Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among residents of Quang Binh, Vietnam

Thanh-Tung Ho; Galal A Al-Samhari; Jun-Jie Lin; Jing-Jing Luo; Yueming Jiang

doi:10.3855/jidc.16833

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among residents of Quang Binh, Vietnam

Authors

Thanh-Tung Ho Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-6920
Galal A Al-Samhari Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Jun-Jie Lin Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Jing-Jing Luo Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Yueming Jiang Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.16833

Keywords:

COVID-19, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Pandemic

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is raging worldwide; the number of new cases and deaths is increasing daily. This study aims to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19 among residents of Quang Binh, Vietnam.

Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted between the 1^st and 10^th of March 2022 in Quang Binh with 413 participants through convenience sampling. A self-designed questionnaire was used for data collection, using SPSS (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY) version 26.0 for management and analysis.

Results: Among the 413 participants, 80.5% of participants had good knowledge about COVID-19. Kinh people and those with a high level of education have higher odds of having good knowledge. 78.2% of participants had a positive attitude and 78.2% had good practice toward COVID-19. Knowledge-Practice scores and Attitude-Practice scores have a positive correlation. TV (65.4%) and the internet (66.6%) are the most popular channels for information about COVID-19. Common barriers for participants taking COVID-19 prevention measures were "due to the demands of life" (61%) or "due to the specificity of the work" (47.7%).

Conclusions: Residents of Quang Binh have a moderate KAP towards COVID-19. Health education programs are needed to improve knowledge about COVID-19 among Quang Binh residents, with a focus on ethnic minorities and people with low levels of education.

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2022-10-31

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Ho T-T, A Al-Samhari G, Lin J-J, Luo J-J, Jiang Y (2022) Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among residents of Quang Binh, Vietnam. J Infect Dev Ctries 16:1588–1595. doi: 10.3855/jidc.16833

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Vol. 16 No. 10: October 2022

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Coronavirus Pandemic

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