A qualitative study of knowledge, beliefs and misinformation regarding COVID-19 in selected districts in Zimbabwe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lack of appropriate knowledge, incorrect beliefs and misinformation misleads people about the risks they face and how best to protect themselves. A study was conducted to explore the knowledge, beliefs and misinformation regarding COVID-19 in Zimbabwe.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted in September-October 2022 with a purposive sample of religious leaders, women leaders, youth leaders, health workers, village health workers, teachers, traditional healers, transporters, and the general population selected from ten sites across the country. In total there were 128 participants (30 key informants and 98 focus group discussion participants). At each site, 3 key informant interviews and one homogenous focus group discussion were conducted using semi-structured

SUBMITTER: Midzi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11438260 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature