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http://conacyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1000/8142| Knowledge of COVID-19 prevention in Eastern Ethiopia | |
| Merga Dheresa/Deresa/Deressa Zachary Madewell Jonathan Muir Tamirat Getachew Gamachis Daraje Gezahegn Gebrekidan Cynthia Whitney Nega Assefa Solveig Cunningham | |
| Acceso Abierto | |
| Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas | |
| https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.28.23291972 | |
| https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.28.23291972v1 | |
| Objectives As of May 2023, over 500,000 COVID-19 cases and over 7,500 deaths have been reported in Ethiopia. Understanding community members’ knowledge and perception of SARS-CoV-2 prevention is essential for directing public health interventions to reduce transmission and improve vaccination coverage. Here, we aimed to describe factors associated with knowledge of COVID-19 prevention among community residents in Eastern Ethiopia. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey among a random sample of 880 participants in a Health and Demographic Surveillance System in the Harari Region, Ethiopia, from August to September 2021. Principal components analysis was used to create a score representing knowledge of COVID-19 prevention. Quasi-Poisson regression was used to examine associations between demographic characteristics and knowledge of COVID-19 prevention. Our survey also included information regarding knowledge of community or government measures to prevent COVID-19, healthcare services for children under five, and healthcare services for pregnant women. Results The most cited individual measures to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 were washing hands with soap (91.5%) and wearing a facemask (89.2%), whereas least mentioned were avoiding domestic and international travel (22.2%) and wearing medical gloves (20.3%). The most recognized community or government measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission were closure of schools and universities (77.0%), advice to avoid gatherings (75.2%), and advice to stay home (62.3%). Adjusted analyses demonstrated that knowledge of COVID-19 prevention was higher among participants from rural areas than urban areas, those aged ≥65 years (<25 years as reference), with secondary education (no formal education as reference), with monthly income of ≥2,001 Birr (0-1,200 as reference), and were farmers or domestic/subsistence workers or government employees (unemployed as reference). Knowledge was lower among households with ≥5 household members (1-2 as reference). Of households with children under five and pregnant women, 9.4% and 12.3% missed at least one medical care visit since mid-March 2020 consequent to the pandemic, respectively. Conclusions Public health interventions to reduce infectious disease transmission depend on perceptions of risk and knowledge. The survey found that most adults had good knowledge of methods for reducing risks of COVID-19, although knowledge differed between groups. A substantial numbe | |
| bioRxiv | |
| 29-06-2023 | |
| Preimpreso | |
| Inglés | |
| Público en general | |
| VIRUS RESPIRATORIOS | |
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