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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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Autores principales: 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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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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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/).
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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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