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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19 in the Republic of Srpska-Bosnia & Herzegovina: A population-based study
The aim of the study was to assess the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to analyse the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the population toward COVID-19. This population-based study was conducted in a group of 1,855 randomly selected individuals...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8797215/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35089944 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262738 |
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author | Mijović, Biljana Mašić, Srdjan Petković, Miroslav Knežević, Darija Aćimović, Jela Djaković-Dević, Jelena Puhalo-Sladoje, Dragana Zeljković, Branislav Spaić, Dragan Bokonjić, Dejan Škrbić, Ranko |
author_facet | Mijović, Biljana Mašić, Srdjan Petković, Miroslav Knežević, Darija Aćimović, Jela Djaković-Dević, Jelena Puhalo-Sladoje, Dragana Zeljković, Branislav Spaić, Dragan Bokonjić, Dejan Škrbić, Ranko |
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description | The aim of the study was to assess the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to analyse the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the population toward COVID-19. This population-based study was conducted in a group of 1,855 randomly selected individuals from all municipalities from 1 December 2020 to 15 January 2021. All individuals were asked to sign a consent form and to fill in a questionnaire, following which a blood samples were collected. Total anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were determined in serum specimens using the total Ab ELISA assay. The overall seroprevalence rate was 40.3%. Subjects aged <65 years were 2.06 times more likely to be seropositive than those aged ≥65, and 30% of seropositive individuals presented no COVID-19 symptoms. The household members of seropositive individuals were 2.24 times more likely to develop COVID-19 symptoms than the household members of seronegative individuals. More than 95% of respondents believe that preventive measures are very important to control the infection transmission. Majority of respondents wear the masks properly, maintain the required physical distance whenever possible and wash hands with soap. Nearly 50% of individuals were of the opinion that the vaccine could prevent the infection. This study showed that an overall SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity rate by the middle of January 2021 was very high. Attitudes and practices regarding the COVID-19 indicate that additional efforts should be taken in order to improve the health education with a focus on preventive measures and vaccination. |
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spelling | pubmed-87972152022-01-29 Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19 in the Republic of Srpska-Bosnia & Herzegovina: A population-based study Mijović, Biljana Mašić, Srdjan Petković, Miroslav Knežević, Darija Aćimović, Jela Djaković-Dević, Jelena Puhalo-Sladoje, Dragana Zeljković, Branislav Spaić, Dragan Bokonjić, Dejan Škrbić, Ranko PLoS One Research Article The aim of the study was to assess the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to analyse the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the population toward COVID-19. This population-based study was conducted in a group of 1,855 randomly selected individuals from all municipalities from 1 December 2020 to 15 January 2021. All individuals were asked to sign a consent form and to fill in a questionnaire, following which a blood samples were collected. Total anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were determined in serum specimens using the total Ab ELISA assay. The overall seroprevalence rate was 40.3%. Subjects aged <65 years were 2.06 times more likely to be seropositive than those aged ≥65, and 30% of seropositive individuals presented no COVID-19 symptoms. The household members of seropositive individuals were 2.24 times more likely to develop COVID-19 symptoms than the household members of seronegative individuals. More than 95% of respondents believe that preventive measures are very important to control the infection transmission. Majority of respondents wear the masks properly, maintain the required physical distance whenever possible and wash hands with soap. Nearly 50% of individuals were of the opinion that the vaccine could prevent the infection. This study showed that an overall SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity rate by the middle of January 2021 was very high. Attitudes and practices regarding the COVID-19 indicate that additional efforts should be taken in order to improve the health education with a focus on preventive measures and vaccination. Public Library of Science 2022-01-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8797215/ /pubmed/35089944 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262738 Text en © 2022 Mijović et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Mijović, Biljana Mašić, Srdjan Petković, Miroslav Knežević, Darija Aćimović, Jela Djaković-Dević, Jelena Puhalo-Sladoje, Dragana Zeljković, Branislav Spaić, Dragan Bokonjić, Dejan Škrbić, Ranko Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19 in the Republic of Srpska-Bosnia & Herzegovina: A population-based study |
title | Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19 in the Republic of Srpska-Bosnia & Herzegovina: A population-based study |
title_full | Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19 in the Republic of Srpska-Bosnia & Herzegovina: A population-based study |
title_fullStr | Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19 in the Republic of Srpska-Bosnia & Herzegovina: A population-based study |
title_full_unstemmed | Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19 in the Republic of Srpska-Bosnia & Herzegovina: A population-based study |
title_short | Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19 in the Republic of Srpska-Bosnia & Herzegovina: A population-based study |
title_sort | seroprevalence of sars-cov-2 antibodies and knowledge, attitude and practice toward covid-19 in the republic of srpska-bosnia & herzegovina: a population-based study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8797215/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35089944 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262738 |
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