与遵守COVID-19总统封锁措施相关的流行率和因素:一个跨部门研究
Emmanuel Olal1,2, David Mukunya3,4, Johnson Nyeko Oloya2,5
1Yotkom Medical Centre, Kitgum, Uganda.
概括
乌干达北部的COVID-19封锁遵守率高达88%. 对死亡的恐惧和同意措施增加了遵守,而男性,未婚或35至44岁的人减少了遵守. 公共卫生战略应应对这些因素.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
背景情况:
- COVID-19 提出了一个重大的全球健康挑战.
- 封锁和其他控制措施对于减少传播至关重要.
- 了解合规因素对于有效应对流行病至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定在乌干达北部遵守COVID-19封锁措施的普遍性.
- 确定与合规相关的社会人口和态度因素.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及乌干达北部587名成年参与者的横截面研究.
- 系统抽样和面试官管理的问卷被用于数据收集.
- 用多变量修改的波桑回归分析来评估流行率.
主要成果:
- 总体上,对封锁措施的遵守率很高,为88%.
- 对封锁措施的同意 (aPR=1.28) 和对COVID-19死亡的恐惧 (aPR=1.08) 与更高的遵守有关.
- 在男性 (aPR=0.91),未婚个人 (aPR=0.89) 和35-44岁的人 (aPR=0.87) 中,合规性较低.
结论:
- 在乌干达北部观察到高度遵守COVID-19封锁措施.
- 对死亡的恐惧和同意措施是遵守的关键驱动力.
- 建议有针对性的社区参与和量身定制的公共卫生方法来维持合规.
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