Knowledge, attitudes and practices during the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study from various perspectives
Aim To investigate knowledge, attitudes and practice towards COVID-19 among selected population. Methods An anonymous online questionnaire based on a Chinese study was distributed via online social media platforms among general population of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, India, Kosovo and Roma...
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| author | Armin Šljivo Sutanay Bhattacharyya Ahmed Mulać Arian Abdulkhaliq Rexhep Sahatçiu |
| author_facet | Armin Šljivo Sutanay Bhattacharyya Ahmed Mulać Arian Abdulkhaliq Rexhep Sahatçiu |
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| description | Aim To investigate knowledge, attitudes and practice towards COVID-19 among selected population.
Methods An anonymous online questionnaire based on a Chinese study was distributed via online social media platforms among
general population of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, India,
Kosovo and Romania.
Results In total 1032 subjects, predominately females, 615 (59.6%)
with a mean age of 31.23±12.94 years, single, 705 (68.3%), with
high school degree or lower, 469 (45.4%), students, 528 (51.1%)
and living in an urban environment, 824 (79.8%), have completed
the survey. The median knowledge score was 10.0 (range 0-12).
Being male (β: -0.437; p=0.003) and older (β: -0.028; p<0.001)
were associated with lower knowledge scores, while being single (β: 1.026; p<0.001) and mental labour employee (β: 0.402;
p=0.032) were associated with higher knowledge scores. The vast
majority of subjects had not visited crowded places, 630 (61.0%)
and wearing masks when they were going out, 928 (89.9%). Being female (OR=0.731; p=0.022), having higher knowledge scores (OR=0.929; p=0.017) and being a mental labour employee
(OR=0.713; p=0.031) decreased the exposure to crowded places.
High school or lower education level (OR=0.616; p=0.024) decreased the action of wearing a mask in public places, while higher
knowledge scores (OR=1.112; p=0.013) increased it.
Conclusion Our study suggests that residents of the selected regions have had good knowledge, pessimistic attitudes and relatively
appropriate practices towards COVID-19 during the second wave
of the outbreak. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b7801574cd54d2392d907b4d52b50272023-08-23T21:00:06ZengMedical Association of Zenica-Doboj CantonMedicinski Glasnik1840-01321840-24452021-08-0118249950410.17392/1378-21Knowledge, attitudes and practices during the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study from various perspectivesArmin Šljivo0Sutanay Bhattacharyya1Ahmed Mulać2Arian Abdulkhaliq3Rexhep Sahatçiu4School of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaMedicine Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaSchool of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaSchool of Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaSchool of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, KosovoAim To investigate knowledge, attitudes and practice towards COVID-19 among selected population. Methods An anonymous online questionnaire based on a Chinese study was distributed via online social media platforms among general population of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, India, Kosovo and Romania. Results In total 1032 subjects, predominately females, 615 (59.6%) with a mean age of 31.23±12.94 years, single, 705 (68.3%), with high school degree or lower, 469 (45.4%), students, 528 (51.1%) and living in an urban environment, 824 (79.8%), have completed the survey. The median knowledge score was 10.0 (range 0-12). Being male (β: -0.437; p=0.003) and older (β: -0.028; p<0.001) were associated with lower knowledge scores, while being single (β: 1.026; p<0.001) and mental labour employee (β: 0.402; p=0.032) were associated with higher knowledge scores. The vast majority of subjects had not visited crowded places, 630 (61.0%) and wearing masks when they were going out, 928 (89.9%). Being female (OR=0.731; p=0.022), having higher knowledge scores (OR=0.929; p=0.017) and being a mental labour employee (OR=0.713; p=0.031) decreased the exposure to crowded places. High school or lower education level (OR=0.616; p=0.024) decreased the action of wearing a mask in public places, while higher knowledge scores (OR=1.112; p=0.013) increased it. Conclusion Our study suggests that residents of the selected regions have had good knowledge, pessimistic attitudes and relatively appropriate practices towards COVID-19 during the second wave of the outbreak. https://ljkzedo.ba/mgpdf/mg35/21_Sljivo_1378_A.pdfattitudecovid-19epidemiologyknowledgepublic health |
| spellingShingle | Armin Šljivo Sutanay Bhattacharyya Ahmed Mulać Arian Abdulkhaliq Rexhep Sahatçiu Knowledge, attitudes and practices during the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study from various perspectives Medicinski Glasnik attitude covid-19 epidemiology knowledge public health |
| title | Knowledge, attitudes and practices during the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study from various perspectives |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitudes and practices during the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study from various perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitudes and practices during the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study from various perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitudes and practices during the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study from various perspectives |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitudes and practices during the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study from various perspectives |
| title_sort | knowledge attitudes and practices during the second wave of covid 19 outbreak a cross sectional study from various perspectives |
| topic | attitude covid-19 epidemiology knowledge public health |
| url | https://ljkzedo.ba/mgpdf/mg35/21_Sljivo_1378_A.pdf |
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