卡塔尔大学人群在第二波大流行期间对 COVID-19 的知识、态度、实践和信息来源（KAPS）：一项横断面研究。
Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, and Sources of Information (KAPS) Toward COVID-19 During the Second Wave Pandemic Among University Population in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study.
机构信息
College of Arts and Sciences, Deanship of General Studies, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Social Work Program, Department of Social Science, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
出版信息
Front Public Health. 2022 Jun 20;10:906159. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.906159. eCollection 2022.
BACKGROUND
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Many efforts were performed to contain the virus worldwide. People's knowledge and attitude should be directed toward strict preventive practices to halt the spread of the virus. We aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, practices, and sources of information (KAPS) used by Qatar University (QU) attendees.
METHODS
A cross-sectional web-based questionnaire was answered by 500 employees and students in the QU community. It included questions on KAPS toward COVID-19. Information on sociodemographics was collected and analyzed. This study was conducted during the second wave of COVID-18 in the state of Qatar (April-May 2021).
RESULTS
A total of 475 participants aged between 18 and 68 years old consented to complete the survey questionnaire. The study involved 279 (58.7%) non-Qatari nationals and 196 (41.3%) natives, with 254 (53.5%) participants pursuing postgraduate studies and 221 (46.5%) undergraduates. Approximately two-thirds of the sample were employed (64.8%), while one-third were unemployed (35.2%). Knowledge scores on average were 66.4% ( = 5.31, = 1.45, and range: 0-8), with only significant differences were noted between nationalities (natives and non-natives) Participants' average score in practices was 69.72% ( = 4.18, = 1.7, and range 0-6) with a significant difference in safe COVID-19 practice scores based on the educational level. Adherence with COVID-19 policies and rules were 82% ( = 2.46, = 0.7, and range: 0-3) with no differences noted between groups. In addition, the population reported relying on governmental press conferences (76.0%) as their primary source of gaining details concerning COVID-19, followed by social media (64.4%). The least popular resources were information gained from family, relatives, friends, and coworkers (47.4%) and the news channels on TV (46.7%).
CONCLUSION
Overall, this study provides insights into Qatar's KAPS toward COVID-19 during the quarantine of the second wave of this pandemic. This study, being the first of its kind to be conducted in the state of Qatar, is expected to help the ministry of public health and the government communication office to establish a suitable measurement of response to the spread of COVID-19 and develop the best practices for any future epidemics that might occur.
背景
世界卫生组织（WHO）于 2020 年 3 月 11 日宣布 COVID-19 为大流行。全球范围内采取了许多措施来遏制病毒。人们的知识和态度应针对严格的预防措施，以阻止病毒的传播。我们旨在评估卡塔尔大学（QU）参与者的知识，态度，实践和信息来源（KAPS）。
方法
通过网络对 500 名 QU 社区的员工和学生进行了横断面问卷调查。它包括针对 COVID-19 的 KAPS 问题。收集并分析了社会人口统计学信息。本研究在卡塔尔（2021 年 4 月至 5 月）的 COVID-18 第二波期间进行。
结果
共有 475 名年龄在 18 至 68 岁之间的参与者同意完成调查问卷调查。该研究涉及 279 名（58.7％）非卡塔尔国民和 196 名（41.3％）本地人，其中 254 名（53.5％）参与者攻读研究生课程，221 名（46.5％）本科生。样本中约有三分之二的人（64.8％）受雇，而三分之一的人（35.2％）失业。平均知识得分分别为 66.4％（= 5.31，= 1.45，范围：0-8），仅在国籍（本地人）和非本地人）之间存在显着差异参与者的实践平均得分是 69.72％（= 4.18，= 1.7，范围 0-6），基于教育水平，安全的 COVID-19 实践得分有显着差异。遵守 COVID-19 政策和规则的比例为 82％（= 2.46，= 0.7，范围：0-3），各组之间没有差异。此外，该人群报告依靠政府新闻发布会（76.0％）作为了解有关 COVID-19 的详细信息的主要来源，其次是社交媒体（64.4％）。最不受欢迎的资源是从家人，亲戚，朋友和同事那里获得的信息（47.4％）以及电视上的新闻频道（46.7％）。
结论
总体而言，这项研究提供了卡塔尔在大流行第二波隔离期间对 COVID-19 的 KAPS 的见解。这项在卡塔尔进行的首例此类研究有望帮助公共卫生部和政府传播办公室建立针对 COVID-19 传播的适当应对措施，并为可能发生的任何未来流行病制定最佳实践。
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