在访问公共医院的慢性病患者中对COVID-19的知识,态度和实践
Yonas Moges Legese1, Shifare Berhe Gebru2, Asqual Gebreslassie Gebremariam3
1Department of Health System, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Heliyon
|July 13, 2023
概括
这项研究发现,在埃塞俄比亚的慢性病患者中,只有不到三分之二的人对预防COVID-19有足够的知识,态度和做法. 加强公共教育对于改善弱势群体中这些结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- COVID-19 流行病构成重大威胁,特别是对患有慢性疾病的个人而言,他们面临更高的严重结果风险.
- 改善与预防COVID-19相关的理解,态度和实践对于控制大流行病至关重要,尤其是在弱势群体中.
研究的目的:
- 评估慢性病患者关于COVID-19预防措施的知识,态度和实践 (KAP).
- 在埃塞俄比亚的慢性病患者中识别与KAP相关的COVID-19相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 在2021年4月至6月期间,在埃塞俄比亚的Mekelle,Tigray进行了一项以机构为基础的横截面研究.
- 从319名经过系统选择的慢性病患者收集了数据,这些患者使用了面试官管理的问卷.
- 进行双变量和多变量逻辑回归分析以确定相关因素,显著性设置为p < 0.05.
主要成果:
- 总体而言,51.1%的参与者表现出良好的知识,59.9%的参与者表现出积极的态度,49.2%的参与者表现出对预防COVID-19的良好做法.
- 更高的教育程度与更好的知识有关,而年龄较大,离婚或丧偶与知识较低有关.
- 积极的态度与男性和特定职业 (商人,私人雇员,家庭主妇) 有关. 良好的知识和积极的态度显著预测了良好的做法.
结论:
- 在研究区域的大量慢性病患者中,对COVID-19的知识,态度和做法都不够理想.
- 建议卫生保健专业人员开展有针对性的公共卫生教育计划,以提高慢性病患者的COVID-19意识和预防行为.
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