Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on COVID-19 in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey

Abas, Nazdar Qudrat; Amen, Muhammad Rashid; Abbas, Nazanin; Yusif, Muhamad; Jaff, Dilshad

doi:10.24271/psr.2021.309110.1096

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“…A few studies carried out respectively in Egypt, India and Iran showed similar findings. 3,6,13,22 Contrary to our findings, some studies in Africa found that a significant number of chronic disease patients had poor knowledge of and practices towards COVID-19. 2,23 This difference in knowledge is perhaps because after the fourth wave of COVID-19, at the time of this study in South Africa, most of the population had more information on COVID-19 than in other countries.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of chronic disease patients in Bojanala towards COVID-19

Mpinda,

Kabogo,

Yoko

et al. 2023

South African Family Practice

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Studies carried out in Africa showed that poor knowledge of COVID-19 was associated with poor practice of measures able to prevent the disease. 2,3 Internationally, the relatively high knowledge level and positive attitude justified healthy preventive practices towards Furthermore, studies on knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards COVID-19 have shown that good KAP constitute the backbone of the fight against the disease. 6,7 The correlation between non-communicable diseases and COVID-19 disease severity has been widely described. 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 The middle-aged, the elderly and patients with chronic disease Background: COVID-19 is an acute respiratory disease. Its morbidity and mortality in patients with comorbidities have been established. This study evaluated the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding COVID-19 of patients with comorbidities attending primary health care services.Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted, with data collected from patients using a self-administered questionnaire. Knowledge, attitude and practice scores were calculated. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were used, and the level of significance was set at 5%. Results:This study enrolled 469 participants aged 18-84 years, and the majority were women. The mean knowledge score was 7.09 ± 1.73 out of 9, the mean attitude score was 2.33 ± 0.86 out of 3, and the mean practices score was 3.79 ± 0.56 out of 4. There was a positive linear relationship between knowledge and attitude scores and between attitude and practices scores; as one score increased, the other also increased significantly. Conclusion:The level of knowledge was good in general, with optimistic attitudes and good practices by the patients. Those aged 70 years and above need special attention because older persons have poorer knowledge of and practices towards COVID-19, which could lead to higher hospitalisation and mortality rates.Contribution: This study found that patients with chronic diseases had good COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes and practices, while interventions targeting patients aged 70 years and above are needed to improve their COVID-19 awareness and practices.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of chronic disease patients in Bojanala towards COVID-19

Mpinda,

Kabogo,

Yoko

et al. 2023

South African Family Practice

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“…The degree of knowledge (KAP level = 74.95%) about COVID-19 reported in the present study is higher than the studies done on Indian population (50%),[ 4 ] Iraq (52.15%),[ 5 ] and Syria (60%)[ 6 ] and lower than the studies done in China (90%)[ 7 ] and Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (81%). [ 8 ] These differences observed were mainly due to the educational status of the participants and the period during which the studies were carried out.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards COVID-19 Pandemic among Patients Attending Dental Outpatient Department of M.G.M. Medical College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Saxena

Sinha

Sharma

et al. 2023

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

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Background: The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an extremely contagious illness that spreads mostly via the dentistry practice. Patients in need of dental care are at a higher risk of becoming infected with and becoming carriers of the illness. Aim: To assess the COVID-19-related knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of patients visiting dental outpatient department of M.G.M. Medical College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, patients visiting dental outpatient department of M.G.M. Medical College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India were included. The questionnaire had four sections including demographic information, knowledge, attitudes, and practice in relation to COVID-19. Along with computation of descriptive statistics, data analysis was performed using unpaired t-test. Results: A total of 332 people took part in the research. The female respondents were higher in number (53.01%) and the highest percentage of the respondents belongs to the age group 18–40 years (55.72%). Nearly, 98% of respondents were vaccinated. The highest percentage of KAP level was recorded for knowledge (74.95%) followed by that of attitude (50.84%) and practices (37.05%). Conclusion: While respondents’ overall knowledge was high but their enthusiasm for taking preventative measures was low, and their efforts to stem the pandemic were lagging at best. Future campaigns should focus more on reaching out to marginalized populations, such as those with less education or higher poverty rates.

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“…These studies in different countries revealed that the results differed among nations and were impacted by the types of human settlements. As a result, while creating health programs for COVID-19 and any future epidemics or pandemics, health and education agencies in various nations should strengthen their preventative measures by building specialized measures aimed at individuals in different settlements [76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83]. Knowledge disparity has been extensively studied in health communication.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Cancer Patients towards COVID-19 in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Khattak

Faheem

Nawaz

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Background: Cancer patients, being immunocompromised, are at higher risk of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The current study determines cancer patients’ knowledge, attitude, perception, and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Pakistan from 1 April 2020 to 1 May 2020. The study respondents were cancer patients with ages equal to or greater than 18 years. Following a request for participation, the URL for the survey was distributed on numerous channels. Other social media platforms, including WeChat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Messenger, and LinkedIn, were used to increase cancer patient interaction. The questionnaire comprised five different sections such as: (1) sociodemographic information, (2) knowledge, (3) attitude, (4) perception, and (5) impact of COVID-19 on cancer patients. Descriptive medical statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation were used to illustrate the demographic characteristics of the study participants. To compare mean knowledge scores with selected demographic variables, independent sample t-tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used, which are also practical methods in epidemiological, public health and medical research. The cut-off point for statistical significance was set at a p-value of 0.05. Results: More than 300 cancer patients were invited, of which 208 agreed to take part. The response rate was 69.33% (208/300). Gender, marital status, and employment status had a significant association with knowledge scores. Of the total recruited participants, 96% (n = 200) (p < 0.01) knew about COVID-19, and 90% were aware of general symptoms of COVID-19 disease, such as route of transmission and preventive measurements. In total, 94.5% (n = 197) (p < 0.01) were willing to accept isolation if they were infected with COVID-19, and 98% (n = 204) (p < 0.01) had reduced their use of public transportation. More than 90% (n = 188) (p < 0.01) of cancer patients were found to be practicing preventative measures such as using a face mask, keeping social distance, and avoiding handshaking and hugging. Around 94.4% (n = 196) (p < 0.01) of cancer patients had been impacted by, stopped or had changed cancer treatment during this pandemic, resulting in COVID-related anxiety and depression. Conclusion: The included cancer patients exhibited a good level of COVID-19 knowledge, awareness, positive attitude, and perception. Large-scale studies and efforts are needed to raise COVID-19 awareness among less educated and high-risk populations. The present survey indicates that mass-level effective health education initiatives are required for developing countries to improve and reduce the gap between KAP and COVID-19.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on COVID-19 in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey

Cited by 6 publications

References 25 publications

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of chronic disease patients in Bojanala towards COVID-19

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of chronic disease patients in Bojanala towards COVID-19

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards COVID-19 Pandemic among Patients Attending Dental Outpatient Department of M.G.M. Medical College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Cancer Patients towards COVID-19 in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

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