■来自非洲国家的几个政府,包括刚果民主共和国,在大流行的早期阶段实施了严格的公共卫生措施,以遏制COVID-19的传播。虽然这些限制性措施被认为有助于降低刚果民主共和国的病例发生率和相关死亡率,关于人口知识和依从性的数据是有限的。这项研究旨在评估知识,感知,态度,马塔迪成年居民的COVID-19预防措施和相关因素的实践,从而为随着COVID-19反应从紧急情况过渡到控制状态,策略调整提供证据。
■我们使用了2021年10月进行的基于人群的横断面研究的数据。同意的参与者通过多阶段整群抽样方法登记,并使用移动应用程序(Epicollec5)管理预先测试的结构化问卷。我们使用STATA15.1分析了成年参与者的数据。单变量和多变量分析用于确定与良好知识相关的因素,良好的感知,积极的态度和良好的实践。
■我们包括1269名成人受访者进行二次分析。六分之一的受访者是女性。中位年龄为36岁(IQR24-50)。大多数受访者(76.5%)具有良好的知识。40-49岁的受访者和具有职业教育水平的受访者拥有良好知识的可能性为1.7倍(AOR1.75,95%CI1.07-2.87)和两倍(AOR2.06,95%CI1.01-4.21)。45%的受访者认为预防措施是有效的。良好的感知与教育水平有关,职业,平均家庭月收入和良好的知识。只有40%的受访者持积极态度。积极的态度与年龄有关,教育水平,和良好的知识。有良好做法的受访者占5.8%。良好的实践与良好的知识有关,态度和感知。
■大多数受访者都知识渊博,对政府相关的COVID-19预防措施有很好的认识,适度积极的态度和极低水平的良好做法。当前的COVID-19预防策略,包括疫苗接种,需要调整为高效率,基于背景和风险群体的干预措施。这项研究产生的证据将改善对未来疫情的准备和反应。
UNASSIGNED: Several governments from African countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), implemented stringent public health measures to curb COVID-19 transmission in the early phases of the pandemic. While these restrictive measures are believed to have contributed to lowering case incidence and related mortality in DRC, data on the population\'s knowledge and adherence are limited. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, perception, attitudes, and practices of COVID-19 preventive measures and associated factors among adult residents of Matadi, thereby generating evidence for a strategy adjustment as the COVID-19 response is transitioning from emergency to control status.
UNASSIGNED: We used data from a population-based cross-sectional study conducted in October 2021. Consenting participants were enrolled through a multi-stage cluster sampling approach and administered a pre-tested structured questionnaire using a mobile application (Epicollect 5). We analyzed adult participants\' data using STATA 15.1. Univariable and multivariable analyses were applied to identify factors associated with good knowledge, good perception, positive attitude and good practice.
UNASSIGNED: We included 1,269 adult respondents for the secondary analysis. One respondent in six was female. The median age was 36 years (IQR 24-50). Most respondents (76.5%) had good knowledge. Respondents aged 40-49 years and those with vocational education level were 1.7 time (AOR 1.75, 95% CI 1.07-2.87) and twice as likely (AOR 2.06, 95% CI 1.01-4.21) to have good knowledge. Preventive measures were perceived as efficient by 45% of respondents. Good perception was associated with education level, profession, average household monthly income and good knowledge. Only 40% of respondents had a positive attitude. A positive attitude was associated with age, education level, and good knowledge. Respondents having good practice represented 5.8%. Good practice was associated with good knowledge, attitude and perception.
UNASSIGNED: Most respondents were knowledgeable, had a good perception of government-related COVID-19 preventive measures, a moderately positive attitude and an extremely low level of good practice. Current COVID-19 preventive strategies, including vaccination rollout, need adjustment into high-efficiency, context-based and risk group-specific interventions. Evidence generated by this study will improve preparedness and response to future outbreaks.