Skip to content
Research Article Open access CC BY 4.0

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of the Population in an Urban District Facing COVID-19 in Kisangani, DRC

Issa Yakusu, Francis Baelongadi, Lobela Bumba, Osinga Bonyoma, Basandja Longemba Eugene, Muyobela Kapunzu, Ossinga Bassandja, Kayembe Tshilumba

Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · pp. 1–9 · Published 8 Feb 2021

10.9734/ajrid/2021/v6i230185

Abstract

Objective: To determine the levels of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards Covid-19 among residents of the Plateau Boyoma neighborhood. Methods: A questionnaire was designed and a cross- sectional survey was carried out among 214 households in the Plateau Boyoma district between September 27 and October 27, 2020. Participants were questioned on knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the COVID-19. The data was analyzed by SPSS. Results: The majority of respondents were males aged 39 to 45 years. Most of the participants had higher education (68.7%). The main sources of information on COVID-19 were radio and television. The majority of respondents had a positive attitude towards complying with government infection control measures, 43.9% said they frequently wash their hands with soap and water, cover their mouth and their skin, respectively nose when coughing or sneezing. However, household concern about COVID-19 is very great. In this study, the surveys had a high level of knowledge about COVID-19 and adapted attitudes towards this disease. However, community health campaigns are necessary to have optimistic attitudes and practice appropriate intervention measures without misconceptions.

COVID-19 boyoma plateau population knowledge attitudes practices.

References (14)

  1. 1 Home visits: a strategy to improve newborn survival - Authors' reply [DOI]
  2. 2 Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China [DOI]
  3. 3 La certeza de lo impredecible: Cultura Educación y Sociedad en tiempos de COVID19
  4. 4 A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern [DOI]
  5. 5 [The epidemiological characteristics of an outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) in China]. [DOI]
  6. 6 Public knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19: A cross-sectional study in Malaysia [DOI]
  7. 7 Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward COVID-19 Among the Public in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study [DOI]
  8. 8 Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitude of Egyptians Towards the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) [DOI]
  9. 9 Knowledge, attitude, practice and perceived barriers among healthcare workers regarding COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey from Pakistan [DOI]
  10. 10 Knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 among healthcare workers at District 2 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City [DOI]
  11. 11 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) [DOI]
  12. 12 Socio-economic Inequality in Comprehensive Knowledge about HIV in Malawi [DOI]
  13. 13 COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, practices and needs of households in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya [DOI]
  14. 14 A Preliminary Assessment of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Knowledge and Perceptions in Nigeria [DOI]

Cited by 0

No indexed citations yet.

Related research

Article metrics

Real usage data collected on this platform.

62

Page views

0

PDF downloads

18

Outbound clicks

0

Citations

Views over time

Views by country

Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".

Traffic sources

Referring site, by host.

Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.