Background:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which was declared a
pandemic and described as a
disease of
public health emergency caused worldwide disruption of
business activities,
education,
tourism and
health challenges including
death. Prevention is a viable strategy to contain the
pandemic, including the use of
vaccines. However, evidence abound which reveals that majority of people do not comply with proposed
health and
safety measures recommended by
World Health Organization (
WHO) and their respective country
health authorities. This study identified socio-demographic and other variables which may influence
compliance to practice of
infection prevention and control (IPC)
measures.
Method:
This is a descriptive
cross-sectional study conducted at
zonal hospital Bonny. All eligible
respondents who visited the
hospital for
Medicare were included into the study until
sample size was achieved. Pretested
interviewer administered
questionnaire was used to elicit information from
respondents. Multinomial
regression analysis was used to analyze data with statistical significance set at 0.05. Ethical clearance, permission for the study and
informed consent were derived from relevant authorities and
respondents respectively.
Result:
Compliance to good IPC
measures was 73.9%. There was statistically significant
compliance to good practice among public servants,
respondents aged 31-40 years and
females.
Conclusion:
Good IPC
measures was high among
respondents,
COVID 19 vaccine acceptance was poor, while factors such as inability to procure
personal protective equipment and non-availability of
water were responsible for poor
compliance