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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards COVID-19 Among Chronic Disease Patients
at Addis Zemen Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
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Akalu Y
; Ayelign B
; Molla MD
Infect Drug Resist
2020[]; 13
(ä): 1949-1960
PMID32612371
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PURPOSE: The recent outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the worst
global crisis after the Second World War. Since no successful treatment and
vaccine have been reported, efforts to enhance the knowledge, attitudes, and
practice of the public, especially the high-risk groups, are critical to manage
COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, this study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude, and
practice towards COVID-19 among patients with chronic disease. PATIENTS AND
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 404 chronic disease patients
from March 02 to April 10, 2020, at Addis Zemen Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.
Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses with a 95%
confidence interval were fitted to identify factors associated with poor
knowledge and practice towards COVID-19. The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) was used
to determine the magnitude of the association between the outcome and independent
variables. P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The
mean age of the participants was 56.5±13.5. The prevalence of poor knowledge and
poor practice was 33.9% and 47.3%, respectively. Forty-one percent of the
participants perceived that avoiding of attending a crowded population is very
difficult. Age (AOR=1.05, (95% CI (1.01-1.08)), educational status of "can't read
and write" (AOR=7.1, 95% CI (1.58-31.93)), rural residence (AOR=19.0, 95% CI
(6.87-52.66)) and monthly income (AOR=0.8, 95% CI (0.79-0.89)) were significantly
associated with poor knowledge. Being unmarried (AOR=3.9, 95% CI (1.47-10.58)),
cannot read and write (AOR=2.7, 95% CI (1.03-7.29)), can read and write (AOR=3.5,
95% CI (1.48-8.38)), rural residence (AOR=2.7, 95% CI (1.09-6.70)), income of
<7252 Ethiopian birr (AOR=2.3, 95% CI (1.20-4.15)) and poor knowledge (AOR=8.6,
95% CI (3.81-19.45)) were significantly associated with poor practice.
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of poor knowledge and poor practice was high. Leaflets
prepared in local languages should be administered and health professionals
should provide detailed information about COVID-19 to their patients.