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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to Coronavirus disease 2019 during the outbreak among workers in China: A large cross-sectional study.
Li, Zhi-Hao; Zhang, Xi-Ru; Zhong, Wen-Fang; Song, Wei-Qi; Wang, Zheng-He; Chen, Qing; Liu, Dan; Huang, Qing-Mei; Shen, Dong; Chen, Pei-Liang; Mao, Ang; Zhang, Duo; Yang, Xingfen; Wu, Xian-Bo; Mao, Chen.
  • Li ZH; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • Zhang XR; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • Zhong WF; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • Song WQ; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • Wang ZH; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • Chen Q; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • Liu D; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • Huang QM; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • Shen D; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • Chen PL; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • Mao A; Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Chengdu Medical College Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
  • Zhang D; Food Safety and Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangdong, China.
  • Yang X; Food Safety and Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangdong, China.
  • Wu XB; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • Mao C; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 14(9): e0008584, 2020 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-771813
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has recently emerged as a global threat. Understanding workers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding this new infectious disease is crucial to preventing and controlling it. This study aimed to assess KAP regarding COVID-19 during the outbreak among workers in China. The present study was part of a cross-sectional online survey study conducted based on a large labor-intensive factory, which has 180,000 workers from various Chinese provinces, from 2 February 2020 to 7 February 2020. KAP related to COVID-19 were measured by 32 items, each item was measured with an agree/disagree/unclear format, and only correct responses were given 1 point. KAP regarding COVID-19 were measured with 20 items, 6 items and 6 items, respectively. A total of 123,768 valid responses (68.8%) were included in the analysis. Generally, the levels of knowledge (mean 16.3 out of 20 points), attitudes (mean 4.5 out of 6 points), and practices (mean 5.8 out of 6 points) related to COVID-19 were high. Only 36,373 respondents (29.4%) disagreed that gargling with salt water is effective in protecting against COVID-19. Moreover, older respondents had decreased levels of knowledge and practices related to COVID-19 (both P values for the trend <0.001), while better-educated respondents had increased levels of knowledge and practices related to COVID-19 (both P values for the trend <0.001). These results suggest that Chinese workers are highly aware of COVID-19, but health authorities still need to provide correct information on COVID-19 prevention and strengthen health interventions, particularly for older and less-educated workers.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics Type of study: Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pntd.0008584

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics Type of study: Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pntd.0008584