Predictors of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Prevention Practices Using Health Belief Model Among Employees in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020

Tadesse, Trhas; Alemu, Tekie; Amogne, Getasew; Endazenaw, Getabalew; Mamo, Ephrem

doi:10.2147/idr.s275933

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“…The above finding indicated that the participants’ perceived threats of COVID-19 were not adequate. The perceived susceptibility finding of this study showed lower results compared to other studies conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (62.3%), 25 and India (65.4%). 40 However, the perceived severity finding showed relatively higher results than other studies conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (53.7%), 25 and India (55.7%).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…55 Therefore, behavioral change might be facilitated by enhancing perceived selfefficacy. 56 Studies conducted in Ethiopia, 25 Northern Iran, 57 and India 54 showed similar results.…”

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“…24 High perceived susceptibility was defined as a score greater than or equal to the mean value of perceived susceptibility items, and low perceived susceptibility was defined as a score below the mean value. 25 , 26 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…24 High perceived benefit was defined as a score greater than or equal to the mean value of perceived benefit items, and low perceived benefit was defined as a score below the mean value. 25,26 Perceived self-efficacy: -is a person's confidence in his or her own ability to successfully carry out a preventive behavior. 24 High perceived self-efficacy was defined as a score greater than or equal to the mean value of perceived self-efficacy items, and low perceived self-efficacy was defined as a score below the mean value.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…24 High perceived barrier was defined as a score greater than or equal to the mean value of perceived barrier items, and low perceived barrier was defined as a score below the mean value. 25,26 Behavioral responses to Covid-19:-is defined as the practice of infection prevention measures recommended by the WHO to prevent COVID-19. Good behavioral response was defined as a score greater than or equal to the mean value of behavioral response items, and poor behavioral response was defined as a score below the mean value.…”

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Health Communication, Knowledge, Perception and Behavioral Responses to COVID-19 Outbreak in Dessie, Kombolcha and Kemissie Towns, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia: A Mixed-Method Study

Yalew¹,

Yitayew²,

Mohammed³

et al. 2021

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Background: Despite the efforts made to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Ethiopia, new cases continue to rise. Therefore, to overcome the devastating effects of the outbreak, health communication and the community's knowledge, perception, and behavioral responses towards COVID-19 should be assessed. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from June 15 to July 30, 2020, with 827 and 18 participants for the quantitative and qualitative study, respectively. The data were collected using ODK collect and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Multivariate logistic regression was computed, and variables that had a significant association were interpreted at p <0.05 with a 95% CI. Additionally, the qualitative data were collected using in-depth interview and then transcribed, translated, and analyzed using thematic content analysis. Results: The majority (97.8%) of respondents obtained information about COVID-19 through broadcast media, and 58.5% of the participants had good knowledge of COVID-19. Likewise, 51.3%, 60.9%, 73.8%, 35.1%, and 74.2% of participants had high perceived susceptibility, severity, benefit, barrier, and self-efficacy to COVID-19, respectively. Additionally, 54.3% of respondents had good behavioral responses to COVID-19. Kombolcha town residents (AOR: 4.32, 95% CI, 2.02-9.2), aged from 25 to 34, and 35 to 44 years old (AOR: 2.62, 95% CI, 1.37-5.0), and (AOR: 2.23, 95% CI, 1.11-4.46), respectively, secondary or above education (AOR: 2.38, 95% CI, 1.17-4.86), good knowledge of COVID-19 (AOR: 2.07, 95% CI, 1.42-3.02), high perceived self-efficacy (AOR: 4.90, 95% CI, 3.10-7.75), and low perceived barriers (AOR: 3.17, 95% CI, 2.12-4.74) to COVID-19 preventive measures were significantly associated with the behavioral responses to COVID-19. Conclusion:In this study, the behavioral responses to COVID-19 were relatively low. Therefore, continuous awareness creation is needed to scale up the community's knowledge and perceived self-efficacy. Furthermore, the general public, especially young people, should follow the government's COVID-19 prevention and control rules and regulations.

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confidence: 94%

“…55 Therefore, behavioral change might be facilitated by enhancing perceived selfefficacy. 56 Studies conducted in Ethiopia, 25 Northern Iran, 57 and India 54 showed similar results.…”

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confidence: 81%