COVID-19 knowledge and practices in Jigawa State, Nigeria: A cross-sectional survey conducted during the second wave.

ABSTRACT: Population knowledge of COVID-19 and adherence to prevention measures may not be equitably distributed, limiting the success of public health measures. We aimed to understand whether COVID-19 knowledge differed by socio-economic status in a rural low-income setting of Jigawa State, Nigeria. We conducted a secondary analysis of the baseline cross-sectional survey of the INSPIRING cluster randomised controlled trial in Kiyawa Local Government Area, Jigawa State, from January-June 2021. Compounds were selected using simple random sampling proportional to trial cluster size. Within each compound, a representative head of compound and all women aged 16-49 years were eligible to complete a survey, which asked about socioeconomics, knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms, prevention strategies and risks f

SUBMITTER: Salako J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11216585 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature