Public Health Program, Graduate School, Angeles University Foundation, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines.
Royal Berkshire National Health Service Foundation Trust, Reading, United Kingdom.
Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Jul 6;42:178. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.178.34451. eCollection 2022.
COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus disease, was detected in Wuhan, Hubei, China in December 2019. Since then, the virus has been designated a global pandemic, affecting all nations. Nigeria as a whole has recorded 255,937 cases of COVID-19. Studies on COVID-19 anxiety level, knowledge, and attitude have not been focused on youths after the lockdown. This research explored COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, and anxiety levels among Nigerian youths after the lifted pandemic lockdown.
after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, an online descriptive cross-sectional survey was performed among 818 young people aged 18 to 35 in South-Eastern Nigeria. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 25 technique was used to analyze the descriptive statistics. The Chi-square test, bivariate, and multivariate binary logistic regression were used to measure the associations. A p-value of 0.05 was statistically significant at a 95% confidence level.
the majority of respondents 723 (88.39%) demonstrate a high degree of COVID-19 knowledge. Just a few respondents (0.49%) expressed a negative understanding of the virus. 556 (67.97%) had a positive attitude towards the virus. More than half of the respondents had a low anxiety level, 471 (57.58%) and 108 (13.20%) had a high level. Educational level, place of residence, and family income showed a statistically significant relationship with their anxiety levels (p = 0.001, 0.002, 0.01, respectively).
the infection, transmission, and symptoms of COVID-19 were well-understood by young people after the pandemic, who also displayed optimistic attitudes and low levels of fear. Higher levels of education, family income, and dwelling location were connected with COVID-19 knowledge and lower anxiety levels. This knowledge will assist health professionals in fighting current and future related outbreaks.
COVID-19，也称为冠状病毒病，于 2019 年 12 月在中国湖北武汉被发现。自那时以来，该病毒已被指定为全球大流行，影响了所有国家。尼日利亚整体上已记录了 255,937 例 COVID-19 病例。在封锁之后，针对 COVID-19 焦虑水平、知识和态度的研究并未集中在年轻人身上。本研究探讨了 COVID-19 大流行封锁解除后尼日利亚年轻人的相关知识、态度和焦虑水平。
COVID-19 大流行封锁解除后，在尼日利亚东南部对 18 至 35 岁的 818 名年轻人进行了在线描述性横断面调查。使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）第 25 版技术分析描述性统计数据。使用卡方检验、双变量和多变量二项逻辑回归来衡量关联。统计学显著性水平为 0.05，置信水平为 95%。
大多数受访者（723 人，88.39%）表现出高度的 COVID-19 知识。只有少数受访者（0.49%）对病毒有负面理解。556 人（67.97%）对病毒持积极态度。超过一半的受访者焦虑程度较低，471 人（57.58%）和 108 人（13.20%）焦虑程度较高。教育水平、居住地和家庭收入与他们的焦虑水平呈统计学显著关系（p = 0.001、0.002、0.01）。
年轻人在大流行后对 COVID-19 的感染、传播和症状有了很好的了解，他们还表现出乐观的态度和较低的恐惧水平。较高的教育水平、家庭收入和居住地点与 COVID-19 知识和较低的焦虑水平相关。这些知识将帮助卫生专业人员应对当前和未来的相关疫情。
