Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices of COVID-19 among deaf persons in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.
BMC Public Health
; 23(1): 982, 2023 05 26.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-20237438
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, studies continue to investigate the KAP of COVID-19 among diverse groups. We examined the KAP of COVID-19 among deaf persons living in the Ayawaso North Municipality in Accra.METHODS:
A descriptive cross-sectional design was used for this study. Our sample comprised deaf persons registered with the Municipal Directorate. In all, 144 deaf persons were interviewed using an adapted KAP COVID-19 questionnaire.RESULTS:
Regarding knowledge, majority of the deaf persons (> 50%) were not in the know of 8 out of 12 items of the knowledge subscale. For attitude, deaf persons (> 50%) showed optimistic attitude in all 6 items of the attitude subscale. Deaf persons "always" practised 5 items and "sometimes" practised 4 items in the preventive practices to COVID-19. A positive moderate and significant correlation existed between the subscales. Regression analysis showed that, a one-unit increase in knowledge will result in a 1.033-unit increase in preventive practices while a one-unit increase in knowledge will result in a 0.587-unit increase in attitude.CONCLUSIONS:
Campaigns about COVID-19 should emphasize the teaching of the science of the virus and the disease and not just the preventive practices, paying special attention to deaf persons.Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pessoas com Deficiência Auditiva
/
COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo experimental
/
Estudo observacional
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Ensaios controlados aleatorizados
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
BMC Public Health
Assunto da revista:
Saúde Pública
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
S12889-023-15818-1
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