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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: As of February 2021 COVID-19 report in 57 African countries, there were 3,761,512 confirmed cases and 98,088 deaths. Ethiopia reported the highest number of cases in East Africa with a total of 147,092 cases and 2,194 deaths. Over 1.5 billion students from 195 countries across the world separated from school as a consequence of the closure of schools related to the pandemic. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitude, prevention practices, and determinant factors regarding COVID-19 among preparatory school students in southwest Ethiopia.Entities:
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35073358 PMCID: PMC8786179 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262907
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Socio-demographic status of preparatory school students at Mizan-Aman town, 2021 (n = 406).
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 18.81±1.301 years | ||
| Gender | Male | 187 | 46.1 |
| Female | 219 | 53.9 | |
| Ethnicity | Bench | 177 | 43.6 |
| Amhara | 112 | 27.6 | |
| Kaffa | 56 | 13.8 | |
| Oromo | 24 | 5.9 | |
| Others | 37 | 9.1 | |
| Grade level | Grade 11 | 283 | 69.7 |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 30.3 | |
| Religion | Protestant | 192 | 47.3 |
| Muslim | 64 | 15.8 | |
| Orthodox | 120 | 29.6 | |
| Others | 30 | 7.4 | |
| Marital status | Single | 340 | 83.7 |
| Married | 66 | 16.3 | |
| Watching television | No | 102 | 25.1 |
| Yes | 304 | 74.9 | |
| Listening radio | No | 166 | 40.9 |
| Yes | 240 | 59.1 | |
| Having cellphone | No | 62 | 15.3 |
| Yes | 344 | 84.7 | |
| Social media users | No | 142 | 35.0 |
| Yes | 264 | 65.0 | |
* Tigray, Gurage, Silte, Sheka.
** Chatolic, Waqe feta.
Response to knowledge questions among preparatory school students at Mizan-Aman town, 2021 (n = 406).
| Questions | Responses | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes N (%) | No N (%) | |
| COVID-19 is caused by virus | 346 (85.2) | 60 (14.8) |
| The main clinical symptoms of COVID-19 are fever and dry cough | 365 (89.9) | 41 (10.1) |
| COVID-19 may also show no symptoms | 189 (46.6) | 217 (53.4) |
| Senior citizens aged 65 and older are at increased risk for COVID-19 | 295 (72.7) | 111 (27.3) |
| People with chronic disease or co-morbid conditions are at increased risk | 297 (73.2) | 109 (26.8) |
| Children and teenagers are at the lowest risk for COVID-19 | 238 (58.6) | 168 (41.4) |
| People having weak immune system are at increased risk for COVID-19 | 284 (70.0) | 122 (30.0) |
| COVID-19 can be spread by an infected person without symptoms | 314 (77.3) | 92 (22.7) |
| COVID-19 can be spread by respiratory droplets of an infected person | 327 (80.5) | 79 (19.5) |
| COVID-19 can be spread by the dead bodies of the infected person | 271 (66.7) | 135 (33.3) |
| COVID-19 can be spread by the buried dead bodies of the infected person | 200 (49.3) | 206 (50.7) |
| COVID-19 cannot penetrate cloth masks | 256 (63.1) | 150 (36.9) |
| COVID-19 spreads by objects other than airborne | 278 (68.5) | 128 (31.5) |
| There is no effective drug for COVID-19 | 314 (77.3) | 92 (22.7) |
| Avoid going to crowded place can prevent contracting COVID-19 | 359 (88.4) | 47 (11.6) |
| Avoid traveling across cities can prevent contracting COVID-19 | 261 (64.3) | 145 (35.7) |
| Not touching the face can prevent contracting COVID-19 | 313 (77.1) | 93 (22.9) |
| Isolation of infected person can prevent contracting COVID-19 | 315 (77.6) | 91 (22.4) |
Response to attitude questions among preparatory school students at Mizan-Aman town, 2021 (n = 406).
| Questions | Responses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Agree N(%) | Do not know | Disagree | |
| Handling COVID-19 will be more difficult if people or the community not keeping up with the information related to preventions | 257 (63.3) | 65 (16.0) | 84 (20.7) |
| Handling COVID-19 will be more difficult if people or the community no longer need to worry about contracting COVID-19 | 268 (66.0) | 86 (21.2) | 52 (12.8) |
| Handling COVID-19 will be more difficult if people or the community influence by negative news | 246 (60.6) | 82 (20.2) | 78 (19.2) |
| I feel that the person experiencing the symptoms or person infected should compliance the health protocol such as wearing the mask | 279 (68.7) | 91 (22.4) | 36 (8.9) |
| I feel that person experiencing the symptoms or person infected should isolate themselves during 14 days | 264 (65.0) | 114 (28.1) | 28 (6.9) |
| I feel that person experiencing the symptoms or person infected should be motivated to increasingly implement COVID-19 prevention measures and ensuring a healthy life | 224 (55.2) | 113 (27.8) | 69 (17.0) |
Response to practice questions among preparatory school students at Mizan-Aman town, 2021 (n = 406).
| Questions | Responses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Never N(%) | Sometimes N(%) | Often N(%) | |
| Do you wear a mask in a crowded or public place | 62 (15.3) | 287 (70.7) | 57 (14.0) |
| Do you keep a distance (physical distance) in a crowded or public place | 137 (33.7) | 203 (50.0) | 66 (16.3) |
| Do you use hand sanitizer in a crowded or public place | 175 (43.1) | 165 (40.6) | 66 (16.3) |
| Do you wash your hand and take a bath after going to a crowded or public place | 138 (34.0) | 138 (34.0) | 130 (32.0) |
| Do you change your clothes after going to a crowded or public | 174 (42.9) | 138 (34.0) | 94 (23.1) |
| Do you carry out a campaign to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through social media | 137 (33.7) | 187 (46.1) | 82 (20.2) |
| Do you carry out a campaign to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by providing a direct example in daily activity | 130 (32.0) | 200 (49.3) | 76 (18.7) |
| Do you eat fruits and vegetables in the last few days? | 48 (11.8) | 212 (52.2) | 146 (36.0) |
| Do you get enough rest in the last few days? | 92 (22.7) | 207 (51.0) | 107 (26.3) |
| In the last few days, do you exercise routinely? | 124 (30.6) | 180 (44.3) | 102 (25.1) |
| In the last few days, do you take vitamins and supplements | 174 (42.9) | 162 (39.9) | 70 (17.2) |
| Do you clean your house more frequently | 57 (14.1) | 165 (40.6) | 184 (45.3) |
Factors associated with COVID-19 prevention practice among preparatory school students at Mizan-Aman town, 2021 (n = 406).
| Variables | Category | Practice | COR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Poor | ||||||
| Age | < = 18 | 88 | 98 | 1 | 1 | ||
| >18 | 103 | 117 | 0.980(.663, 1.450) | 0.921 | 1.626(.968, 2.732) | 0.066 | |
| Gender | Male | 82 | 105 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Female | 109 | 110 | 1.269(.857, 1.878) | 0.234 | 1.315(.803, 2.153) | 0.276 | |
| Grade level | Grade 11 | 141 | 142 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Grade 12 | 50 | 73 | 0.690(.449, 1.059) | 0.090 | .601(.348, 1.037) | 0.067 | |
| Marital status | Single | 158 | 182 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Married | 33 | 33 | 1.152(.680, 1.952) | 0.599 | 1.082(.566, 2.069) | 0.811 | |
| Watching television | No | 30 | 72 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 161 | 143 | 2.702(1.669, 4.375) | < .001 | 1.884(1.093, 3.247) | 0.023* | |
| Listening radio | No | 58 | 108 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 133 | 107 | 2.351(1.539, 3.481) | < .001 | 1.311(.803, 2.141) | 0.278 | |
| Having cellphone | No | 22 | 40 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 169 | 175 | 1.756(1.001, 3.079) | 0.049 | 1.149(.549, 2.407) | 0.712 | |
| Social media users | No | 49 | 93 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 142 | 122 | 2.209(1.448, 3.370) | < .001 | 1.801(1.005, 3.226) | 0.048* | |
| Knowledge status | Not Knowledgeable | 8 | 66 | 1 | 1 | ||
| knowledgeable | 183 | 149 | 10.133(4.715, 21.774) | < .001 | 5.173(2.276, 11.755) | < .001* | |
| Attitude status | Negative | 21 | 97 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Positive | 170 | 118 | 6.655(3.929, 11.271) | < .001 | 4.300(2.351, 7.868) | < .001* | |