Adherence with COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Associated Factors Among Residents of Dirashe District, Southern Ethiopia

Bante, Agegnehu; Mersha, Abera; Abebe, Tesfaye; Tsegaye, Behailu; Shibiru, Shitaye; Ayele, Gistane; Girma, Meseret

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“…Adherence to the preventive measures is the most important intervention for covid-19 throughout the world and most importantly in resource scare countries, the study investigated this and comes up with a very low level of adherence with the practice of COVID-19 prevention measures, only 19.5%, with (95% CI: 15-24.5). This magnitude of good practice of Covid preventive measures was lower than studies conducted in Diredawa (40.7% (18), Gonder (51%) (22), and south Ethiopia 20% (23) and higher than a study conducted at Dirashe district (12.3%) (24). When we compare it with other African countries it is much lower than cross-sectional studies conducted in Nigeria 41.6% (25), Cameron (60.8%) (26), Burkina Faso ( 39%) (27), and A nationwide cross-sectional Survey at Ugandan( 85.3%) (28).…”

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“…Overall, the attitude was generated from the dummy variables created from the Likert scale items and those participants who had "favorable attitude" for all the attitude questions were grouped as "favorable attitude" and all else were categorized as "unfavorable attitude". (24) Regarding the participants' adherence, those who practiced ≥75% of the COVID-19 preventive practices were labeled as having "good adherence" Also, there were 12 (twelve) knowledge measuring questions, in which each question scored 0 and 1 (0 = No, 1 = Yes). We considered those study participants who scored below the mean value out of twelve questions as they have poor knowledge and those who scored a mean and above the mean value as they have good knowledge (18).…”

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Adherence with COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Associated Factors Among Residents of Shashemane, Central Ethiopia

Tesfaye

Asefa

Gebremeskel

et al. 2021

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Introduction:Covid 19 pandemic can seriously affect African nations because of the weak health care system, crowding, poor hygiene in the cities, and the random mobility of people. Hospital-based interventions are not a good choice for resource-scarce countries which have shortages of hospital beds, ventilators, and oxygen; rather practicing preventive measures at a community level is the best strategy. There is a shortage of evidence about current public adherence with COVID-19 preventive strategies in Ethiopia, therefore this study helps to target health education messages to groups of populations with poor compliance to specific prevention measures, which also contribute to decreasing the magnitude and duration of the pandemic.Methods:A Community based cross-sectional study was done on 405 participants selected by systematic random sampling in Shashemane. Data was collected using A pretested structured tool comprising socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and adherence with COVID-19 prevention practice. Participants who practiced ≥ 75% of the COVID-19 preventive practices were labeled as having “good adherence”. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was used to determine the associated variables. Odds ratios along with 95%CI were estimated to identify associated factors and a level of statistical significance was decided at p -value less than 0.05.Result:The practice of COVID-19 preventive measures was 19.5%, (95% CI: 15–24.5%). Having a favorable attitude (AOR = 5, 95% CI: 3.3–8.41), having good knowledge of the disease (AOR = 3, 95% CI: 2.74– 9.3) and educational status (Diploma and above) (AOR = 5.5, 95% CI: 2– 9.39) were significantly associated factors with the practice of COVID-19 preventive measures.Conclusion:The Adherence to COVID-19 preventive practices was very low, educational status above Diploma, good knowledge, and Favorable attitude were the factors positively and independently associated with good adherence to Covid-19 prevention practices. Behavioral change communication and Strict government law and implementing it are highly required.

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Adherence with COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Associated Factors Among Residents of Shashemane, Central Ethiopia

Tesfaye

Asefa

Gebremeskel

et al. 2021

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“…The result was higher than studies conducted in Gondar City residents, northern Ethiopia (50.7%), 33 and in Dirashe district, southern Ethiopia (63.5%). 34 The possible justification might be this study was conducted in health facility that expose the study participates to health care workers which enable them to have more awareness regarding knowledge of COVID-19 preventive measures. Similarly, the finding of this study showed that more than half, 66.7% of pregnant women had good attitude towards COVID-19, which was lower than study conducted in Egypt where 75.9% of study participants has positive attitude; however, it was higher than studies conducted in communities residents of Southern Ethiopia (54.5%) and Northern Ethiopia (57.5%).…”

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“…Similarly, the finding of this study showed that more than half, 66.7% of pregnant women had good attitude towards COVID-19, which was lower than study conducted in Egypt where 75.9% of study participants has positive attitude; however, it was higher than studies conducted in communities residents of Southern Ethiopia (54.5%) and Northern Ethiopia (57.5%). 23 , 33 , 34 This could be due to the fact that pregnant mothers might strictly follow the healthcare workers counseling/advice during their antenatal care visit regarding COVID-19 preventive measures. This study also found that 61.4% of pregnant women had good practice towards COVID-19 and its preventive measures, which was higher than a study conducted in Gondar (51%).…”

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic in Southwest Ethiopia: Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Mose¹,

Yeshaneh²

2021

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Background COVID-19 vaccination is a safe and effective approach to control the pandemic and to prevent its associated morbidity and mortality. To our knowledge, there is no study conducted to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant women in Ethiopia. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic in Southwest Ethiopia. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was employed from January 1 up to 30, 2021. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select 396 study participants. A structured and face-to-face interview was used to collect data. Data were entered into Epi-data version 4.2.0 and exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. P values <0.05 result were considered as a statistically significant association. Results The COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was found to be 70.7% (95% CI, 66.7%–74.7%). Maternal age (34–41) years [AOR=1.464, (95% CI; 1.218–5.129)], primary maternal educational status [AOR=3.476, (95% CI; 1.520–7.947), good knowledge [AOR=5.946, (95% CI; 3.147–7.065)], and good practice [AOR =9.15, (95% CI; 8.734–12.189)] of pregnant women towards COVID-19 and its preventive measures were factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Conclusion COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was found to be 70.9%. Maternal age (34–41) years, primary maternal educational status, good knowledge, and good practice of pregnant women towards COVID-19 and its preventive measures were factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Health care workers should provide health education to pregnant women to increase their knowledge about the diseases and disseminate leaflets regarding COVID-19 preventive measures. Moreover, before initiation of COVID-19 vaccine administration to pregnant women they must promote the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine.

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“…However, adherence to these strict measures is very low in Ethiopia. A study conducted in the southern part of Ethiopia indicated that only 12.3% of the population adhered to preventive measures against COVID-19 [11].…”

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Health care workers intention to accept COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors in southwestern Ethiopia, 2021

2021

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Introduction Health care workers are the most affected part of the world population due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries prioritize vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 because of their susceptibility to the virus. However, the acceptability of the vaccine varies across populations. Thus, this study aimed to determine the health care worker’s intentions to accept the COVID-19 vaccine and its associated factors in southwestern Ethiopia, 2021. Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among health care workers in public hospitals in southwestern Ethiopia from March 15 to 28, 2021. A simple random sampling method was used to select 405 participants from each hospital. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, such as frequency and percentage, were calculated. Multivariable logistic regression was also performed to identify factors associated with health care worker’s intention to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. Statistically significant variables were selected based on p-values (<0.05) and the adjusted odds ratio was used to describe the strength of association with 95% confidence intervals. Result Among the respondents, 48.4% [95% CI: 38.6, 58.2] of health care workers intended to accept COVID-19. Intention to accept COVID-19 vaccination was significantly associated with physicians (AOR = 9.27, 95% CI: 1.27–27.32), professionals with a history of chronic illness (AOR = 4.07, 95% CI: 2.02–8.21), perceived degree of risk of COVID-19 infection (AOR = 4.63, 95% CI: 1.26–16.98), positive attitude toward COVID-19 prevention (AOR = 6.08, 95% CI: 3.39–10.91) and good preventive practices (AOR = 2.83, 95% CI: 1.58–5.08). Conclusion In this study, the intention of health care workers to accept the COVID-19 vaccine was low. Professional types, history of chronic illness, perceived degree of risk to COVID-19 infection, attitude toward COVID-19 and preventive practices were found to be factors for intention to accept COVID-19 vaccine in professionals. It is important to consider professional types, history of chronic illness, perceived degree of risk to COVID-19, attitude of professionals and preventive behaviors to improve the intention of professionals’ vaccine acceptance.

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Adherence with COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Associated Factors Among Residents of Dirashe District, Southern Ethiopia

Cited by 57 publications

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Adherence with COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Associated Factors Among Residents of Shashemane, Central Ethiopia

Adherence with COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Associated Factors Among Residents of Shashemane, Central Ethiopia

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic in Southwest Ethiopia: Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Health care workers intention to accept COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors in southwestern Ethiopia, 2021

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