Department of Health Administration and Behavioral Sciences, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Department of Public Health, Medical Research office, Sudanese Medical Research Association, Khartoum, Sudan.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Jun 17;39:135. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.135.29171. eCollection 2021.
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Several public health and social protective measures that may prevent or slow down the transmission of COVID-19 were introduced. However, these measures are unfortunately being neglected or deliberately ignored by some individuals.
a cross sectional online based survey was conducted to identify possible factors influencing public willingness to adhere to precautionary measures and preventive guidelines against COVID-19 during the lockdown periods in Sudan. The questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data of study participants, their health beliefs and willingness regarding adherence to precautionary measures against COVID-19 based on the constructs of the Health Belief Model.
a total of 680 respondents completed and returned the online questionnaire. Significant predictors of the willingness to adhere to the precautionary measures against COVID-19 were gender (β= 3.34, P<0.001), self-efficacy (β= 0.476, P<0.001), perceived benefits (β= 0.349, P<0.001) and perceived severity (β= 0.113, P=0.005). These factors explained 43% of the variance in respondents' willingness to adhere to COVID-19 precautionary measures. Participants who were female, confident in their ability to adhere to the protective measures when available, believing in the benefits of the protective measures against COVID-19 and perceiving that the disease could have serious consequences were more likely to be willing to adhere to the protective measures.
female respondents and respondents having higher self-efficacy, higher perceived benefits and higher perceived severity were more likely to be willing to adhere to the protective measures against COVID-19 in Sudan.
由新型冠状病毒（SARS-CoV-2）引起的冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是一种高度传染性疾病。为了预防或减缓 COVID-19 的传播，采取了一些公共卫生和社会保护措施。然而，不幸的是，这些措施被一些人忽视或故意无视。
本研究采用横断面在线调查的方法，旨在确定在苏丹封锁期间影响公众对遵守 COVID-19 预防措施和预防指南的意愿的可能因素。该问卷用于收集研究对象的社会人口学数据、他们对 COVID-19 预防措施的健康信念和意愿，这些都是基于健康信念模型的结构。
共有 680 名受访者完成并返回了在线问卷。愿意遵守 COVID-19 预防措施的显著预测因素包括性别（β=3.34，P<0.001）、自我效能（β=0.476，P<0.001）、感知益处（β=0.349，P<0.001）和感知严重程度（β=0.113，P=0.005）。这些因素解释了受访者遵守 COVID-19 预防措施意愿的 43%的方差。女性、对在有防护措施时遵守防护措施有信心、相信防护措施对 COVID-19 的益处以及认为这种疾病可能产生严重后果的参与者更有可能愿意遵守防护措施。
在苏丹，女性受访者和自我效能感较高、感知益处较高和感知严重程度较高的受访者更有可能愿意遵守 COVID-19 防护措施。
