Department of Community Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2021 Jan-Mar;28(1):14-21. doi: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_321_20.
In the absence of effective vaccines and definitive treatment, non-pharmaceutical interventions, also known as community mitigation strategies (CMS), are needed to reduce the transmission of respiratory virus infections such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the effectiveness of these strategies depends on a knowledgeable population cooperating and adhering strictly to recommended strategies.
The objective of the study was to determine the knowledge and adherence to CMS against COVID-19 in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, Nigeria.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted amongst adult residents in Benin City using a self-administered questionnaire for data collection. Eighteen questions addressed knowledge of CMS, while adherence was assessed using 14 questions on a graded scale. Each correct answer was scored giving maximum and minimum scores of 18 and 0 for knowledge and 28 and 0 for adherence, respectively. Scores were converted to percentages with scores 70% and above adjudged as good knowledge of CMS and scores 50% and above adjudged as good adherence to CMS. Data were analysed with IBM SPSS version 25.0 software. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05.
The mean age (standard deviation) of 577 respondents who participated in the study was 32.5 ± 11.7 years. Overall, 532 (92.2%) respondents had good knowledge, while only 165 (28.6%) demonstrated good compliance with CMS against COVID-19. Christianity was a statistically significant predictor of knowledge of CMS. Income was found to be a significant predictor of adherence to CMS amongst respondents.
Respondents demonstrated good knowledge but poor adherence with CMS against COVID-19 in Benin City, Edo State. Behaviour change communication is advocated to ensure that mitigation strategies are effective.
在缺乏有效疫苗和明确治疗方法的情况下，需要采取非药物干预措施，也称为社区缓解策略（CMS），以减少呼吸道病毒感染（如 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19））的传播。然而，这些策略的有效性取决于具有知识的人群的合作和严格遵守建议策略。
本研究旨在确定在尼日利亚埃多州首府贝宁城对 COVID-19 采取 CMS 的知识和遵守情况。
本研究采用横断面描述性研究，使用自我管理问卷在贝宁城的成年居民中进行数据收集。18 个问题涉及 CMS 的知识，而依从性则使用 14 个问题进行分级评估。每个正确答案都被计分，知识的最高和最低得分为 18 和 0，依从性的最高和最低得分为 28 和 0。得分转换为百分比，70%及以上的得分被判定为 CMS 知识良好，50%及以上的得分被判定为 CMS 依从性良好。使用 IBM SPSS 版本 25.0 软件进行数据分析。显著性水平设为 P < 0.05。
577 名参与研究的受访者的平均年龄（标准差）为 32.5 ± 11.7 岁。总体而言，532 名（92.2%）受访者对 CMS 有很好的了解，而只有 165 名（28.6%）表现出对 COVID-19 采取 CMS 的良好依从性。基督教是 CMS 知识的一个具有统计学意义的预测因素。收入被发现是受访者对 CMS 依从性的一个显著预测因素。
在埃多州贝宁城，受访者对 CMS 有很好的了解，但对 COVID-19 的依从性很差。倡导行为改变沟通，以确保缓解策略的有效性。
