Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Toward Prevention of Covid-19 Among Jimma Town Residents

A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Bibliographic Data

ID22089921
AuthorsIyasu Tadesse Bukata (Jimma University), Lelisa Sena Dadi (0000-0002-5232-3771, Jimma University), Andualem Mossie Ayana (Jimma University), Demelash Mengistu (Jimma University), Delnesa Yewal (Jimma University), Tariku Sime Gizaw (0000-0002-8353-1127, Jimma University, corresponding author), Yohannes Markos Woldesenbet (0000-0003-0893-9306, Wolaita Sodo University)
Year2022
Volume10
Pages822116-822116
Publication date2022-04-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2022.822116
PMID35570967
OpenAlexW4224920480
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited24

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported by the World Health Organization on 31 December 2019, and later, it was declared a global pandemic on 12 March 2020. To date, it is a great challenge to the world including Ethiopia. Therefore, to attain effective prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic, improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the community is necessary. Objective: To assess, knowledge, attitudes, and practice, and associated factors of COVID-19 among Jimma Town residents. Methods: < 0.05 was used to declare statistical significance. Result: A total of 1,500 participants were enrolled in the study. The majority of the respondents were female (59.3%). About 841 (56.1%) of the participants had knowledge about COVID-19. Educational status, household wealth index, and employment showed association with knowledge of COVID-19. Government-owned television (37.3%) was the primary source of information about COVID-19 in the Jimma population. Only 46.6% of respondents had good attitudes toward the COVID-19 pandemic and about 638 (42.5%) of the study participants had good practice toward COVID-19. The mean practice score was 1.98 (± 0.319). Study participants who were residing in the outskirts of the town were 0.37 less likely to apply good practice regarding COVID-19 prevention measures than those around the center of the town. Whereas, households with a family size of four to five individuals were 1.4 times more likely to show good practice against COVID-19 compared to households with ≤3 individuals (AOR: 1.41; CI: 1.05, 1.91). Conclusion: Jimma town community has low knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19. Knowledge, attitude, and practice scores regarding COVID-19 are significantly related to educational status, being self-employed, occupation, marital status, residence, family size, and household relative wealth index. Preventive health advisories to upraise knowledge, attitude, and practice are crucial to prevent and control COVID-19

Cross-sectional study · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Pandemic · Population · Statistical significance · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Diverse Scientific Research Studies · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

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