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University community-based survey on the knowledge, attitude and perception about COVID-19 pandemic: the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a case study

INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is impacting social, economic and political patterns globally. To contain its spread, Nigeria like many other countries, imposed drastic measures such as lockdown/curfew. OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) about C...

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Autores principales: ADENUBI, OLUBUKOLA TOLULOPE, ADEBOWALE, OLUWAWEMIMO OLUSEUN, OLOYE, ABIMBOLA ADETOKUNBO, BANKOLE, NOAH OLUMIDE, AYO-AJAYI, PATIENCE OLUWATOYIN, AKINLOYE, ADEBAYO KOYUUM
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8639115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34909482
http://dx.doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2021.62.3.1663
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author ADENUBI, OLUBUKOLA TOLULOPE
ADEBOWALE, OLUWAWEMIMO OLUSEUN
OLOYE, ABIMBOLA ADETOKUNBO
BANKOLE, NOAH OLUMIDE
AYO-AJAYI, PATIENCE OLUWATOYIN
AKINLOYE, ADEBAYO KOYUUM
author_facet ADENUBI, OLUBUKOLA TOLULOPE
ADEBOWALE, OLUWAWEMIMO OLUSEUN
OLOYE, ABIMBOLA ADETOKUNBO
BANKOLE, NOAH OLUMIDE
AYO-AJAYI, PATIENCE OLUWATOYIN
AKINLOYE, ADEBAYO KOYUUM
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description INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is impacting social, economic and political patterns globally. To contain its spread, Nigeria like many other countries, imposed drastic measures such as lockdown/curfew. OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) about COVID-19 pandemic among members of staff of a university community in Nigeria. University staff members contribute to national development through dissemination of specialized knowledge and skills and guiding the young generation. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey using an anonymous, self-designed, online KAP questionnaire was conducted from April 18 to May 31, 2020. The questionnaire consisted of ten knowledge questions regarding the transmission and prevention of COVID-19. The questions on attitude (15) and perception (10) assessed respondents’ behaviour towards adherence to government policies and views on government efforts to contain the infection respectively. RESULTS: A total of 125 (teaching) and 102 (non-teaching) staff responded. Approximately 59.1% of the respondents were males. The mean knowledge and positive attitude levels were 70.8% (SD ± 9.6%) and 83.1% (SD ± 13.07 %) respectively. Significant differences in the knowledge mean scores were observed for demographic categories such as educational qualification (p = 0.001), staff work category (p ≤ 0.000), work background (p ≤ 0.000), and type of lockdown (p = 0.027). Most of the respondents (85.3%) opined that COVID-19 was a biological weapon and viewed the lockdown as necessary (81.5%). However, they thought that the Nigerian government was not doing enough to mitigate COVID-19 spread. CONCLUSIONS: The perception of COVID-19 in the university community bear implications across public health initiatives, compliance with precautionary behaviour and bilateral relations with foreign nations.
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spelling pubmed-86391152021-12-13 University community-based survey on the knowledge, attitude and perception about COVID-19 pandemic: the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a case study ADENUBI, OLUBUKOLA TOLULOPE ADEBOWALE, OLUWAWEMIMO OLUSEUN OLOYE, ABIMBOLA ADETOKUNBO BANKOLE, NOAH OLUMIDE AYO-AJAYI, PATIENCE OLUWATOYIN AKINLOYE, ADEBAYO KOYUUM J Prev Med Hyg Research Article INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is impacting social, economic and political patterns globally. To contain its spread, Nigeria like many other countries, imposed drastic measures such as lockdown/curfew. OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) about COVID-19 pandemic among members of staff of a university community in Nigeria. University staff members contribute to national development through dissemination of specialized knowledge and skills and guiding the young generation. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey using an anonymous, self-designed, online KAP questionnaire was conducted from April 18 to May 31, 2020. The questionnaire consisted of ten knowledge questions regarding the transmission and prevention of COVID-19. The questions on attitude (15) and perception (10) assessed respondents’ behaviour towards adherence to government policies and views on government efforts to contain the infection respectively. RESULTS: A total of 125 (teaching) and 102 (non-teaching) staff responded. Approximately 59.1% of the respondents were males. The mean knowledge and positive attitude levels were 70.8% (SD ± 9.6%) and 83.1% (SD ± 13.07 %) respectively. Significant differences in the knowledge mean scores were observed for demographic categories such as educational qualification (p = 0.001), staff work category (p ≤ 0.000), work background (p ≤ 0.000), and type of lockdown (p = 0.027). Most of the respondents (85.3%) opined that COVID-19 was a biological weapon and viewed the lockdown as necessary (81.5%). However, they thought that the Nigerian government was not doing enough to mitigate COVID-19 spread. CONCLUSIONS: The perception of COVID-19 in the university community bear implications across public health initiatives, compliance with precautionary behaviour and bilateral relations with foreign nations. Pacini Editore Srl 2021-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8639115/ /pubmed/34909482 http://dx.doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2021.62.3.1663 Text en ©2021 Pacini Editore SRL, Pisa, Italy https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the CC-BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International) license. The article can be used by giving appropriate credit and mentioning the license, but only for non-commercial purposes and only in the original version. For further information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en
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ADENUBI, OLUBUKOLA TOLULOPE
ADEBOWALE, OLUWAWEMIMO OLUSEUN
OLOYE, ABIMBOLA ADETOKUNBO
BANKOLE, NOAH OLUMIDE
AYO-AJAYI, PATIENCE OLUWATOYIN
AKINLOYE, ADEBAYO KOYUUM
University community-based survey on the knowledge, attitude and perception about COVID-19 pandemic: the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a case study
title University community-based survey on the knowledge, attitude and perception about COVID-19 pandemic: the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a case study
title_full University community-based survey on the knowledge, attitude and perception about COVID-19 pandemic: the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a case study
title_fullStr University community-based survey on the knowledge, attitude and perception about COVID-19 pandemic: the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a case study
title_full_unstemmed University community-based survey on the knowledge, attitude and perception about COVID-19 pandemic: the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a case study
title_short University community-based survey on the knowledge, attitude and perception about COVID-19 pandemic: the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a case study
title_sort university community-based survey on the knowledge, attitude and perception about covid-19 pandemic: the federal university of agriculture, abeokuta, nigeria as a case study
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8639115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34909482
http://dx.doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2021.62.3.1663
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