Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar.
BMC Public Health. 2023 Oct 12;23(1):1990. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16931-x.
With regard to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Madagascar, little is known about the knowledge, the perceptions and the impacts of this disease on women of childbearing age. People's knowledge of COVID-19 can have an impact on their attitudes towards seeking care. The aim of the current study is to determine the knowledge of COVID-19 and associated determinants among women of childbearing age in Moramanga.
A cross-sectional study based on questionnaire administration was used among women of childbearing age. Data collection was conducted from August to October 2021. A scoring method was applied to evaluate their knowledge level and perceptions about COVID-19 and its impacts on their lives. A binary stepwise logistic regression was performed to determine the sociodemographic determinants of their knowledge level about COVID-19.
A total of 885 women of childbearing age from urban and rural Moramanga areas were interviewed. Approximately 49.8% (441/885) lived in urban areas, and 50.2% (444/885) lived in rural areas. Approximately 35.3% (322/885) of the participants had a good level of knowledge of COVID-19. Multivariate analysis showed that the probability of having a good level of knowledge of COVID-19 had a significant statistical association (p value < 0.05) with living in an urban area [AOR: 2.89; 95% CI (1.89-4.42)], telephone ownership [AOR: 1.71; 95% CI (1.16-2.53)], radio ownership [AOR 2.2; 95% CI (1.43-3.38)], watching TV [AOR = 1.95; 95% CI (1.34-2.83)] and reading journal papers [AOR = 3.74 95% CI (1.69-8.27)].
Almost a third of the sampled women of childbearing age had a good level of knowledge of COVID-19. Access to information through telecommunications technologies increases the chances of being better informed about the disease. To avoid the negative repercussions of infectious disease epidemics, it is necessary to improve the awareness of childbearing women about these diseases by taking demographic features of the population into account.
关于马达加斯加的冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行，人们对育龄妇女对该疾病的知识、看法和影响知之甚少。人们对 COVID-19 的了解会影响他们寻求医疗的态度。本研究的目的是确定莫罗芒加育龄妇女对 COVID-19 的了解及其相关决定因素。
采用基于问卷调查的横断面研究，对育龄妇女进行调查。数据收集于 2021 年 8 月至 10 月进行。应用评分法评估她们对 COVID-19 的知识水平和认知，以及 COVID-19 对其生活的影响。采用二项逐步逻辑回归确定 COVID-19 知识水平的社会人口学决定因素。
共对来自莫罗芒加市区和农村地区的 885 名育龄妇女进行了访谈。约 49.8%（441/885）居住在市区，50.2%（444/885）居住在农村地区。约 35.3%（322/885）的参与者对 COVID-19 有较好的了解。多变量分析表明，生活在市区与具有较好的 COVID-19 知识水平具有显著的统计学关联（p 值<0.05）[优势比（AOR）：2.89；95%置信区间（CI）（1.89-4.42）]、拥有电话（AOR：1.71；95% CI（1.16-2.53）]、拥有收音机（AOR：2.2；95% CI（1.43-3.38））、看电视（AOR=1.95；95% CI（1.34-2.83））和阅读期刊论文（AOR=3.74；95% CI（1.69-8.27）]。
近三分之一的抽样育龄妇女对 COVID-19 有较好的了解。通过电信技术获取信息，增加了对疾病的了解。为避免传染病流行的负面影响，有必要考虑人口的人口特征，提高育龄妇女对这些疾病的认识。
