scholarly journals Shock Wave of a New Pandemic: Response of Antenatal Women in Ebonyi State, Nigeria to Corona Virus 19 Infection—Knowledge, Attitude and Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Chidi Esike ◽  
Justus Eze ◽  
Okechukwu Anozie ◽  
Emeka Onwe ◽  
Richard Ewah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Pandemic Response ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID 19 among the rural community: a cross sectional study during outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 828
Author(s):  
Manuja L. M. ◽  
Raghavendera S. K. ◽  
Ramya M. P.
Keyword(s):  
Rural Community ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Corona virus disease 19 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by newly discovered corona virus. In order to reduce the cases of COVID-19, it is important to practice strict control measures. People adherence to control measures is affected by their knowledge, attitude and practices towards COVID-19. Hence, this study was conducted with an objective to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 in the rural community in the vicinity of Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), B.G. Nagar.Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out among 572 households in the rural field practice area of AIMS, B. G. Nagar for a period of 3 months. Personal interview of the households was done using pretested semi structured questionnaire after obtaining the consent. Data was entered in MS Excel and descriptive statistical measures like percentage, mean, and standard deviations were calculated.Results: Among 572 households, more than half (53.9%) of the interviewed subjects were less than 40 years old. Majority, 94.6% of the respondents responded correctly that the spread of the disease is by close contact with an infected person and respiratory droplets, 96.2% knew correctly the early sign/s of COVID-19. 94.2% of them had the confidence that the world will win the battle against COVID-19. Most (98%) of the study subjects were taking proper preventive measures while leaving home.Conclusions: Majority of the study participants exhibited good knowledge, favorable attitude, and sensible practices regarding COVID-19. This good knowledge of the study population towards COVID-19 was mainly due to wide awareness created by the Government through various social media.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS TOWARDS NOVEL CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19) IN JUGAL HOSPITAL, HARARI REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
Arif Hussen Jamie
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Wash Hand

Introduction: Coronavirus (CoVs) belong to the subfamily Corona virinae in the family of Corona viridae of the order Nido virales, and this sub family includes four genera: Alpha corona virus, Beta corona virus, Gamma corona virus and Delta corona virus. The genome of CoVs is a single‐stranded positive‐sense RNA (+ssRNA) (~30 kb) with 5′‐cap structure and 3′‐poly‐A tail.Method:  Cross sectional quantitative study was conducted from February to March 2020 at Jugal Hospital, Harar, Ethiopia, which is found 525 km to East of Addis Ababa. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using a descriptive statistic using SPSS version 20.Result: Majority of the staffs had a good knowledge about COVID-19, almost all 201(97.10%) answered they are not ready to give care for a patient who is positive for COVID-19 and only 7(3.38%) of the participants answered that there is enough soap and water to wash hand, hand sanitizers and personal protective equipment materials.Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that majority of the respondents have adequate knowledge, attitude and practice about COVID-19. Nevertheless, greater than 95% of respondents said that they are not ready to give care for a patient who is positive for COVID-19, there is no enough soap and water to wash hand, hand sanitizers and Personal Protective Equipment materials like mask, glove and they are afraid that one of their family members can get infection.

scholarly journals Evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practice towards corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among second year medical students in post lockdown period: A quick online questionnaire based study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashishkumar Baheti ◽  
Leena Chimurkar ◽  
Sushilkumar Varma
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: The year 2019–2020 has seen a worldwide pandemic resulting from corona virus disease 2019 (COVID‑19), which can result in illnesses ranging from the common cold to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Hence, this global health crisis of COVID‑19 pandemic offers a unique opportunity to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practice among medical students. Methods: This prospective, web‑based, cross‑sectional study was conducted among 100 undergraduate medical students after obtaining informed consent during first week of August 2020 using a 37-items structured questionnaire based on the Ministry of Health and Family welfare course materials and was distributed using Google forms. All the tests were performed at a significance level of 5%. Results: Overall, the study participants’ knowledge regarding COVID‑19 was satisfactory they have positive attitude and they followed healthy preventive practices also. There was no significant difference found among male and females in knowledge and practice however attitude score was affected by gender. Conclusions: Most medical students had satisfactory knowledge levels, and discrepancies in the perceptions of COVID‑19, thus, with adequate training and counseling undergraduate medical students via structured teaching program, most medical students can act as a potential reservoir to fill the gaps in health‑care services in the hour of need. Keywords: COVID-19, Knowledge, attitude, Practice, Medical students, questionnaire

scholarly journals Knowledge, Awareness, and Practice of Dentists in Preventing- Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) Transmission - A Questionnaire Based Cross-Sectional Survey.

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kavalipurapu Venkata Teja ◽  
Kaligotla V. Apoorva Vasundhara ◽  
Sriram Gummuluri
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: The global issue that urges the public health emergency is the outbreak of the Novel Corona Virus strain (COVID-19). Dentists being are highly prone to airborne transmission during dental treatment due to aerosols generated by various dental procedures on patients with COVID-19. Taking this fact into consideration, the present survey research was mainly aimed at evaluating the knowledge, attitude, and practice of dentists in preventing the disease transmission of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Material and methods: The present study is prospective research, where the online survey questionnaire was distributed among 300 dentists in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states in India, who were randomly recruited for the study. The participants were recruited based on the clinical experience ranging from less than five years to more than ten years, who were working in both the private and government sectors. 15 close-ended questions were formulated and validated. The questionnaire consisted of the necessary demographic details of the participants and equally distributed into three sections that contained questions that assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practice of dentists in preventing the disease transmission of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Results: The results revealed that dentists have an adequate knowledge and awareness on COVID-19 transmission and most of the dentists felt that dentists have a major role in preventing the disease transmission. Majority of the participants raised the importance of awareness programs have to be conducted on various measures in preventing COVID-19 transmission among dental fraternity and in public. Conclusions: From the survey research it can be concluded that dentists have an adequate knowledge and awareness on COVID-19 disease. Majority of them are trying their level best in the present situation to prevent COVID-19 transmission.KeywordsCOVID-19; Dentists; Infection control.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Medical and Administrative Staff in Exposure and Non-exposure to Covid 19 Virus in Jahrom: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study in 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 750-765
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rahmanian ◽  
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Ali Reza Kamali ◽  
Mahdi Foroughian ◽  
Navid Kalani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background and Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic is capable of severely affecting the mental health of health care workers, who are at the forefront of this crisis; while the official staff of health organizations is facing the same danger. Therefore, monitoring awareness and other mental health issues to understand the mediating factors and awareness of appropriate interventions is a necessary priority. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of medical and administrative staff in facing the COVID-19 virus. Methods & Materials: This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 160 medical and administrative staff of Jahrom hospitals in 2020. Demographic information questionnaire and researcher-made questionnaire of knowledge, attitude and practice of medical personnel about coronavirus (Covid 19) were used to collect information. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21 and descriptive and inferential statistical tests. Results: 65% of subjects were women and the rest were men. In most of the answers given to each item in both groups, the medical and administrative staff’s answers were close to each other. In the case of the statement "I am more likely to get a corona", 54.4% of the medical staff chose the strongly agreed option, while this percentage is 16.5% for the administrative staff. This indicates that the medical staff is very afraid of getting COVID-19. According to the results, the mean knowledge scores of the medical staff (with an average of 94.35) were significantly higher than the administrative staff (with an average of 87.75) (t=5.96, p<0.001). But the performance of administrative staff (with an average of 93.14) is significantly higher than medical staff (with an average of 87.17) (t=-2.710, p=0.007). No significant difference was observed between the mean scores of the attitude scores of both groups (p=0.438). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the level of awareness in the face of corona virus in the administrative staff is significantly lower than the medical staff, but the administrative staff has a better performance in facing of the corona virus than the medical staff. It seems that educational measures are necessary to increase the awareness of these people.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practices among people in Saudi Arabia regarding COVID-19: A cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amani Alhazmi ◽  
Maha Hamed Mohamed Ali ◽  
Ali Mohieldin ◽  
Farah Aziz ◽  
Osman Babiker Osman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: The general population’s compliance with preventive measures and legislation is mainly influenced by their knowledge level, attitude, and practices. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practices of public residents towards corona virus disease-2019 preventive measures in Saudi Arabia. Design and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study; it used a validated cross-sectional online survey that received responses from 13 Saudi administrative regions. Results: There were 1513 participants who completed the study (55% females; 77.7%, university education). Knowledge level, attitude, and practices towards corona virus disease-2019 were 81.3%, 86.6%, and 81.9%, respectively. The knowledge subscales showed that 1496 (98.9%) participants knew the system targeted by the virus, 96.2% and 97.3% knew the causative agent and symptoms, 783 (52.2%) participants knew the transmission modes, and 696 (46.0%) participants knew about the complications. The attitude subscales included 1465 (96.5%) participants who had dealt with an infected person, 1451 (95.9%) participants who isolated in a health facility, 1195 (97.0%) participants who knew about hand washing, and 1387 (91.7%) participants who thought the virus spread through home delivery. The practice subscales included 1505 (99.5%) participants who properly disposed of gloves and tissues and 1347 (89.0%) participants who reported safe practices when coughing or sneezing.Conclusions: This study showed satisfactory knowledge, attitude, and practice towards corona virus disease-2019 in Saudi Arabia. The educational level is a dominant influencing factor for knowledge, attitude, and practice.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward Corona virus Infection Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Public Hospitals in Three Wollega Zones, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 3563-3573
Author(s):  
Merga Besho ◽  
Reta Tsegaye ◽  
Mekdes Tigistu Yilma ◽  
Habtamu Kebebe Kasaye ◽  
Tadesse Tolossa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Novel Corona virus (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study among Social Media Users in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22
Author(s):  
Umesh Neupane ◽  
Dirgha Raj Joshi ◽  
Puspa Raj Joshi ◽  
Sanjay Chaudhary ◽  
Lokeshwar Chaurasia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background and Objectives: Public adherence to preventive measures like social distancing, lockdown, improved hygiene is influenced by their knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19. The effectiveness of those mitigation measures is highly dependent on the cooperation and compliance of all residents of the country. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of social media users with respect to six variables of socio-demographic parameters regarding the corona virus disease . Material and methods: The cross-sectional study design was employed through an online survey. The data were collected from 218 respondents from April 15 to June 7, 2020 through Google Form. Frequency, percentage, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H Test were used to analyze the data. Results: A high level of sensible knowledge regarding the overall knowledge (Mean=0.73, SD=0.11) about COVID-19 was observed. Participants have shown good sense of knowledge towards awareness (Mean=0.73, SD=0.14) and prevention (Mean=0.88, SD=0.15) based knowledge as compared to the symptom (Mean=0.49, SD=0.19) based knowledge. In response to attitude and practice, seven out of ten participants (70.6%) believed that the country will succeed in controlling the virus. A good number of participants were wearing face masks (94.5%), improving hygiene (92.7%) and using sanitizer/soap (94%). Around 91.7% of them were maintaining social distancing whereas 73.9%of participants think that the ongoing lockdown should be extended to control the transmission of virus. More dangerously, 42.7 % of participants believed anti-malarial drugs are useful for treating the patients with COVID-19. Conclusion: The present study revealed a good knowledge, optimistic attitude and appropriate practice among social media users towards COVID-19. The findings of this study might serve as the baseline for planning awareness campaigns to improve the knowledge, attitude and practice in some critical aspects to control the virus in public level, and implementing government efforts and plan for better containment of COVID-19.

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