Perceptions and opinions of Nigerians to the management and response to COVID-19 in Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J
; 40: 185, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1614294
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
we present a qualitative analysis of opinions of the Nigerian general public as to how successful healthcare strategies have been in containing the COVID-19 outbreak.METHODS:
an online qualitative survey was conducted, consisting of 30 semi-structured questions.RESULTS:
four hundred and ninety-five (495) respondents participated, ranging in age from 18 to 59 years. Over 40% of all respondents were critical of public health information. Participants saw provision of social support measures (n = 83), lack of economic, financial and social support (n = 65), enforcement of restrictions on movement outside the home, availability of face-masks and social distancing (n = 53) and provision of COVID-19 testing (n = 48) as the major things that were handled poorly by the government and health authorities.CONCLUSION:
we advocate coordinated forward planning for public safety until vaccines are widely available; while social distancing should continue. Policymakers need to be adaptable to changing conditions, given fluctuating case numbers and fatality rates.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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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.2021.40.185.31824
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