Knowledge, attitude and practice survey of COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged and affected most of the world in early 2020. To inform effective public health measures we conducted a knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) survey among a Hausa Muslim society in Nigeria in March 2020.

Methods

The study is an analytic cross-sectional survey with questionnaires administered to the general population including Health Care Workers (HCW) in Kano, Nigeria. Participants were recruited by convenience sampling following informed consent. The percentage of KAP scores were categorized as good and poor. Independent predictors of good knowledge of COVID 19 were ascertained using a binary logistic regression model.

Results

The questionnaire was administered among urban 32.8%, peri-urban dwelle

SUBMITTER: Habib MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808653 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature