关于COVID-19的知识,态度和做法:埃塞俄比亚南部社区调查
Misganu Endriyas1, Endashaw Shibru2, Mamush Hussen1
1SNNPR Public Health Institute, SNNPR Health Bureau, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia.
PloS one
|August 3, 2023
概括
关于预防COVID-19的社区知识和态度是温和的,但实际做法是低的. 加强风险沟通和倡导对于更好地控制流行病至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 了解社区的知识,态度和做法 (KAP) 对有效的流行病预防和控制至关重要.
- 卫生当局必须监测社区行为,以识别和减轻与传染病爆发相关的风险.
- 这项研究的重点是评估KAP关于城市环境中的COVID-19预防.
研究的目的:
- 评估与COVID-19预防相关的社区知识,态度和实践 (KAP).
- 确定城市人口中与COVID-19预防实践相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 在埃塞俄比亚南部的12个城市城镇进行了一项基于社区的横截面研究.
- 1162名参与者采用多阶段采样,通过半结构化问卷,观察 (口罩使用) 和采访 (社交距离,洗手) 收集数据.
- 数据分析涉及描述性统计和使用SPSS版本25的二元物流回归.
主要成果:
- 该研究包括1162名参与者,其中61.4%是女性,64.2%是已婚.
- 平均知识得分为69.7 (SD±17.87),平均态度得分为80.6 (SD±6.29).
- 只有32.7%的参与者表现出良好的COVID-19预防实践;职业,年龄和整体知识与更好的实践有关.
结论:
- 社区对预防COVID-19的知识和态度是温和的,但实际做法是低的.
- 需要加强风险沟通策略,强调预防性宣传,以改善公共卫生行为.
- 干预措施应应对职业和年龄等因素,以改善对COVID-19预防措施的遵守.
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