Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Patients with Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases in Nepal: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Binit Vaidya, Manisha Bhochhibhoya, Rikesh Baral, Shweta Nakarmi Department of Rheumatology, National Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Kathmandu, NepalCorrespondence: Binit VaidyaDepartment of Rheumatology, National Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Ratopul, Kathmandu, NepalTel +977 1-446-4288Email drbin...

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Autores principales:	Vaidya B, Bhochhibhoya M, Baral R, Nakarmi S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:49867b3af20c42d398a2884b0d2cb7342021-12-02T10:42:00ZKnowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Patients with Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases in Nepal: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study1179-156Xhttps://doaj.org/article/49867b3af20c42d398a2884b0d2cb7342020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/knowledge-attitudes-and-practice-regarding-covid-19-among-patients-wit-peer-reviewed-article-OARRRhttps://doaj.org/toc/1179-156XBinit Vaidya, Manisha Bhochhibhoya, Rikesh Baral, Shweta Nakarmi Department of Rheumatology, National Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Kathmandu, NepalCorrespondence: Binit VaidyaDepartment of Rheumatology, National Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Ratopul, Kathmandu, NepalTel +977 1-446-4288Email drbinitvaidya@yahoo.comPurpose: The global health crisis created by coronavirus disease in 2019, ie, COVID-19, is of serious concern to rheumatologists. The relationship of rheumatic diseases, their therapies, and COVID-19 with multiple genuine and malicious information available online can influence the knowledge and attitudes of rheumatic patients. This Google Forms study was conducted to understand the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of rheumatology patients with regard to COVID-19 in Nepal.Methods: A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among patients with rheumatic diseases. A modified version of a questionnaire was used after consent had been obtained. It was then translated into Nepali for comprehensibility. The final questionnaire contained a total of 29 questions: six on demographic parameters and twelve, five, and six on knowledge, attitudes and practice, respectively. Simple descriptive statistics were used to describe the positive responses in each domain. Logistic regression analysis was done to observe demographic variables associated with knowledge, attitudes, and practice.Results: Among 380 participants, 63.2% were female, the majority (42.1%) aged 18– 29 years, and all were literate. Most were aware of the clinical features of COVID-19 (91.6%), 71.5% had positive attitudes toward its control, some (31.5%) thought that they had a greater chance of contracting COVID-19 than others, and 18.9% believed that antirheumatic medications could increase their susceptibility to infection. A majority (> 94.7%) of them practiced preventive measures.Conclusion: Patients with rheumatic diseases were aware of the general clinical features, routes of transmission, and general preventive measures regarding COVID-19 and did not significantly change their treatment practices.Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, KAP, surveyVaidya BBhochhibhoya MBaral RNakarmi SDove Medical Pressarticlesars-cov-2coronaviruskapsurveyDiseases of the musculoskeletal systemRC925-935ENOpen Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews, Vol Volume 12, Pp 167-173 (2020)
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spellingShingle	sars-cov-2 coronavirus kap survey Diseases of the musculoskeletal system RC925-935 Vaidya B Bhochhibhoya M Baral R Nakarmi S Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Patients with Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases in Nepal: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study
description	Binit Vaidya, Manisha Bhochhibhoya, Rikesh Baral, Shweta Nakarmi Department of Rheumatology, National Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Kathmandu, NepalCorrespondence: Binit VaidyaDepartment of Rheumatology, National Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Ratopul, Kathmandu, NepalTel +977 1-446-4288Email drbinitvaidya@yahoo.comPurpose: The global health crisis created by coronavirus disease in 2019, ie, COVID-19, is of serious concern to rheumatologists. The relationship of rheumatic diseases, their therapies, and COVID-19 with multiple genuine and malicious information available online can influence the knowledge and attitudes of rheumatic patients. This Google Forms study was conducted to understand the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of rheumatology patients with regard to COVID-19 in Nepal.Methods: A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among patients with rheumatic diseases. A modified version of a questionnaire was used after consent had been obtained. It was then translated into Nepali for comprehensibility. The final questionnaire contained a total of 29 questions: six on demographic parameters and twelve, five, and six on knowledge, attitudes and practice, respectively. Simple descriptive statistics were used to describe the positive responses in each domain. Logistic regression analysis was done to observe demographic variables associated with knowledge, attitudes, and practice.Results: Among 380 participants, 63.2% were female, the majority (42.1%) aged 18– 29 years, and all were literate. Most were aware of the clinical features of COVID-19 (91.6%), 71.5% had positive attitudes toward its control, some (31.5%) thought that they had a greater chance of contracting COVID-19 than others, and 18.9% believed that antirheumatic medications could increase their susceptibility to infection. A majority (> 94.7%) of them practiced preventive measures.Conclusion: Patients with rheumatic diseases were aware of the general clinical features, routes of transmission, and general preventive measures regarding COVID-19 and did not significantly change their treatment practices.Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, KAP, survey
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title	Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Patients with Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases in Nepal: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study
title_short	Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Patients with Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases in Nepal: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study
title_full	Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Patients with Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases in Nepal: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr	Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Patients with Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases in Nepal: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Patients with Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases in Nepal: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort	knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding covid-19 among patients with musculoskeletal and rheumatic diseases in nepal: a web-based cross-sectional study
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/49867b3af20c42d398a2884b0d2cb734
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Patients with Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases in Nepal: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study

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