Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among Nepalese Residents: A quick online cross-sectional survey

Background: Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease. It is caused by a novel virus belonging to a family known as corona virus. This virus was first identified in the month December 2019 in Wuhan, China Hubei province. Since its first identification it has spread globally. It was declared a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020 by WHO. Despite all efforts the virus continues to spread and WHO declared it a pandemic on March 11, 2020. In Nepal the first case was tested positive on23rd January and ever since numbers are increasing as days passed by. Residents of the country are the most important stakeholders to control the spread of such viruses. Nepal is a land locked country situated between India and China and is one of the vulnerable areas among SAARC nations. In spite of being such a vulnerable nation there was a lack of previous studies detecting the degree of awareness among Nepalese residents towards COVID 19. Aims and Objectives: This study aims to assess the current level of awareness towards COVID 19 among Nepalese residents and to analyze their attitudes and practices towards COVID 19 which is very important for people’s active participation to control this pandemic. In this study we investigated Nepalese residents KAP towards COVID-19. Material and Methods: This is cross sectional online study. A self-developed online questionnaire was completed by the participants. There were a total 29 questions among which 15 questions assessedknowledge, 6 questions assessed attitude and remaining 8 questions assessed practice. Results: Among the respondents (n=760), 65.7 % were male, 50.3 % were healthcare workers, overall range of correct answers for knowledge questionnaire was 60.0-98.7%, that for attitude was 77.9-96.4% and for practice was 78.2-95.0 %. Participants with a medical degree had statistically significant better practice against COVID 19 compared with the general population. Conclusion: Findings of this study show that knowledge among people of Nepal about COVID 19 is satisfactory. Yet a significant number of participants are lacking confidence when compared to other countries. Better practice against COVID requires a sense of responsibility, though the respondents with medical background had better sense of act against COVID prevention practice.

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Discrimination of the Socio-Economic Impact of the Corona Virus Disease Pandemic in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

OALib ◽

10.4236/oalib.1107302 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 08 (04) ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Aliocha Nkodila Natuhoyila ◽

Charles Mbendi Nlombi ◽

Hervé Alex Tukadila Kabangi ◽

Gilbert Mananga Lelo ◽

Philippe Lukanu Ngwala ◽

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Keyword(s):

Economic Impact ◽

Democratic Republic ◽

Virus Disease ◽

Population Based ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Corona Virus ◽

Republic Of The Congo ◽

Socio Economic Impact

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Investigating knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19 outbreak among Bangladeshi young adults: A web-based cross-sectional analysis

10.21203/rs.3.rs-37946/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rajon Banik ◽

Mahmudur Rahman ◽

Tajuddin Sikder ◽

Quazi Maksudur Rahman ◽

Mamun Ur Rashid Pranta

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Good Practices ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Abstract Aim: This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19 among young adults in Bangladesh. Subject and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from 5th May to 25th May 2020. Young adults aged between 18-35 years were approached via social media to complete an online questionnaire consisted of socio-demographic characteristics and KAP towards COVID-19. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multiple logistic regressions were conducted. Results: Of the 707 survey participants, the majority were male (57.1%), with a mean age of 25.03 (SD: 4.26) years, 60.3% were students, 57% had a bachelor's degree, and 64.4% urban residents. Participants gather information on COVID-19 mostly through Social media (70.4%). Overall, 61.2% had adequate knowledge with 78.9% having a positive attitude towards COVID-19 and only 51.6% had good practices. Most (86.8%) of the participants were confident that COVID-19 will be successfully controlled and Bangladesh was handling the COVID-19 health crisis well (84.20%). Only 75.2% of participants always washed hands with soap or hand-sanitizer and 70.6% wore a mask when going outside the home in recent days. Factors associated with adequate knowledge were being female, having a master's degree and above, and living in an urban area (𝑝 < 0.05). Participants having adequate knowledge of COVID-19 had higher likelihood of positive attitudes (OR: 6.41, 95% CI = 2.34-25.56, 𝑝 = 0.000) and good practices (OR: 8.93, 95% CI = 3.92-38.42, 𝑝 = 0.000). Conclusion: Introducing effective COVID-19 Health campaigns incorporating factors to influence KAP is urgently needed.

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A community based cross-sectional study: perception of adults about corona virus disease (COVID-19) in North India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210215 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 644

Author(s):

Ramesh Verma ◽

Vinod Chayal ◽

Meenakshi Kalhan ◽

Kapil Bhalla ◽

Rohit Dhaka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Virus Infection ◽

Virus Disease ◽

Peer Group ◽

Face Mask ◽

Urban Slum ◽

North India ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Corona Virus ◽

First Case

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by a novel virus SARS Coronavirus- 2 (SARS-CoV-2). First case of this infection was reported in December 2019 in Wuhan city of China and after that it spread globally. WHO declared it as a pandemic when the infection was reported from all six WHO regions.Methods: The study was community based cross-sectional designed and was carried out in an urban slum of Rohtak before the first lockdown was announced in India. The study recruited 400 adults of age 18-50 years.Results: In the study, 90% of subjects had heard of corona virus infection and majority of source of information was television and peer group. The association between socio-demographic characteristics like literacy and caste with knowledge about corona virus infection was found statistically highly significant but this association in gender and age was not found no statistically significant.Conclusions: The study concluded that majority of subjects had heard about COVID-19 and majority knew the correct mode of transmission. Most of the study subjects knew that wearing face mask and frequently hand washing are the only preventive measures available against COVID-19.

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Public Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices towards COVID-19 and assessment of risks of infection: An online cross-sectional survey in India

10.21203/rs.3.rs-146461/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Arumuganainar Suresh ◽

Rocktotpal Konwarh ◽

Anand Pratap Singh

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Good Practice ◽

Control Measures ◽

Average Score ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Public ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Knowledge Questionnaire ◽

Medium Risk

Abstract The global debacle, ushered in by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) needs no elaboration. India has documented 10.5 million cases, of which 10.1 million have recovered while more than 151 thousand people have succumbed to the pandemic as of January 10, 2021. Of late, the second wave of the infection and new variants of the virus have also surfaced across various latitudes and longitudes of the globe. Various control measures have been adopted globally, however, the success and effectiveness of the control measures are affected by people’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards the pandemic. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the level of KAP toward COVID-19 among the Indian public. A cross-sectional online survey of Indian public was conducted between 18th May 2020 and 24th June 2020. The survey questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics, pertaining to knowledge (15 items), attitude (10 items), and practices (7 items), modified from a previously published questionnaire on COVID-19. A total of 566 persons completed the survey. The overall correct rate and the average score of the knowledge questionnaire were 75.8 % and 13.6 ± 2.7 respectively. Attitude and practice scores were respectively 3.55 ± 0.45/5 and 2.75 ± 0.43/3 towards COVID-19, respectively. Maximum respondents demonstrated moderate level of knowledge (67.6 %) and attitude (96 %) while 81.9 % were found to follow good practices towards the pandemic. A positive correlation was observed between knowledge towards practice and attitude towards practices. Despite the good practice skills, a considerable percentage (6 %) of respondents never wore nose masks, washed hands, and maintained social distance during the outbreak. By the same token, 3.2 %, and 14.9 % of the public were in high and in the medium risk of infection, respectively. Due to the limited sample, we must be cautious when generalizing these findings to whole populations. Nevertheless, the study highlighted the indispensability of befitting health education programs aimed at improving KAP among the mass.

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Investigating knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19 outbreak among Bangladeshi young adults: A web-based cross-sectional analysis

10.21203/rs.3.rs-37946/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rajon Banik ◽

Mahmudur Rahman ◽

Md. Tajuddin Sikder ◽

Quazi Maksudur Rahman ◽

Mamun Ur Rashid Pranta

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Good Practices ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Abstract Aim: This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19 among young adults in Bangladesh. Subject and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from 5th May to 25th May 2020. Young adults aged between 18-35 years were approached via social media to complete an online questionnaire consisted of socio-demographic characteristics and KAP towards COVID-19. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multiple logistic regression were conducted.Results: Of the 707 survey participants, the majority were male (57.1%), with a mean age of 25.03 (SD: 4.26) years, 60.3% were students, 57% had a bachelor's degree, and 64.4% were urban residents. Participants gather information on COVID-19 mostly through Social media (70.4%). Overall, 61.2% had adequate knowledge with 78.9% having a positive attitude towards COVID-19 and only 51.6% had good practices. Most (86.8%) of the participants were confident that COVID-19 will be successfully controlled and Bangladesh was handling the COVID-19 health crisis well (84.20%). Only 75.2% of participants always washed hands with soap or hand-sanitizer and 70.6% wore a mask when going outside the home in recent days. Factors associated with adequate knowledge were being female, having a master's degree and above, and living in an urban area (𝑝 < 0.05). Participants having adequate knowledge of COVID-19 had higher likelihood of positive attitudes (OR: 6.41, 95% CI = 2.34-25.56, 𝑝 = 0.000) and good practices (OR: 8.93, 95% CI = 3.92-38.42, 𝑝 = 0.000).Conclusion: Introducing effective COVID-19 Health campaigns incorporating factors to influence KAP is urgently needed.

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Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Antibiotics amongst University Graduates in Bhutan: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies ◽

10.9734/ajess/2020/v10i130259 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 35-45

Author(s):

Tshokey Tshokey ◽

Deepika Adhikari ◽

Thinley Jamtsho ◽

Kinley Wangdi

Keyword(s):

Attitude Score ◽

University Graduates ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Health Authorities ◽

Inadequate Knowledge ◽

Source Of Information ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Introduction: Concerns about antibiotic resistances is increasing. Antibiotic misuses mostly result from inadequate knowledge impacting attitudes and practices. The literature on this subject is limited in Bhutan. It is of immense importance to understand the gap and target interventions. Therefore, we assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on antibiotics amongst Bhutanese university graduates in 2016. Methods: The survey was conducted through a self-administered online questionnaire after seeking consent. The questionnaire was developed by the investigators using past literature. Results: Of the 2,229 invited graduates, only 220 (≈10%), 52.3% (115) males, completed the survey. Internet was the commonest source of information on antibiotics. Only 51% (113) showed good knowledge with a mean score of 15.5 (range 2-30). Penicillin, amoxicillin and cotrimoxazole were correctly identified as antibiotics by 63.6%, 78.7% and 21.4% but 11.4%, 35% and 31.8% misidentified atenolol, paracetamol and ibuprofen as antibiotics respectively. Side effects of antibiotics were poorly recognized. Fifty-four percent (119) showed good attitude score. About 39% (85), 35% (76) and 46% (101) misconceived that antibiotics would be required for common cold, all fevers and all small clean-cut wounds respectively. Almost 91% knew that antibiotic courses should be completed, 12% thought that antibiotics can be stopped when patients improve and 31.8% repeated antibiotics for similar illnesses. Although 76% knew that antibiotics shouldn’t be bought without a prescription, 28% were able to get them. About 44.1% revealed that the dispensing pharmacists did not explain adequately about antibiotics. Unfortunately, 43.6% suggested others to take antibiotics during illnesses and 60% used topical antibiotics. Conclusion: KAP on antibiotics amongst Bhutanese graduates was unsatisfactory except few good specific practices. Health authorities should educate public on antibiotics and other medicines.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 among university students in Japan and associated factors: An online cross-sectional survey

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0244350 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. e0244350

Author(s):

Asuka Hatabu ◽

Xinhua Mao ◽

Yi Zhou ◽

Norihito Kawashita ◽

Zheng Wen ◽

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Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Early Period ◽

Basic Knowledge ◽

Emerging Infections ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly altered peoples’ daily lives, and it continues spreading as a crucial concern globally. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19 are related to individuals’ adherence to government measures. This study evaluated KAP toward COVID-19 among university students in Japan between May 22 and July 16, 2020, via an online questionnaire, and it further investigated the associated determining KAP factors. Among the eligible respondents (n = 362), 52.8% were female, 79.0% were undergraduate students, 32.9% were students whose major university subjects were biology-related, 35.4% were from the capital region, and 83.7% were Japanese. The overall KAP of university students in Japan was high. All respondents (100%) showed they possessed knowledge on avoiding enclosed spaces, crowded areas, and close situations. Most respondents showed a moderate or higher frequency of washing their hands or wearing masks (both at 96.4%). In addition, 68.5% of respondents showed a positive attitude toward early drug administration. In the logistic regressions, gender, major subjects, education level, nationality, residence, and psychological factors (private self-consciousness and extroversion) were associated with knowledge or attitudes toward COVD-19 (p < 0.05). In the logistic and multiple linear regressions, capital regions, high basic knowledge, high information acquisition, correct information explanations contributed positively to preventative action (p < 0.05). Non-capital regions, male gender, non-bio-backgrounds, high public self-consciousness, high advanced knowledge, incorrect information explanations, and high extroversion contributed negatively to self-restraint (p < 0.05). Moreover, self-restraint was decreasing over time. These findings clarify the Japanese university students’ KAP and the related factors in the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic, and they may help university managers, experts, and policymakers control the future spread of COVID-19 and other emerging infections.

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Awareness Assessment regarding COVID-19 among Population - A Cross-Sectional Online Study

International Journal of Nursing & Midwifery Research ◽

10.24321/2455.9318.202013 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 07 (02) ◽

pp. 16-20

Author(s):

Shatrughan Pareek ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Virus Disease ◽

Age Groups ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Online Study ◽

Corona Virus ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Amount Of Knowledge

Background and Objective: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is a very contagious disease. The study was conducted with aim to assess the awareness towards Corona virus disease among the population. Awareness towards the disease is important for prevention and control. Methodology: The research design was descriptive cross-sectional design. The study was conducted online in India due to COVID-19 crisis and lockdown. A structured awareness questionnaire was distributed to subjects by using social media platform. The questionnaire was based on information by the WHO. In present study, 585 subjects were included in the study by non-randomized snowball sampling technique. Result: In the present study, almost two third i.e. 66.2% of the respondents were females while; one third (33.8%) were males. Majority of the subjects (46%) learned about COVID-19 from social media. Awareness towards spread of disease and supportive treatment were 92.2% and 74% respectively. Additionally, majority i.e. 97% respondents knew the measures to be done if COVID-19 symptom occurs. In terms of affected by COVID-19, more than half i.e. 55.9% stated that all age groups are equally at risk followed by 39.7% disagreed with this statement, while 4.4% had no idea. Furthermore, towards COVID-19 management, 84.3% responses were correct. The overall awareness regarding COVID-19 was 74.2%. Conclusion: Upon understanding the percentage of people not aware about the age groups this virus will be affecting, keeping in mind good amount of knowledge amongst individuals about maintaining hygiene and social distancing, this survey would help the health care workers to create awareness regarding the effect of this virus on different age groups to help prevent carelessness amongst youth in following the regime. Furthermore, awareness among population towards the disease is crucial to minimize morbidity and mortality due to the disease.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Optometrists Regarding Low Vision Services in Saudi Arabia

The Open Ophthalmology Journal ◽

10.2174/1874364102115010217 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 217-288

Author(s):

Godwin O. Ovenseri-Ogbomo ◽

Waleed Alghamdi

Keyword(s):

Visual Acuity ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Low Vision ◽

Mailing List ◽

World Health ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Purpose: To address the human resources challenge for the provision of low vision services in Saudi Arabia, this study sought to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of optometrists in Saudi Arabia regarding low vision services. The knowledge and attitudes to low vision services can influence the provision of low vision services by optometrists. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional survey of optometrists practicing in Saudi Arabia was undertaken using an online questionnaire designed to elicit the opinions of respondents. The online questionnaire was sent out to optometrists on the official mailing list of registered optometrists and those on the mailing list of the Saudi Society of Optometry. Results: Only 26.5% of the respondents correctly indicated the correct designation of low vision in terms of visual acuity. Although 95.8% indicated that optical low vision devices could help people with low vision, 81.6% reported that low vision devices were expensive, and 42.9% felt low vision practice was not profitable. Only 10.4% of respondents provide low vision services in their practice. Insufficient training in low vision care was the main barrier militating against the provision of low vision services. Conclusion: The pertinent finding in this study is that about a quarter of the respondents could correctly designate low vision in terms of visual acuity using the World Health Organization (WHO) definition. The study concluded that there was poor knowledge, attitudes, and practices of optometrists in Saudi Arabia regarding low vision, which has implications for the provision of low vision services by optometrists.

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COVID-19 and Infection Control in Dental Clinics; Assessment of Public Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Several Regions of Saudi Arabia

The Open Dentistry Journal ◽

10.2174/1874210602014010489 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 489-497

Author(s):

Mona Rajeh

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Infection Control ◽

Virus Disease ◽

Public Knowledge ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Dental Clinics ◽

Precautionary Measures

Background: The recent outbreak of the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) has affected millions of lives in different countries including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Due to the characteristics of dental practice settings, there is a high risk of infection transmission between patients and dentists. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the level of public knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19 and infection control when visiting a dentist. Methods: In April 2020, a web-based cross-sectional survey was distributed randomly among the public through social media platforms. A validated anonymous questionnaire was used to assess knowledge about COVID-19 and participants’ attitudes toward extra measures to prevent the spread of infection. Results: Among the completed questionnaires (N=521), the mean age of the participants was 36.24 years, 68.3% were women, 87.5% held a university degree, and 81% were from the Makkah region. Most of the participants (99%) obtained a good knowledge score regarding COVID-19. Women were more likely than men to have more knowledge (p<0.05). Nearly all of the participants (99.6%) demonstrated good attitudes towards precautionary measures in dental clinics. Spearman’s rho test showed a statistically significant correlation between age and attitude score, suggesting that attitude score increased with age (p<0.05). Overall, 73.3% reported that they would maintain good hygiene practices when visiting a dentist during this pandemic. Conclusion: Most Saudi residents with a high education level are knowledgeable about COVID-19, hold promising attitudes, and have appropriate practices towards precautionary measures needed while visiting a dental clinic during the virus outbreak.

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