Knowledge, Adherence, and the Lived Experiences of Refugees in COVID-19

Seruwagi, Gloria; Nakidde, Catherine; Ochen, Eric Awich; Okot, Betty; Lawoko, Stephen; Kayiwa, Joshua; Ddamulira, Dunstan; Masaba, Andrew; Luswata, Brian; Ssekatte, Johnmary; Muhangi, Denis

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-84678-7_11

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“…Although significantly underutilized, the authors suggested that community leadership through social work partnerships could have increased guideline adherence and prevented further vulnerability. This Ugandan case study is just one example of a more holistic approach to community leadership in order to address community response in crisis (Seruwagi et al, 2022). Healey and Andrich's The wise follow the wise: Harnessing the wisdom of community leaders in shaping public health messaging among refugee populations contributes to the recent and emerging literature by stressing the informal role of community leaders as essential agents of information exchange and accessibility amid a very isolating global health crisis.…”

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“…With this in mind, it is essential to note that the necessity of community leadership has only been exacerbated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. For example, in their mixed-methods cross-sectional study, Seruwagi et al (2022) explored local perceptions of COVID-19 risk/ exposure, alongside knowledge, attitudes, and practices held among Ugandan urban and rural settlements. Although significantly underutilized, the authors suggested that community leadership through social work partnerships could have increased guideline adherence and prevented further vulnerability.…”

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2023

J of Leadership Studies

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2023

J of Leadership Studies

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“…This poses uncertainty about whether the findings apply to the disadvantaged urban poor. Nonetheless, only one epidemiological study, to our knowledge, has examined the practice of COVID-19 PPMs among the slum communities of Uganda [22]. The study of Ugandan slum dwellers noted that the deprived living conditions in informal settlements hinder adherence to preventive measures such as mask use, social distancing, and hand hygiene [22].…”

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“…Nonetheless, only one epidemiological study, to our knowledge, has examined the practice of COVID-19 PPMs among the slum communities of Uganda [22]. The study of Ugandan slum dwellers noted that the deprived living conditions in informal settlements hinder adherence to preventive measures such as mask use, social distancing, and hand hygiene [22]. Moreover, these slum dwellers had limited knowledge and access to COVID-19 testing services.…”

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Differential practice and associated factors of COVID-19 personal preventive measures among the slum and estate communities of Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional survey

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J Glob Health

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Background Compliance with personal preventive measures (PPMs) remains essential in the prevention and control of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and future infectious disease outbreaks. This study aimed at examining and comparing the practice of COVID-19 PPMs and associated factors in selected slum and estate communities of Uganda.Methods This was a cross-sectional survey conducted among 1025 slum and estate residents in Uganda. The outcome variable was compliance with COVID-19 PPMs, including face mask use, hand washing / hygiene, and social distancing. Logistic regression models were fitted to assess the associated factors, using SPSS (version 26). ResultsOf the 1025 participants, 511 and 514 were slum and estate residents, respectively. Compliance with PPMs was as follows; face mask use (slum 45.0% vs. estate 49.6%; P = 0.27), hand washing/ hygiene (slum 38.4% vs. estate 44.9%; P = 0.04) and social distancing (slum 19.4% vs. estate 36.0%; P < 0.001). Compared to estate residents, slum residents had more knowledge related to COVID-19, perceived COVID-19 would have a longer timeline and larger impact on their life, had more depression and anxiety symptoms, and faced more difficulties to access information. Illness perceptions, infection risk, and severity perceptions were associated with higher odds of PPMs compliance in both groups, except for perceiving a high chance of contracting COVID-19, which was associated with lower odds of social distancing in the slum community. Depression and anxiety symptoms were associated with higher odds of PPMs compliance in both groups. Frequent exposure to COVID-19 information through health care workers and family members and friends was associated with higher odds of all the PPMs in both communities. Moreover, getting COVID-19 information from local channels was significantly associated with higher odds of mask use and hand hygiene, but only in the estate community.Conclusions Our findings provided implications to improve PPMs compliance in future infectious disease outbreaks. To improve PPMs compliance rates, redesigning community education to focus on fostering positive perceptions and addressing the water and sanitation needs of slum communities are essential. Moreover, designing programs that provide free or subsidised face masks and soap to the most vulnerable and engaging religious leaders are also vital strategies.

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Knowledge, Adherence, and the Lived Experiences of Refugees in COVID-19

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Differential practice and associated factors of COVID-19 personal preventive measures among the slum and estate communities of Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional survey

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