Use of face masks to limit the spread of the COVID-19 among western Ugandans: Knowledge, attitude and practices

FK Sikakulya, R Ssebuufu, SB Mambo, T Pius… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The world is grappling with an ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic using
preventive measures such as personal hygiene, face masks, restrictions on travel and …

Perceived risks of COVID-19, attitudes towards preventive guidelines and impact of the lockdown on students in Uganda: A cross-sectional study

N Niba Rawlings, EA Akwah, J Musisi, K Awanchiri… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background This study explored students' perceptions of COVID-19 risks and preventive
measures and assessed the impacts of the national lockdown on students in Uganda …

A descriptive-multivariate analysis of community knowledge, confidence, and trust in COVID-19 clinical trials among healthcare workers in Uganda

KI Kasozi, A Laudisoit, LO Osuwat, GES Batiha… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background—misinformation and mistrust often undermines community vaccine uptake, yet
information in rural communities, especially of developing countries, is scarce. This study …

Knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 prevention measures among residents of Lusaka district in Zambia

S Mudenda, M Botha, M Mukosha, V Daka… - …, 2022 - aquademia-journal.com
Improved knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 preventive measures have been
shown to slow down transmission rates and improve public health outcomes. Yet, there is a …

Knowledge into the practice against COVID-19: a cross-sectional study from Ghana

P Yeboah, DB Daliri, AY Abdin… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected populations globally, including Ghana. Knowledge of
the COVID-19 disease, and the application of preventive public health interventions are …

COVID-19 prevention practices and determinant factors among healthcare professionals working in hospitals of South Gondar Zone, Northwestern Ethiopia

Z Walle, G Berihun, A Keleb, D Teshome… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a global public health crisis
since December 2019. Health care professionals (HCP) are highly vulnerable for contracting …

Structural equation modeling analysis of health belief model-based determinants of COVID-19 preventive behavior of academic staff: a cross-sectional study

A Zewdie, A Nigusie, M Wolde - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Despite COVID-19 being highly contagious and spreading to several countries,
the university community has overlooked prevention measures. For more than five decades …

Knowledge and compliance with Covid-19 infection prevention and control measures among health workers in regional referral hospitals in northern Uganda: a cross …

SB Amanya, R Nyeko, B Obura, J Acen, C Nabasirye… - 2021 - ir.lirauni.ac.ug
Background: Infection prevention and control (IPC) has increasingly been underscored as a
key tool for limiting the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and …

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19: A cross-sectional study during normal management of the epidemic in China

J Yang, Y Liao, Q Hua, C Sun, H Lv - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is striking the world with serious public health and
economic losses. Complying with precautionary measures is affected by knowledge …

Factors associated with prevention practices against COVID-19 in the Peruvian population: Disparities between rural and urban areas

D Fernandez-Guzman, DR Soriano-Moreno… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objective To determine the factors associated with prevention practices against COVID-19 in
the Peruvian population according to rural vs. urban locations. Methods Analytical cross …