在喀麦隆人口中对COVID19的知识,看法和做法
Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou, Esther Astrid Mbono Samba Eloumba1,2, Edwige Men-do3,4
1Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Journal of public health in Africa
|March 25, 2024
概括
喀麦隆人表现出对COVID-19的良好知识和看法,但对抗大流行病的做法不足. 高等教育和成为一名卫生工作者与更好的知识和感知有关.
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 成为全球大流行,对非洲国家产生了重大影响.
- 喀麦隆面临着高病例负担,特别是在城市中心.
- 了解人口的知识,观念和做法对于有效的公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估喀麦隆人口对COVID-19感染的知识,看法和做法.
- 确定与不同水平的知识,感知和与COVID-19相关的做法相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 从2020年5月15日到7月15日,使用通过社交媒体分发的谷歌表单问卷进行了一项横截面研究.
- 这项研究针对15岁以上的喀麦隆人,数据使用EPI信息3.5.5进行分析.
- 知识,感知和实践根据响应得分进行分类,并进行统计分析以确定相关因素.
主要成果:
- 在996名参与者中,78.6%的人表现出良好的知识,56.5%的人对COVID-19有良好的看法.
- 然而,只有23.1%的人表现出预防疾病的良好做法.
- 高等教育,就业和成为一名卫生工作者与更好的知识,感知和实践有显著的关联.
结论:
- 虽然喀麦隆人口对COVID-19有充分的知识和积极的看法,但预防措施的实际应用仍然不足.
- 教育成就,就业状况和医疗保健专业人员的角色是有效的COVID-19应对行为的关键决定因素.
- 针对性公共卫生战略,专注于改善实践,对于制喀麦隆的流行病传播至关重要.
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