Braimah Joseph A, Kuuire Vincent Z, Bisung Elijah, Pagra Mildred M K, Kansanga Moses M, Stoner Bradley P
Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Canada.
Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Canada.
PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 May 3;3(5):e0001688. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001688. eCollection 2023.
Knowledge of infectious diseases and self-action are vital to disease control and prevention. Yet, little is known about the factors associated with knowledge of and self-action to prevent the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This study accomplishes two objectives. Firstly, we examine the determinants of COVID-19 knowledge and preventive knowledge among women in four sub-Saharan African countries (Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burkina Faso). Secondly, we explore the factors associated with self-action to prevent COVID-19 infections among these women. Data for the study are from the Performance for Monitoring Action COVID-19 Survey, conducted in June and July 2020 among women aged 15-49. Data were analysed using linear regression technique. The study found high COVID-19 knowledge, preventive knowledge, and self-action among women in these four countries. Additionally, we found that age, marital status, education, location, level of COVID-19 information, knowledge of COVID-19 call centre, receipt of COVID-19 information from authorities, trust in authorities, and trust in social media influence COVID-19 knowledge, preventive knowledge, and self-action. We discuss the policy implications of our findings.
传染病知识和自我行动对于疾病控制和预防至关重要。然而，对于与预防冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的知识和自我行动相关的因素，我们知之甚少。本研究实现了两个目标。首先，我们考察撒哈拉以南非洲四个国家（肯尼亚、尼日利亚、刚果民主共和国和布基纳法索）女性对COVID-19的知识和预防知识的决定因素。其次，我们探究这些女性中与预防COVID-19感染的自我行动相关的因素。该研究的数据来自2020年6月和7月对15至49岁女性进行的“监测行动COVID-19绩效调查”。数据采用线性回归技术进行分析。研究发现这四个国家的女性对COVID-19的知识、预防知识和自我行动水平较高。此外，我们发现年龄、婚姻状况、教育程度、地点、COVID-19信息水平、对COVID-19呼叫中心的了解、从当局收到的COVID-19信息、对当局的信任以及对社交媒体的信任会影响对COVID-19的知识、预防知识和自我行动。我们讨论了研究结果的政策含义。
