Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Towards COVID-19: An Epidemiological Survey in North-Central Nigeria
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The COVID-19 pandemic has become a major public health challenge globally with countries of the world adopting unprecedented infection prevention and control (IPC) measures to urgently curtail the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of the people toward COVID-19 is critical to understanding the epidemiological dynamics of the disease and the effectiveness, compliance and success of IPC measures adopted in a country. This study sought to determine the levels of KAP toward COVID-19 among residents of north-central Nigeria. A cross-sectional online survey with a semi-structured questionnaire using a Snowball sampling technique was conducted during the national lockdown. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson's correlation and regression tests. From a total of 589 responses received, 80.6, 59.6, 90.4 and 56.2% were from respondents between ages 18-39 years, males, had a college (Bachelor) degree or above and reside in urban areas respectively. Respondents had good knowledge (99.5%) of COVID-19, gained mainly through the internet/social media (55.7%) and Television (27.5%). The majority of the respondents (79.5%) had positive attitudes toward the adherence of government IPC measures with 92.7, 96.4 and 82.3% practicing social distancing/self-isolation, improved personal hygiene and using face mask respectively. However, 52.1% of the respondents perceived that the government is not doing enough to curtail COVID-19 in Nigeria. Pearson's correlation showed significant relationship between knowledge of COVID-19 and attitude towards preventive measures (r = 0.177, p = 0.004, r = 0.137, p = 0.001). Although 61.8% of the respondents have no confidence in the present intervention by Chinese doctors, only 29.0% would accept COVID-19 vaccines when available. This study recorded good knowledge and attitudes among participants, however, community-based health campaigns are necessary to hold optimistic attitudes and practice appropriate intervention measures devoid of misconceptions.
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An early knowledge, attitudes and practices survey study towards COVID-19 from North-Central Nigeria reported a COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rate of 29.0%.
“Early knowledge, attitudes and practices survey study towards COVID-19, from North-Central Nigeria, reported an acceptance rate of barely 29.0%, which highlights the need for more studies for an accurate depiction of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa due to possible large regional and sub-regional variations [102].”
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- Authors
- Reuben, R. C., Danladi, M. M. A., Saleh, D. A., & Ejembi, P. E.
- Affiliations
- Plateau State University (NG)
- University of Jos (NG)
- Corresponding author
- Reuben, Rine Christopher
- Venue
- Journal of Community Health
- Published
- 2020-07-07
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 457-470
- ISSN
- 0094-5145 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3610
- PMC
- PMC7338341
- OpenAlex
- W3041476773
- Cited by
- 522
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 75 · 2022: 148 · 2021: 197 · 2020: 38
- FWCI
- 153.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Community Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › COVID-19 Prevention and Impact
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Modeling and Simulation › COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, knowledge, attitudes and practices, infection control, social distancing, masking, personal hygiene, self-isolation, government pandemic response, vaccine acceptance, health misinformation, North Central Nigeria
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Adolescent, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Nigeria, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult
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