Marocovid
Snapshot Monitoring of Knowledge and Perceptions of Safety Behaviors during the Covid-19 Outbreak in Morocco
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15465914 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Imane Berni (Université Moulay Ismail de Meknes, corresponding author), Aziza Menouni (0000-0001-9738-8301, Université Moulay Ismail de Meknes, corresponding author), Younes Filali Zegzouti (Université Moulay Ismail de Meknes), Marie‐Paule Kestemont (UCLouvain), Marie-Paule Kestemont (Institute for the Analysis of Change in Contemporary and Historical Societies, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium), Lode Godderis (0000-0003-4764-8835, KU Leuven), Samir El Jaâfari (Université Moulay Ismail de Meknes) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 5745-5745 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18115745 |
| PMID | 34071889 |
| OpenAlex | W3165759748 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 41 |
To assess whether knowledge, attitude, and perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic predicted changes in behaviors among the general Moroccan population, a cross-sectional online survey was conducted between 30 March and 20 April involving a total of 14,157 participants. The statistical analysis of the data included univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Our results suggest that less than ten days after the Moroccan government announced "Health state of Emergency" response to the COVID-19 outbreak, public knowledge, attitude and responses to the pandemic were relatively high. More than half the respondents (63.2%) reported that they complied with more than five of nine recommended safety measures, including avoiding going out (93.2%), and frequent handwashing with soap and water (78.2%). Factors associated with an increased likelihood to adopt safety measures included perceptions that COVID-19 was a human health risk, the pandemic will continue for a long time, availability of clear information, and a lack of medicine. The largest predictor of safety behavior change was age; participants older than 55 were more likely to adopt recommended safety behaviors. Although knowledge and perception among the general public was reasonable, more encouragement from government via health education programs is needed to maintain appropriate behaviors
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental health · Government (linguistics · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Logistic regression · Multivariate statistics · Outbreak · Pandemic · Perception · Personal protective equipment · Population · Public health · Risk perception · Univariate · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |