Community Engagement in the Fight Against COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitude, and Prevention Practices Among Dire Dawa Residents, Eastern Ethiopia

Background: There is a global concern that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cannot be addressed without the integration and active engagement of communities. We aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of the residents in Eastern Ethiopia toward COVID-19.Method: A communi...

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Autores principales:	Abdurezak Umer, Kedir Abdella, Yared Tekle, Addisalem Debebe, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Mohammed Yuya, Hussen Mohammed
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) SARS-CoV-2 knowledge attitude practice community Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a50db833057b4ef8bf910360b46dbb7d2021-12-01T16:05:08ZCommunity Engagement in the Fight Against COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitude, and Prevention Practices Among Dire Dawa Residents, Eastern Ethiopia2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.753867https://doaj.org/article/a50db833057b4ef8bf910360b46dbb7d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.753867/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Background: There is a global concern that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cannot be addressed without the integration and active engagement of communities. We aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of the residents in Eastern Ethiopia toward COVID-19.Method: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on May 1–30, 2020 among the residents of Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire on the awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices toward COVID-19. We used random sampling to select the participants. Data was entered into the statistics and data (STATA) version for data cleaning and analysis. Binary logistic regression models with 95% CI were used to conduct bivariable [crude odds ratio (COR)] and multivariable [adjusted odds ratio (AOR)] analyses.Result: A total of 415 community residents responded to the questionnaire. Of those participants, 52.5% (95% CI 47.7–57) had adequate knowledge, 31.6% (95% CI 27–36) had favorable attitudes, and 49% (95% CI 45–50) had good practice toward the precautionary measures of COVID-19. Adequate knowledge had a significant association with urban residence (AOR = 5, 95% CI 3.1–8.4) and literacy (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI 1.5–6.7). Good preventions practices had a significant association with place of residence (AOR = 4.1, 95% CI 2.3–7.2), literacy (AOR = 2.9, 95% CI: 1,2–7.4), adequate knowledge (AOR = 3.5, 95% CI 2.3–5.8), and favorable attitude (AOR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.4–3.8) about the disease.Conclusion: The overall COVID-19-related KAP was inadequate in the majority of the residents of Dire Dawa that occupy irregular migration flows. These call for robust community-centered behavioral communication strategies that could bridge the gaps and help prevent and control COVID-19 and other future pandemics in their community.Abdurezak UmerKedir AbdellaYared TekleAddisalem DebebeTsegahun ManyazewalMohammed YuyaHussen MohammedHussen MohammedFrontiers Media S.A.articlecoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)SARS-CoV-2knowledgeattitudepracticecommunityPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic	coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) SARS-CoV-2 knowledge attitude practice community Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) SARS-CoV-2 knowledge attitude practice community Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Abdurezak Umer Kedir Abdella Yared Tekle Addisalem Debebe Tsegahun Manyazewal Mohammed Yuya Hussen Mohammed Hussen Mohammed Community Engagement in the Fight Against COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitude, and Prevention Practices Among Dire Dawa Residents, Eastern Ethiopia
description	Background: There is a global concern that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cannot be addressed without the integration and active engagement of communities. We aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of the residents in Eastern Ethiopia toward COVID-19.Method: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on May 1–30, 2020 among the residents of Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire on the awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices toward COVID-19. We used random sampling to select the participants. Data was entered into the statistics and data (STATA) version for data cleaning and analysis. Binary logistic regression models with 95% CI were used to conduct bivariable [crude odds ratio (COR)] and multivariable [adjusted odds ratio (AOR)] analyses.Result: A total of 415 community residents responded to the questionnaire. Of those participants, 52.5% (95% CI 47.7–57) had adequate knowledge, 31.6% (95% CI 27–36) had favorable attitudes, and 49% (95% CI 45–50) had good practice toward the precautionary measures of COVID-19. Adequate knowledge had a significant association with urban residence (AOR = 5, 95% CI 3.1–8.4) and literacy (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI 1.5–6.7). Good preventions practices had a significant association with place of residence (AOR = 4.1, 95% CI 2.3–7.2), literacy (AOR = 2.9, 95% CI: 1,2–7.4), adequate knowledge (AOR = 3.5, 95% CI 2.3–5.8), and favorable attitude (AOR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.4–3.8) about the disease.Conclusion: The overall COVID-19-related KAP was inadequate in the majority of the residents of Dire Dawa that occupy irregular migration flows. These call for robust community-centered behavioral communication strategies that could bridge the gaps and help prevent and control COVID-19 and other future pandemics in their community.
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author	Abdurezak Umer Kedir Abdella Yared Tekle Addisalem Debebe Tsegahun Manyazewal Mohammed Yuya Hussen Mohammed Hussen Mohammed
author_facet	Abdurezak Umer Kedir Abdella Yared Tekle Addisalem Debebe Tsegahun Manyazewal Mohammed Yuya Hussen Mohammed Hussen Mohammed
author_sort	Abdurezak Umer
title	Community Engagement in the Fight Against COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitude, and Prevention Practices Among Dire Dawa Residents, Eastern Ethiopia
title_short	Community Engagement in the Fight Against COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitude, and Prevention Practices Among Dire Dawa Residents, Eastern Ethiopia
title_full	Community Engagement in the Fight Against COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitude, and Prevention Practices Among Dire Dawa Residents, Eastern Ethiopia
title_fullStr	Community Engagement in the Fight Against COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitude, and Prevention Practices Among Dire Dawa Residents, Eastern Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed	Community Engagement in the Fight Against COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitude, and Prevention Practices Among Dire Dawa Residents, Eastern Ethiopia
title_sort	community engagement in the fight against covid-19: knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices among dire dawa residents, eastern ethiopia
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a50db833057b4ef8bf910360b46dbb7d
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Community Engagement in the Fight Against COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitude, and Prevention Practices Among Dire Dawa Residents, Eastern Ethiopia

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