there is poor compliance to the COVID-19 NPIs among residents, especially in the second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria. This study, therefore, explored the awareness, perception, enablers and potential barriers that influence compliance to the COVID-19 NPIs among the youth and adult population of Rivers State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods:This was a qualitative study that used twelve (12) focus groups, which comprised of a total of 120 participant (aged 18 -60 years) during the Christmas festivity period (18 th -20 th December 2020). Focus group exercise took place physically across 12 randomly selected districts in the three Senatorial Zones of Rivers State, Nigeria. The participants were of diverse socio-demographic characteristics of gender, ethnic, age and occupational and trade and social groups of Thematic analytical methods were used to analyse audio recordings. Results:The study found high community awareness of COVID-19 with low perceived risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2. Their major sources of information were town-criers and conventional media platforms such as radio, with little mention of social media and community opinion leaders' influence. Poor compliance to NPIs were largely attributed to perception which was influenced by their belief of the non-existence of the virus; with emphasis on -no physical evidence of survivals and victims, social stigma, distrust of the authorities, incoherent policies, and lack funds to afford a mask. Conclusion:The high community awareness of COVID-19 virus was not a factor for positive public health behavioural change and compliance to NPIs. Perception borne from their current belief system can further complicate the efforts to ensure reduction in COVID-19 transmissions rate. The need for social medial platforms to influence behavioural change in communities cannot be overemphasized and should be strategically utilized. The study advises the need to NGOs and CSOs to produce and encourage the use of locally made reusable facemasks to reduce further escalation of the virus transmission.

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Mozambican Adolescents and Youths during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Knowledge and Awareness Gaps in the Provinces of Sofala and Tete

Cited by 16 publications

References 25 publications

Side Effects of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines among Young Adults (18–30 Years Old): An Independent Post-Marketing Study

Side Effects of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines among Young Adults (18–30 Years Old): An Independent Post-Marketing Study

Continuing education programme on vaccines for primary healthcare professionals: mixed-method protocol

Community Awareness, Perceptions, Enablers and Potential Barriers to Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rivers State, Nigeria

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