Knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese people towards COVID-19: an online survey
Abstract Background The Novel Corona virus SARS-CoV-2 emerged to affect the human population in 2019 causing COVID-19 pandemic. The only preventive measures available are social distancing, hand washing and face masks. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese pe...
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| author | Amal Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed Eilaf Ali Mohamed Elhassan Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed Awab Aldow Mohammed Hassan Alshaikh edris Mohamed Alhadi Mahgoop Mohamed Emadaldin Sharif Maab Imadeldin Bashir Rania Bashir Abdelrahim Wegdan Ibraheim Idriss Elfatih Mohamed Malik |
| author_facet | Amal Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed Eilaf Ali Mohamed Elhassan Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed Awab Aldow Mohammed Hassan Alshaikh edris Mohamed Alhadi Mahgoop Mohamed Emadaldin Sharif Maab Imadeldin Bashir Rania Bashir Abdelrahim Wegdan Ibraheim Idriss Elfatih Mohamed Malik |
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| description | Abstract Background The Novel Corona virus SARS-CoV-2 emerged to affect the human population in 2019 causing COVID-19 pandemic. The only preventive measures available are social distancing, hand washing and face masks. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese people towards COVID-19. Methods An online cross-sectional study targeting adult Sudanese people was conducted in April 2020. The study used a self-administered questionnaire containing 18 knowledge questions, 5 questions for attitude and six questions for practices. Social media such as Facebook and WhatsApp were utilized to disseminate the questionnaire. The total number of eligible questionnaires available for analysis by the end of the period was 987. Results The mean (±SD) age of respondents was 30.13 (±9.84) years with males representing 55.4%. The majority were university and higher education levels (95.2%), residing in Khartoum (71.7%). The mean (±SD) knowledge score of the participants was 15.33 (± 2.24) and was found to be associated with education level and age groups (p-value = 0.022, P value =0.010) respectively. The mean (±SD) attitude score was 04.15 (± 0.97) and was significantly associated with older groups and better-educated participants (p-value =0.001, p-value = 0.048) respectively. The practices related to COVID-19 preventive measures mean (±SD) was 02.58 (± 1.73) with a significant difference between age groups and area of residence. Conclusions This study showed that the participants had good knowledge and satisfactory attitude that was not similarly expressed into practice. Efforts are needed in health education and law enforcement to improve the practices among all groups with special emphasis on younger and less educated males. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eeadcc747c6747f9b5d72992fd1aabf12022-12-21T22:41:32ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582021-02-012111710.1186/s12889-021-10319-5Knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese people towards COVID-19: an online surveyAmal Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed0Eilaf Ali Mohamed Elhassan1Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed2Awab Aldow Mohammed3Hassan Alshaikh edris4Mohamed Alhadi Mahgoop5Mohamed Emadaldin Sharif6Maab Imadeldin Bashir7Rania Bashir Abdelrahim8Wegdan Ibraheim Idriss9Elfatih Mohamed Malik10Federal Ministry of HealthFederal Ministry of HealthFaculty of Medicine, University of KhartoumAl Nahda CollegeAl Nahda CollegeAl Nahda CollegeAl Nahda CollegeAl Nahda CollegeAl Nahda CollegeAl Nahda CollegeFaculty of Medicine, University of KhartoumAbstract Background The Novel Corona virus SARS-CoV-2 emerged to affect the human population in 2019 causing COVID-19 pandemic. The only preventive measures available are social distancing, hand washing and face masks. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese people towards COVID-19. Methods An online cross-sectional study targeting adult Sudanese people was conducted in April 2020. The study used a self-administered questionnaire containing 18 knowledge questions, 5 questions for attitude and six questions for practices. Social media such as Facebook and WhatsApp were utilized to disseminate the questionnaire. The total number of eligible questionnaires available for analysis by the end of the period was 987. Results The mean (±SD) age of respondents was 30.13 (±9.84) years with males representing 55.4%. The majority were university and higher education levels (95.2%), residing in Khartoum (71.7%). The mean (±SD) knowledge score of the participants was 15.33 (± 2.24) and was found to be associated with education level and age groups (p-value = 0.022, P value =0.010) respectively. The mean (±SD) attitude score was 04.15 (± 0.97) and was significantly associated with older groups and better-educated participants (p-value =0.001, p-value = 0.048) respectively. The practices related to COVID-19 preventive measures mean (±SD) was 02.58 (± 1.73) with a significant difference between age groups and area of residence. Conclusions This study showed that the participants had good knowledge and satisfactory attitude that was not similarly expressed into practice. Efforts are needed in health education and law enforcement to improve the practices among all groups with special emphasis on younger and less educated males.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10319-5COVID-19CoronavirusSudanKAP study |
| spellingShingle | Amal Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed Eilaf Ali Mohamed Elhassan Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed Awab Aldow Mohammed Hassan Alshaikh edris Mohamed Alhadi Mahgoop Mohamed Emadaldin Sharif Maab Imadeldin Bashir Rania Bashir Abdelrahim Wegdan Ibraheim Idriss Elfatih Mohamed Malik Knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese people towards COVID-19: an online survey BMC Public Health COVID-19 Coronavirus Sudan KAP study |
| title | Knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese people towards COVID-19: an online survey |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese people towards COVID-19: an online survey |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese people towards COVID-19: an online survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese people towards COVID-19: an online survey |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese people towards COVID-19: an online survey |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practice of the sudanese people towards covid 19 an online survey |
| topic | COVID-19 Coronavirus Sudan KAP study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10319-5 |
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