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Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Results of Two Consecutive Online Surveys
Adherence to preventive measures is essential to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Two online surveys were conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 23 April to 8 June 2020, and from August 24th to September 8th, respectively. A total of 3268 (round 1) and 4160 (round 2) p...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967309/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33806286 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052525 |
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author | Ditekemena, John D. Mavoko, Hypolite M. Obimpeh, Michael Van Hees, Stijn Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Nkamba, Dalau M. Tshefu, Antoinette Van Damme, Wim Muyembe, Jean Jacques Colebunders, Robert |
author_facet | Ditekemena, John D. Mavoko, Hypolite M. Obimpeh, Michael Van Hees, Stijn Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Nkamba, Dalau M. Tshefu, Antoinette Van Damme, Wim Muyembe, Jean Jacques Colebunders, Robert |
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description | Adherence to preventive measures is essential to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Two online surveys were conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 23 April to 8 June 2020, and from August 24th to September 8th, respectively. A total of 3268 (round 1) and 4160 (round 2) participants were included. In both surveys, there was a moderate level of adherence to regular handwashing (85% and 77%, respectively), wearing of facemasks (41.4% and 69%, respectively), and respecting physical distancing (58% and 43.4%, respectively). The second survey found that, working in private (OR = 2.31, CI: 1.66–3.22; p < 0.001) and public organizations (OR = 1.61, CI: 1.04–2.49; p = 0.032) and being a healthcare worker (OR = 2.19, CI: 1.57–3.05; p < 0.001) significantly increased the odds for better adherence. However, a unit increase in age (OR = 0.99, CI: 0.98–0.99; p < 0.026), having attained lower education levels (OR = 0.60, CI: 0.46–0.78; p < 0.001), living in a room (OR = 0.36, CI: 0.15–0.89; p = 0.027), living in a studio (OR = 0.26, CI: 0.11–0.61; p = 0.002) and apartment (OR = 0.29, CI: 0.10–0.82; p = 0.019) significantly decreased the odds for better adherence. We recommend a multi-sectorial approach to monitor and respond to the pandemic threat. While physical distancing may be difficult in Africa, it should be possible to increase the use of facemasks. |
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spelling | pubmed-79673092021-03-18 Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Results of Two Consecutive Online Surveys Ditekemena, John D. Mavoko, Hypolite M. Obimpeh, Michael Van Hees, Stijn Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Nkamba, Dalau M. Tshefu, Antoinette Van Damme, Wim Muyembe, Jean Jacques Colebunders, Robert Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Adherence to preventive measures is essential to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Two online surveys were conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 23 April to 8 June 2020, and from August 24th to September 8th, respectively. A total of 3268 (round 1) and 4160 (round 2) participants were included. In both surveys, there was a moderate level of adherence to regular handwashing (85% and 77%, respectively), wearing of facemasks (41.4% and 69%, respectively), and respecting physical distancing (58% and 43.4%, respectively). The second survey found that, working in private (OR = 2.31, CI: 1.66–3.22; p < 0.001) and public organizations (OR = 1.61, CI: 1.04–2.49; p = 0.032) and being a healthcare worker (OR = 2.19, CI: 1.57–3.05; p < 0.001) significantly increased the odds for better adherence. However, a unit increase in age (OR = 0.99, CI: 0.98–0.99; p < 0.026), having attained lower education levels (OR = 0.60, CI: 0.46–0.78; p < 0.001), living in a room (OR = 0.36, CI: 0.15–0.89; p = 0.027), living in a studio (OR = 0.26, CI: 0.11–0.61; p = 0.002) and apartment (OR = 0.29, CI: 0.10–0.82; p = 0.019) significantly decreased the odds for better adherence. We recommend a multi-sectorial approach to monitor and respond to the pandemic threat. While physical distancing may be difficult in Africa, it should be possible to increase the use of facemasks. MDPI 2021-03-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7967309/ /pubmed/33806286 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052525 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ditekemena, John D. Mavoko, Hypolite M. Obimpeh, Michael Van Hees, Stijn Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Nkamba, Dalau M. Tshefu, Antoinette Van Damme, Wim Muyembe, Jean Jacques Colebunders, Robert Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Results of Two Consecutive Online Surveys |
title | Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Results of Two Consecutive Online Surveys |
title_full | Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Results of Two Consecutive Online Surveys |
title_fullStr | Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Results of Two Consecutive Online Surveys |
title_full_unstemmed | Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Results of Two Consecutive Online Surveys |
title_short | Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Results of Two Consecutive Online Surveys |
title_sort | adherence to covid-19 prevention measures in the democratic republic of the congo, results of two consecutive online surveys |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967309/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33806286 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052525 |
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