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Published in: Journal of Community Health 2/2021

01-04-2021 | Public Health | Original Paper

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding COVID‑19 in N’Djamena, Chad

Authors: Guy Rodrigue Takoudjou Dzomo, Margarita Bernales, Rodrigo López, Yves Djofang Kamga, Jean Pierre Kila Roskem, Francis Deassal Mondjimbaye, Joseph Nanbolngar, Richard Modode, Roger Rongar, Faro Diba, Madjadoum Toglengar, Jean Pierre Ongolo, Carlos Gómez-Vírseda

Published in: Journal of Community Health | Issue 2/2021

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Abstract

The first African COVID-19 case was reported in Egypt in February 2020. Since then, Sub-Saharan countries have struggled to respond to the pandemic. Among them, Chad is characterized by a high rate of poverty and mortality, a high burden of infectious diseases, insufficient epidemiological surveillance and underdeveloped infrastructure. In this study, we explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) regarding COVID-19 within the Chadian population, to determine whether there are more vulnerable groups of the population that require greater attention from authorities. This study was designed as a cross-sectional survey conducted in N'Djamena, Chad, using a convenience sampling technique that included 2269 participants. The study was conducted in May and August 2020. Questions regarding technical concepts were answered incorrectly by most participants (83.65%). The population had better knowledge about concrete aspects of the pandemics, such as prevention measures and contagion. Regarding attitudes, 34.55% participants were very concerned about the possibility of being infected, 81.27% were unsatisfied/very unsatisfied with their social relationships after the pandemic began, and 68.44% thought that the pandemic was a disturbing/very disturbing issue. As for practices, 49.41% of men followed all preventive measures compared to 32.07% of women, and 3.04% of people with vulnerable jobs did not respect any of preventive measures compared to 1.19% of people without this condition. Gender, job conditions and educational level impact KAPs within the Chadian population. It is suggested that local authorities in Chad should consider these variables when developing health strategies.
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Metadata
Title
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding COVID‑19 in N’Djamena, Chad
Authors
Guy Rodrigue Takoudjou Dzomo
Margarita Bernales
Rodrigo López
Yves Djofang Kamga
Jean Pierre Kila Roskem
Francis Deassal Mondjimbaye
Joseph Nanbolngar
Richard Modode
Roger Rongar
Faro Diba
Madjadoum Toglengar
Jean Pierre Ongolo
Carlos Gómez-Vírseda
Publication date
01-04-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Community Health / Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 0094-5145
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3610
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-021-00963-8

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