Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
BMC Public Health. 2021 May 25;21(1):982. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11039-6.
It has been determined that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic needs social distancing and proper measures to prevent its spreading. This study aimed to determine COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice among Sari Birth Cohort (SBC) members.
In this cross-sectional study linked to the SBC in north of Iran, mothers living in Sari and its suburbs from March 28 to April 8, 2020 were evaluated. The measurement tool was an online researcher-made, self-reported knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire related to COVID-19.
In total, 1449 mothers with a mean age of 31.51 ± 5.73 years participated. Of them, 82.4% had good knowledge (98.6% in healthcare workers and 79.2% in housewives, p = 0.000). Most of them were worried about spread of the disease in the country (97.4%) and agreed that COVID-19 will finally be successfully controlled around the world (72.2%). Sleep disturbance was reported in 42.7% of mothers. Eighty-eight percent of cases wore masks and gloves when leaving home, 99.4% washed their hands frequently while 12.9% went to any crowded places. People with better knowledge followed safer practices (p = 0.000) and were more worried about the spread of the disease in the country and infection (among themselves and their first-degree relatives) (p = 0.000).
Most of the SBC members had a good level of knowledge about COVID-19 but were worried about a long-term pandemic period. They also had good practices regarding the prevention of the disease.
已确定 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行需要保持社交距离和采取适当措施来阻止其传播。本研究旨在确定北伊朗 Sari 出生队列(SBC)成员对 COVID-19 的知识、态度和实践。
这是一项与伊朗北部的 SBC 相关的横断面研究,于 2020 年 3 月 28 日至 4 月 8 日对居住在 Sari 及其郊区的母亲进行了评估。测量工具是一种在线的、由研究人员制作的、与 COVID-19 相关的自我报告的知识、态度和实践问卷。
共有 1449 名年龄在 31.51±5.73 岁的母亲参与了研究。其中,82.4%的母亲具有良好的知识水平(医护人员中为 98.6%,家庭主妇中为 79.2%,p=0.000)。她们大多数人担心疾病在该国的传播(97.4%),并同意 COVID-19 将最终在全球范围内得到成功控制(72.2%)。42.7%的母亲报告睡眠障碍。88%的病例离家时戴口罩和手套,99.4%经常洗手,而 12.9%的人去任何拥挤的地方。知识水平较高的病例遵循更安全的做法(p=0.000),对疾病在该国的传播和感染(自身和一级亲属)更担心(p=0.000)。
SBC 成员对 COVID-19 有较好的认识水平,但对长期的大流行期感到担忧。他们在预防疾病方面也有较好的做法。