Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Covid-19 Infection Prevention and Control Measures in Mwandi District of Zambia
Tinkler Saul Simbeye1*, Pamela Mwansa2, Queen Mulenga3, Evason Mandona4, Esther Masebe5, Arthur Chisanga5, Remmy Mulenga5, InongeMilupi Muyunda5, Mary Mtonga Chimwala5 Kennedy Mwila5 and Dorothy Banda5
1Department of Business and Management, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
2Department of Public Health, Cavendish University, Lusaka, Zambia
3Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Provincial Health Office, Choma, Zambia
4Department of Public Health, Chibombo College of Health Sciences, Chibombo, Zambia
5Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Lusaka Apex Medical University, Lusaka, Zambia.
Citation: Simbeye TS, Mwansa P, Mulenga Q, Mandona E, Masebe E (2023) Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Covid-19 Infection Prevention and Control Measures in Mwandi District of Zambia. SciTech Immuno-Microbiology 2023.
Received: March 23, 2023 Accepted: March 25, 2023 Published: March 25, 2023
Abstract
This study sought to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of people aged between 15 and 50 towards COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures from 2019 to 2021 in order to enhance the impact of COVID-19 preventive measures in Mwandi District of Zambia. The study also revealed that 95% (361) of the respondents had adequate level of knowledge on COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures. And age, marital status, level of education, occupation and number of children were found to have significant correlation with level of knowledge on COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures (P<0.05).
It also revealed that the vast majority of the respondents 92.1% (350) had good attitude towards COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures. Level of education and occupation were found to have statistically significant association with level of attitude towards COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures (P<0.05).The study also uncovered that 76.1% (289) of the respondents had good practice towards COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures while 23.9% (91) had poor practice towards COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures. Level of education and occupation were found to have statistically substantial association with level of practice towards covid-19 infection prevention and control measures (P<0.05).
Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, COVID-19, Mwandi District, Zambia
