Health knowledge and non-pharmaceutical interventions during the Covid-19 pandemic in Africa

Fitzpatrick, Anne; Beg, Sabrin; Derksen, Laura; Karing, Anne; Kerwin, Jason; Lucas, Adrienne; Reynoso, Natalia Ordaz; Squires, Munir

doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2021.06.045

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“…In a 2021 study of selected super markets in Mukono and Kampala districts, only 16.6% complied with the COVID-19 guidelines [ 11 ], while in a countrywide survey conducted during the first outbreak phase in Uganda in 2020, a 29.0% level of compliance to SOPs was reported [ 9 ]. This study provided evidence of a significant improvement in the implementation of NPIs against COVID-19 which could probably be attributed to increased awareness of the public health implications of the outbreak that induced high vigilance among people with time [ 21 , 26 , 27 ]. The considerably high adherence to the SOPs could have resulted from active enforcement by company owners to avoid their operations being blocked by the government due to breach of Ministry of Health set guidelines for control of COVID-19 in factories [ 4 ].…”

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“…No pharmaceutical interventions including personnel and public protective practices have been reported to play a signifcant role of preventing occurrence and spread of public health challenges, thereby promoting good livelihoods and minimizing the burden on the already strained healthcare systems [8,[19][20][21]. Tis study assessed the level of adherence to a number of NPIs set by the government of Uganda as SOPs to be implemented by factories as a prerogative for their opening and continued operation during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak [4].…”

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Assessment of Factories on Adherence to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures: A Case Study of Wakiso, Mukono, Buikwe, and Jinja Districts, Uganda

Kungu,

Namyalo,

Musewa

et al. 2024

Journal of Tropical Medicine

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Background. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Uganda confirmed the first case of COVID-19 on 21st March, 2020, which led to the first total lockdown in the country. During the lockdown, some factories remained operational; hence, there is a need for a study aimed at assessing the level of adherence to COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) in factories as a mitigator for the pandemic. Methods. A cross-sectional study to assess compliance of factories to COVID-19 SOPs was conducted in Wakiso, Mukono, Buikwe, and Jinja districts during the month of September, 2021. This involved visitation of factories and collection of data using the KoboCollect tool by interviewing general managers as well as human resource managers of the factories. A total of 39 factories were included in the study and were categorized into four major groups; food and beverages (15), plastics (5), construction (8), and others (11). Data analysis was done using STATA version 14.2. Results. Overall adherence to COVID-19 SOPs by the factories was 64.1% (95% CI = 49.1–79.1). Communication and training of employees (79.5%; 95% CI = 66.8–92.2), wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), and respiratory protection (79.5%; 95% CI = 66.8–92.2) as well as enhanced cleaning and disinfection of surfaces (74.4%; 95% CI = 60.6–88.1) were the most implemented SOPs in the factories. Implementation of the SOPs was the highest in Mukono district (88.9%; 95% CI = 68.4–100) and the least in Wakiso district (40.0%; 95% CI = 9.6–70.4). The COVID-19 SOPs were followed mostly in construction material factories (87.5%; 95% CI = 64.6–100) and least in food and beverage factories (40%; 95% CI = 15.2–64.8). There was no significant difference in the adherence of COVID-19 SOPs among the districts (X2 = 5.02 and P=0.17) and factories (X2 = 7.04 and P=0.07). Although good overall adherence to SOPs noted was not dependent on location and type of factory, adherence to some SOPs such as exposure control plan, presence of signages on COVID-19, maintenance of social distance, and implementation of a health control plan varied with location of the district. Likewise, exposure control plan, signages on COVID-19, and maintenance of social distance varied significantly with the type of factory. Conclusion. This study revealed moderately good overall adherence to COVID-19 SOPs by factories, with variations in the level of implementation of individual SOPs being observed.

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Assessment of Factories on Adherence to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures: A Case Study of Wakiso, Mukono, Buikwe, and Jinja Districts, Uganda

Kungu,

Namyalo,

Musewa

et al. 2024

Journal of Tropical Medicine

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“…Increasing health information can improve individual health outcomes [45]. In the fight against COVID-19, government actions to deliver messages have been associated with meaningful behavioral changes, such as wearing masks and washing hands [46]. Limited or missing environmental quality information has a particular impact on households' housing choices, thereby affecting their exposure to biological pollution and household welfare.…”

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The Perception of Environmental Information Disclosure on Rural Residents’ Pro-Environmental Behavior

Yang

Zhu

Wang

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Rural residents’ pro-environmental behavior plays a critical role in rural environmental governance. This paper examines how the perception of government environmental information disclosure (EID) can promote rural residents’ pro-environmental behavior (PEB) using a questionnaire survey. Using Zhejiang province of China as a case study, we designed a four-stage mixed sampling method, which yielded 783 valid responses. We used ordinary least squares (OLS), an ordinal logit model and a mediation effect model to draw our conclusions. The results indicated that the EID had a positive impact on the PEB of rural residents. It is also evident that personal environmental concerns (PECs) play a partially mediating role between EID and PEB. Moreover, the impact of EID on PEB is heterogeneous in terms of residents’ age and workplace. This research contributes to insights into the promotion of guiding rural residents’ PEB and improving ecological environment management.

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“…Because our main analysis relies on in-person voucher redemption to link individual HIV test seekers to study identifiers, we are limited in our ability to measure HIV testing behavior after the study ends. We conducted a follow-up survey in 2020, to study longer-run treatment effects and analyze beliefs and behaviors related to COVID-19 (Fitzpatrick et al 2021). We did attempt to contact all 1,232 men from our original sample to conduct a phone survey.…”

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Soft and hard commitment devices to increase HIV testing

Sterck,

Kerwin,

Derksen

et al. 2019

AEA Randomized Controlled Trials

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We show that ordinary appointments can act as effective substitutes for hard commitment devices and increase demand for a critical healthcare service, particularly among those with self-control problems. We show this using an experiment that randomly offered HIV testing appointments and hard commitment devices to high-risk men in Malawi. Appointments more than double testing rates, with effects concentrated among those who demand commitment. In contrast, most men who take up hard commitments lose their investments. Appointments overcome commitment problems without the potential drawback of commitment failure, and have the potential to increase demand for healthcare in the developing world.

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Health knowledge and non-pharmaceutical interventions during the Covid-19 pandemic in Africa

Cited by 16 publications

References 48 publications

Assessment of Factories on Adherence to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures: A Case Study of Wakiso, Mukono, Buikwe, and Jinja Districts, Uganda

Assessment of Factories on Adherence to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures: A Case Study of Wakiso, Mukono, Buikwe, and Jinja Districts, Uganda

The Perception of Environmental Information Disclosure on Rural Residents’ Pro-Environmental Behavior

Soft and hard commitment devices to increase HIV testing

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