Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards COVID-19 Pandemic Among Quarantined Adults in Tigrai Region, Ethiopia.
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards COVID-19 Pandemic Among Quarantined Adults in Tigrai Region, Ethiopia.
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DOI：
10.2147/idr.s275744
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Gebremariam A
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作者：
Haftom M;Petrucka P;Gemechu K;Mamo H;Tsegay T;Amare E;Kahsay H;Gebremariam A
随着任何新情况的出现，它是“第一个”病例，引起关注，并启动机制作出反应-所以它始于中国武汉的第一例不明原因的新型肺炎病例。目前，世界卫生组织已宣布SARS-CoV-2（通常称为COVID-19）为国际关注的突发公共卫生事件。据预测，COVID-19的传播途径可能导致5000万至8000万人死亡，并在其毁灭性的全球范围内影响世界经济。这一激增在全球和国家层面上都在增加，导致生命迅速丧失、失业、医疗保健系统恶化以及国家和全球经济。在埃塞俄比亚，3月份报告了首例COVID-19病例。从那时起，政府一直在采取不同的措施来防止其蔓延。关闭所有学校，宣布社交距离和手部卫生，并限制大型集会是埃塞俄比亚政府的一些行动。确定埃塞俄比亚Tigrai地区被隔离成年人对COVID-19大流行的知识、态度和做法。采用系统随机抽样方法选择的331名参与者被纳入研究。我们使用了一个采访者管理的问卷调查。在使用频率、平均值和标准差描述变量后，多变量逻辑回归确定了与知识相关的因素，并对COVID-19的态度和做法进行了卡方检验。研究参与者主要为男性（70%），平均年龄30.5岁（SD=11）。平均知识得分为8.73（SD=2.64），不到一半的研究参与者（95% CI：37.5-48%）是知识渊博的。关于态度问题，四分之三的参与者认为埃塞俄比亚将控制并赢得与COVID-19大流行的斗争。近三分之一的参与者回答说，埃塞俄比亚政府正在妥善处理这场大流行病的健康危机。大约一半的研究参与者报告说，他们最近几天去了拥挤的地方，离家时没有戴口罩，并采取了当地卫生部门给予的预防措施。知识得分与研究参与者的性别、年龄和教育状况有统计学显著相关，而态度和做法与参与者的教育状况和知识有显著相关。
With the onset of any novel condition, it is the “first” case identified that brings attention and sets into motion the machinery to respond – so it began with a first novel pneumonia case of unknown origin in Wuhan, China. Currently, the World Health Organization has declared SARS-CoV-2 (more commonly known as COVID-19) a public health emergency of international concern. It is projected that the path of COVID-19 could kill 50–80 million people and impacts the world’s economy in its devastating global sweep. The surge is increasing on global and national levels, causing rapid loss of life, joblessness, deterioration of the healthcare systems, and both national and global economies. In Ethiopia, the first COVID-19 case was reported in March. Since then, the government has been taking different measures to prevent its spread. Locking down all schools, declared social distancing and hand hygiene, and restricting large gatherings were some of the Ethiopian government’s actions. To determine knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 pandemic among quarantined adults in Tigrai region, Ethiopia. A total of 331 participants selected using a systematic random sampling method were included in the study. We used an interviewer-administered questionnaire. After describing the variables using frequencies, means, and standard deviations, multivariable logistic regression determined factors associated with knowledge and chi-squared tests for attitudes and practices towards COVID-19. The study participants were primarily males (70%) and mean age 30.5 (SD=11) years. The mean knowledge score was 8.73 (SD=2.64), with less than half 42.9% (95% CI: 37.5–48%) of the study participants were knowledgeable. Regarding the attitude questions, three-fourths of the participants believed that Ethiopia will control and win the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly one-third of the participants replied that the Ethiopian government is handling this pandemic health crisis well. About half of the study participants reported that they had gone to crowded places in recent days, did not wear face mask when leaving home, and practiced preventive measures given by local health authorities. Knowledge score was statistically significantly associated with gender, age, and educational status of the study participants, whereas attitude and practices were significantly associated with educational status and knowledge of participants.