COVID-19 Pandemic- Revisiting the Myths

Dutta, S.; Acharya, Sourya; Shukla, Samarth; Acharya, Neema

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“…Moreover, it might be the most difficult thing to address if people continued spreading rumours about the COVID-19 pandemic and not cooperating with government officials [21]. Apparently, no single method could address all the myths, fallacies and misconceptions regarding health issue in society [35] but different approaches.…”

Section: Aetiology and Epidemiology Of Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

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“…They could be regarded as mistaken thoughts or ideas that have been trending in society, mostly leading to malpractices in terms of health beliefs and health seeking behaviours [35]. Thus, there are many misconceptions regarding COVID-19 pandemic and people tend to believe every little thing that is circulated in the society without confirming it [21]. Some studies have reported some of these misconceptions about the virus among people.…”

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“…Moreover, it has been reported that many people believed that; "exposing yourself to the sun or to temperatures higher than 25 °C will prevent the virus", "the ability to hold your breath for 10 seconds or more without coughing or feeling discomfort means you are free from COVID-19 pandemic or any other lung disease", "drinking alcohol protects you against COVID-19 pandemic and is not dangerous", "COVID-19 virus cannot be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates", "religious chants can kill the virus", "if I am young and healthy; I don't need to follow precautionary steps or physical distancing", etc. [21].…”

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“…In spite of the daily increases in the cases and dead rates due to COVID-19 pandemic in the world and the global efforts to contain the virus; it has been reported in some part of the world especially in African continent such as Nigeria, Ethiopia and Asian region -India, etc. that there are some misconceptions about the virus among people [18][19][20][21]. Continuously holding on to some misconceptions in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic may create more harms than benefits.…”

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The Implications of Misconceptions about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic in Relation to its Daily Increases from Nigerian Perspective

Aminu¹

2020

J Infect Dis Epidemiol

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The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the world especially in African continent and Nigeria in particular has created negative effects on humanity. Continuous holding on to some misconceptions about the reality of the virus among people may create further problems for humankind. However, very few studies particularly in Nigeria have actually considered the implications of these misconceptions about the disease in relation to its daily increases; coupled with the fact that many people still hold on to some of these misconceptions in the country. Therefore, this study examined the implications of some common misconceptions among people about COVID-19 pandemic in relation to its daily increases in Nigeria. This study has documented some of the most common misconceptions about COVID-19 pandemic among few individual persons-both male and female in a neighbourhood area of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria. These include: "it is a white people disease"; "it is an imported disease"; "it is the disease of the wealthy people"; "incessant heat in Nigerian environment will destroy the disease (i.e. hot weather)"; "poor people cannot contract it"; "maintaining physical distancing practice is unnecessary"; "taking local herbs will destroy it"; "taking hot drinks (local gins) will destroy it"; "wearing of face masks is not necessary"; etc. both in rural and urban areas. Daily increase in the cases and fatalities of the virus in the country has been suggested in this study to be as a result of tenaciously holding on to these belief-systems among people. Virtually, all sectors in the country such as health, economy, transportation, agriculture, education, security, politics, religion, family, sport, entertainment, etc. have been seriously affected and still being threatened by the virus. Consequently, the negative impacts have been enormous on people' jobs/works, businesses, family life and social relations thus creating more harms than benefits. Therefore, positive change in people' health-related behaviours becomes imperative through effective and active public enlightenment and awareness creation with strict compliance to the prescribed preventive measures being put in place by the key stakeholders regarding the virus. This will go a long way in influencing positive health-related behaviours among people, getting rid of some misconceptions about the disease that may trigger larger community transmissions as the efforts to discover new vaccines or drugs for COVID-19 pandemic treatment continue.

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Section: Aetiology and Epidemiology Of Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

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Section: Misconceptions and Knowledge About Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

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Section: Misconceptions and Knowledge About Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Implications of Misconceptions about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic in Relation to its Daily Increases from Nigerian Perspective

Aminu¹

2020

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“…A critical factor in reducing the COVID-19 spread locally is by providing the population with right information and adopting preventive measures as given by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare advisories. (WHO Coronavirus Disease , 2020) The COVID 19 situation created unnecessary panic and caused hindrance in the ight against the disease (Dutta et al, 2020).…”

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Pre-eminence of Moderate to Robust Physical Activity in Battling COVID-19: A Narrative Review

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Kumar

Naqvi

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In January 2020, we met with COVID-19 (aka SARS-Co-V-2 and/or Corona virus) on our news channels all the way from china. Little did we know that it would shake up our lives in such a manner that we had heard only in a movie or read in history books. Currently we are all in some sort of lockdown, be it in hospital/home or in our minds. Being there, most of us are facing certain kind of misery, be it emotional, mental, physical or social. To be expansive the most common stresses that have been addressed by people on mass media platform are feeling of depression and isolation caused by being away from family and friends, some are complaining of losing their enthusiasm, some of gaining weight, some of losing it and many more. Going through a pandemic is also helping people in some or the other way, one of which is being concerned about their health and habits to keep themselves fit and away from serious comorbidities which can stem out from physical inactivity and heightened stress levels. There are many ways to stay fit at home without any complex gym equipment, but far less is known about it. Thus, an understanding of methods through which one can become physically active with least complexity, easy availability, and appropriate utilization is need of the hour.

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Validation of the COVID-19 Disbelief Scale: Conditional indirect effects of religiosity and COVID-19 fear on intent to vaccinate

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The COVID-19 pandemic uprooted economies, infected millions, and altered behaviors. Yet, the invisible nature of the disease, paralleled symptoms to the common flu, and misinformation generated COVID-19 disbelief. Many believed COVID-19 was a hoax. Many believed case numbers were fabricated. Others claimed it was a ruse for sociopolitical reasons. The construction of the 8-item COVID-19 Disbelief Scale (CDS) measures the false belief COVID-19 was not real and life-threatening. The CDS demonstrated discriminant validity and robust reliability across two studies. Predictive analysis evinced COVID-19 disbelievers feared COVID-19 less and had lower intent to get vaccinated. In the U.S., certain religious organizations spread misinformation. Religiosity associated with greater COVID-19 disbelief. Among disbelievers, conditional indirect effects of religiosity associated with greater COVID-19 fear and higher intent to get vaccinated. The moderated mediation model validated utility of the CDS as a concise instrument to study variable relationships.

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COVID-19 Pandemic- Revisiting the Myths

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The Implications of Misconceptions about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic in Relation to its Daily Increases from Nigerian Perspective

The Implications of Misconceptions about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic in Relation to its Daily Increases from Nigerian Perspective

Pre-eminence of Moderate to Robust Physical Activity in Battling COVID-19: A Narrative Review

Validation of the COVID-19 Disbelief Scale: Conditional indirect effects of religiosity and COVID-19 fear on intent to vaccinate

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