Attitude and preventive practices towards COVID-19 disease and the impact of awareness training on knowledge of the disease among correctional officers [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 remains a public health emergency of international concern. Efforts at the global and national levels are being made to control its spread. The Nigerian Correctional Service is also proactive in the fight against the disease by organizing COVID-19 awareness training for correctional officers. We conducted a pre- and post-test assessment of COVID-19 knowledge among correctional officers in Enugu State Command to determine the impact of awareness training on their knowledge level. The study also assessed correctional officers’ attitude and preventive practices towards the disease. The mean knowledge score was 19.34 out of 25, and the awareness training significantly improved the participants’ COVID-19 knowledge. We found a significant moderate, positive correlation between knowledge

SUBMITTER: Okoro J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830800 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature