Abstract:Background: Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that are common throughout the community. They are associated with mortality, hospitalization, substantial extra costs and lower patient's quality of life. Thus, this study aimed to assess the community's knowledge of COVID-19 and associated factors in Mizan-Aman town, southwest Ethiopia. Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among the community of Mizan-Aman from April 14 to May 14, 2020. A systematic sampling technique was u… Show more
“…From our study, a good knowledge score was recorded for 69.8% (95% CI: 65.2-73.9) of taxi drivers. The result is in line with findings of some other studies conducted in Ethiopia 70% and 64.6% [31,32] and Uganda 69% [33]. It is much higher than the findings from other Ethiopian studies 37.59%, 41.3%, 42.9%, 45.89% and 60.5% [34][35][36][37][38], from Syria 60% [39], and from Pakistan 54.3% [40].…”
Background
Although several studies have been conducted on COVID-19 knowledge, attitude and prevention practices among healthcare workers and the general population, there has not been any study among taxi drivers in Ethiopia, including Dessie City and Kombolcha Town, the lack of which hinders providing evidence-based interventions to this target group. Thus, this study was designed to contribute to proper planning of COVID-19 intervention measures among taxi drivers in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town, Ethiopia.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 417 taxi drivers in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town during July to August, 2020. The data was collected using a structured questionnaire and an observational checklist. The collected data was checked, coded and entered to EpiData version 4.6 and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 for data cleaning and analysis. The outcome variables of this study were good or poor knowledge, positive or negative attitude and good or poor frequent hand hygiene practices towards COVID-19. Bivariate (Crude Odds Ratio [COR]) and multivariable (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR]) logistic regression analysis were employed to identify factors significantly associated with good knowledge, positive attitude and good frequent hand hygiene practices among taxi drivers. Significance level of variables was declared at a p < 0.05 from the adjusted analysis.
Main findings
Out of the total 417 taxi drivers, 69.8% [95% CI: 65.2–73.9], 67.6% [95%CI: 63.1–72.2] and 66.4% [95% CI: 62.1–71.0] of the drivers had good knowledge, positive attitude and good frequent hand hygiene practices, respectively. Educational level (AOR = 7.55, 95% CI = 4.55–12.54), place of residence (AOR = 5.41, 95% CI = 1.4–20.08) and attitude towards COVID-19 prevention (AOR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.02–2.74) were factors associated with good knowledge about COVID-19. Further, age of taxi drivers greater than 30 years (AOR = 3.01, 95% CI = 1.76–5.13), educational level of secondary or above (AOR = 3.16, 95% CI = 1.88–5.31), income (AOR = 3.36, 95% CI = 1.48–7.61), and knowledge about COVID-19 (AOR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.21–3.54) were factors associated with positive attitude towards COVID-19 prevention. In addition, attitude towards COVID-19 (AOR = 5.5, 95% CI = 3.40–8.88) and educational level (AOR = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.15–2.95) were the factors associated with good frequent hand hygiene practices.
Conclusion
We concluded that the rates of good knowledge, positive attitude and good frequent hand hygiene practices were relatively low among taxi drivers in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town. We strongly recommended providing training about COVID-19 prevention measures for taxi drivers that considers age, education status and attitude areas essential to improve their knowledge, attitude and frequent hand hygiene practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“…From our study, a good knowledge score was recorded for 69.8% (95% CI: 65.2-73.9) of taxi drivers. The result is in line with findings of some other studies conducted in Ethiopia 70% and 64.6% [31,32] and Uganda 69% [33]. It is much higher than the findings from other Ethiopian studies 37.59%, 41.3%, 42.9%, 45.89% and 60.5% [34][35][36][37][38], from Syria 60% [39], and from Pakistan 54.3% [40].…”
Background
Although several studies have been conducted on COVID-19 knowledge, attitude and prevention practices among healthcare workers and the general population, there has not been any study among taxi drivers in Ethiopia, including Dessie City and Kombolcha Town, the lack of which hinders providing evidence-based interventions to this target group. Thus, this study was designed to contribute to proper planning of COVID-19 intervention measures among taxi drivers in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town, Ethiopia.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 417 taxi drivers in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town during July to August, 2020. The data was collected using a structured questionnaire and an observational checklist. The collected data was checked, coded and entered to EpiData version 4.6 and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 for data cleaning and analysis. The outcome variables of this study were good or poor knowledge, positive or negative attitude and good or poor frequent hand hygiene practices towards COVID-19. Bivariate (Crude Odds Ratio [COR]) and multivariable (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR]) logistic regression analysis were employed to identify factors significantly associated with good knowledge, positive attitude and good frequent hand hygiene practices among taxi drivers. Significance level of variables was declared at a p < 0.05 from the adjusted analysis.
Main findings
Out of the total 417 taxi drivers, 69.8% [95% CI: 65.2–73.9], 67.6% [95%CI: 63.1–72.2] and 66.4% [95% CI: 62.1–71.0] of the drivers had good knowledge, positive attitude and good frequent hand hygiene practices, respectively. Educational level (AOR = 7.55, 95% CI = 4.55–12.54), place of residence (AOR = 5.41, 95% CI = 1.4–20.08) and attitude towards COVID-19 prevention (AOR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.02–2.74) were factors associated with good knowledge about COVID-19. Further, age of taxi drivers greater than 30 years (AOR = 3.01, 95% CI = 1.76–5.13), educational level of secondary or above (AOR = 3.16, 95% CI = 1.88–5.31), income (AOR = 3.36, 95% CI = 1.48–7.61), and knowledge about COVID-19 (AOR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.21–3.54) were factors associated with positive attitude towards COVID-19 prevention. In addition, attitude towards COVID-19 (AOR = 5.5, 95% CI = 3.40–8.88) and educational level (AOR = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.15–2.95) were the factors associated with good frequent hand hygiene practices.
Conclusion
We concluded that the rates of good knowledge, positive attitude and good frequent hand hygiene practices were relatively low among taxi drivers in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town. We strongly recommended providing training about COVID-19 prevention measures for taxi drivers that considers age, education status and attitude areas essential to improve their knowledge, attitude and frequent hand hygiene practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“…Additionally, one article that did not report the outcome of interest (proportion of adequate knowledge, good attitude, and good prevention practice) was also excluded. 21 Finally, the final meta-analysis included 13 studies 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ( Figure 1 ). Fig.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…All 13 studies included in this review were published in 2020. Among these, only four were used community-based cross-sectional studies 3 , 22 , 26 , 27 ; the rest employed institutional-based cross-sectional study designs. Of the 13 studies, 12 reported the proportions of participants with adequate knowledge of COVID-19 in Ethiopia.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… Was the response rate adequate, and if not, was the low response rate managed appropriately? Score Overall appraisal Kassie BA, et al 4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9 Included Tesfaye, et al 29 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 Included Mechessa, et al 26 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9 Included Kebede, et al 25 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9 Included Akalu, et al 23 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 8 Included Asemahagn, et al 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9 Included Girma, et al 24 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes 8 Included Azmach, et al <...>…”
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Background
Coronavirus disease is a major global public health problem. The contagious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was declared a pandemic following the outbreak of cases of respiratory illness in 2019. While studies assessed COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice in Ethiopia the findings were highly variable and inconsistent.
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Therefore, this study assessed the pooled status of knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices regarding COVID -19 in Ethiopia.
Methods
International and national electronic databases, including PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Google, were systematically searched. All observational studies on COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices in Ethiopia were included. We assessed heterogeneity among the included studies using the Cochrane Q test statistics and I
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test. Lastly, a random-effects meta-analysis model was fitted to estimate the pooled proportion of knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices toward COVID-19 in Ethiopia.
Results
Our search identified 206 studies, 13 of which were included in the final analysis. Adequate knowledge, good attitude, and good prevention practice towards COVID-19 in Ethiopia were observed in 70.25% (95% confidence interval [CI], 61.82, 78.02), 69.08% (95% CI: 55.42, 81.24), and 41.62% (95% CI: 27.77, 56.17) of total participants across studies, respectively.
Conclusion
The results of this study revealed low proportions of adequate knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices toward COVID-19 in Ethiopia. The lowest pooled proportion was observed in the Amhara region. These findings indicate the need to revise plans and policies to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and prevention practices of people towards COVID-19 in Ethiopia, especially in the Amhara region.
“…Even though there is no similar study done anywhere about the level of community readiness toward COVID-19 prevention measures, there are studies that support the association of educational level with perception and knowledge toward COVID-19 prevention measures. For instance, the study was done in China, 18 Paraguayans 23 Egyptians, 15 Mizan Aman, 40 Arbaminch town, 27 and Northwest Ethiopia 41 showed the association of educational status with perception, attitude and knowledge of study participants toward COVID-19 prevention measures. This might be because education is the main driving force for everything which may make respondents internalize the risk analysis of the disease.…”
Background
Novel coronavirus 19 is a contagious disease that affects all most all countries of the world and puts the world in great challenge. Even though, there is a limited testing capacity in Africa the number of cases and deaths is progressively increased. This catastrophic case has a great impact in Africa unless preventive measures are effectively undertaken. In Ethiopia, the number of COVID-19 cases and death are increasing over time. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the level of community readiness for COVID-19 pandemic prevention and its associated factors in residents of Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia.
Methods
A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 1524 study participants from July 28 to August 27, 2020. Data were collected using structured and pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaires. The collected data were entered into EPI data 4.6 versions and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 24.0. Those variables with P-value<0.25 were entered into multivariable analyses and those variables with P-value < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Finally, the findings of the result were explained using texts, figures, and tables.
Results
A total of 1423 participants have participated in the study. The finding revealed that the prevalence of knowledge, attitude, perception, and practice towards COVID-19 were found to be 76.6%, 68.4%, 68.5%, and 29% respectively. In final model, being a female [AOR=1.388 (95% CI: 1.050–1.834) P= 0.021], married respondents [AOR=3.116 (95% CI: 1.592–6.099) P= 0.001], Muslim religion followers [AOR=2.392 (95% CI:1.503–3.806) P=0.002], and able to read and write [AOR=1.986 (95% CI:1.311–3.006) P=0.002] were some of the variables significantly associated with the level of community readiness towards COVID-19 preventive measures.
Conclusion
The study findings indicate that respondent’s level of community readiness for COVID-19 prevention was mainly affected by sex, marital status, religion, and educational status. The Health education programs aimed at mobilizing and improving COVID-19 related level of community readiness especially practice are urgently needed. Awareness creation programs on more targeted groups such as men, unmarried and those with low educational level and religious leaders should be teaching the believers by interacting with faith and science on the means of preventing the pandemic.
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