Public willingness to adhere to COVID-19 precautionary measures in Sudan: an application of the Health Belief Model.
Pan Afr Med J
; 39: 135, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1357664
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Several public health and social protective measures that may prevent or slow down the transmission of COVID-19 were introduced. However, these measures are unfortunately being neglected or deliberately ignored by some individuals.METHODS:
a cross sectional online based survey was conducted to identify possible factors influencing public willingness to adhere to precautionary measures and preventive guidelines against COVID-19 during the lockdown periods in Sudan. The questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data of study participants, their health beliefs and willingness regarding adherence to precautionary measures against COVID-19 based on the constructs of the Health Belief Model.RESULTS:
a total of 680 respondents completed and returned the online questionnaire. Significant predictors of the willingness to adhere to the precautionary measures against COVID-19 were gender (ß= 3.34, P<0.001), self-efficacy (ß= 0.476, P<0.001), perceived benefits (ß= 0.349, P<0.001) and perceived severity (ß= 0.113, P=0.005). These factors explained 43% of the variance in respondents' willingness to adhere to COVID-19 precautionary measures. Participants who were female, confident in their ability to adhere to the protective measures when available, believing in the benefits of the protective measures against COVID-19 and perceiving that the disease could have serious consequences were more likely to be willing to adhere to the protective measures.CONCLUSION:
female respondents and respondents having higher self-efficacy, higher perceived benefits and higher perceived severity were more likely to be willing to adhere to the protective measures against COVID-19 in Sudan.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Behavior
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Communicable Disease Control
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Public Health
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Health Belief Model
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Pan Afr Med J
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Pamj.2021.39.135.29171
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