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Assessing factors associated with compliance to preventive measures of COVID-19 in Rwanda: a cross-sectional
Regine Mugeni1, Charles Ruranga2,3,4, Elias Mutezimana2,4
1Kibagabaga Level Two Teaching Hospital, Republic of Rwanda Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda pacisreg@gmail.com.
Objective:
To assess the level of compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures and compliance-associated factors in the Rwanda community.
Design:
Cross-sectional study.
Settings:
Country-wide community survey in Rwanda.
Participants:
4763 participants were randomly sampled following the sampling frame used for the recent Rwanda Demographic Health Survey. Participants were aged between 22 years and 94 years.
Outcomes:
The participants' compliance with three preventive measures (wearing a face mask, washing hands and social distancing) was the main outcome.
Methods:
From 14 February 2022 to 27 February 2022, a cross-sectional survey using telephone calls was conducted. Study questionnaires included different questions such as participants' demographics and compliance with COVID-19 preventives measures. Verbal consent was obtained from each participant. The compliance on three main preventive measures (wearing a mask, washing hands and social distancing) were the main outcomes. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate factors associated with compliance (age, gender, level of education, socioeconomic status).
Results:
Compliance with the three primary preventive measures (washing hands 98%, wearing a mask 97% and observing social distance 98%) was at a rate of 95%. The respondents' mean age was 46±11 SD (range 22-98) years. In addition, 69% were female and 86% had attended primary education. Bivariate and regression analyses indicated a significant association among the three primary preventive measures (p<0.05). The results showed factors associated significantly between the different models (p<0.05): proper mask use and social distancing in the hand washing model; hand washing, social distancing, avoiding handshakes and not attending gatherings in the proper mask use model; hand washing and avoiding handshakes in the social distancing model.
Conclusion:
Compliance with the three key preventive measures against COVID-19 was high in the Rwandan community and these measures were interdependent. Therefore, the importance of all three measures should be emphasised for effective disease control.
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