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PLoS One
. 2021 Mar 15;16(3):e0248189.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248189. eCollection 2021.
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 pandemic) in Nigeria: Multi-institutional survey of knowledge, practices and perception amongst undergraduate veterinary medical students
Oluwawemimo Oluseun Adebowale[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Olubukola Tolulope Adenubi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hezekiah Kehinde Adesokan[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Abimbola Adetokunbo Oloye[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Noah Olumide Bankole[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Oladotun Ebenezer Fadipe[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Patience Oluwatoyin Ayo-Ajayi[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Adebayo Koyuum Akinloye[SUP] 8 [/SUP]
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Abstract
The novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic with an increasing public health concern. Due to the non-availability of a vaccine against the disease, non-pharmaceutical interventions constitute major preventive and control measures. However, inadequate knowledge about the disease and poor perception might limit compliance. This study examined COVID-19-related knowledge, practices, perceptions and associated factors amongst undergraduate veterinary medical students in Nigeria. A cross-sectional web survey was employed to collect data from 437 consenting respondents using pre-tested self-administered questionnaire (August 2020). Demographic factors associated with the knowledge and adoption of recommended preventive practices towards COVID-19 were explored using multivariate logistic regression at P ? 0.05. The respondents' mean knowledge and practice scores were 22.7 (SD ? 3.0) and 24.1 (SD ? 2.9), respectively with overall 63.4% and 88.8% displaying good knowledge and satisfactory practice levels. However, relatively lower proportions showed adherence to avoid touching face or nose (19.5%), face mask-wearing (58.1%), and social distancing (57.4%). Being in the 6th year of study (OR = 3.18, 95%CI: 1.62-6.26, P = 0.001) and female (OR = 2.22, 95% CI = 1.11-4.41, P = 0.024) were significant positive predictors of good knowledge and satisfactory practices, respectively. While only 30% of the respondents perceived the pandemic as a scam or a disease of the elites (24.0%), the respondents were worried about their academics being affected negatively (55.6%). Veterinary Medical Students in Nigeria had good knowledge and satisfactory preventive practices towards COVID-19; albeit with essential gaps in the key non-pharmaceutical preventive measures recommended by the WHO. Therefore, there is a need to step up enlightenment and targeted campaigns about COVID-19 pandemic.
. 2021 Mar 15;16(3):e0248189.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248189. eCollection 2021.
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 pandemic) in Nigeria: Multi-institutional survey of knowledge, practices and perception amongst undergraduate veterinary medical students
Oluwawemimo Oluseun Adebowale[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Olubukola Tolulope Adenubi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hezekiah Kehinde Adesokan[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Abimbola Adetokunbo Oloye[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Noah Olumide Bankole[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Oladotun Ebenezer Fadipe[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Patience Oluwatoyin Ayo-Ajayi[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Adebayo Koyuum Akinloye[SUP] 8 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33720966
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248189
Abstract
The novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic with an increasing public health concern. Due to the non-availability of a vaccine against the disease, non-pharmaceutical interventions constitute major preventive and control measures. However, inadequate knowledge about the disease and poor perception might limit compliance. This study examined COVID-19-related knowledge, practices, perceptions and associated factors amongst undergraduate veterinary medical students in Nigeria. A cross-sectional web survey was employed to collect data from 437 consenting respondents using pre-tested self-administered questionnaire (August 2020). Demographic factors associated with the knowledge and adoption of recommended preventive practices towards COVID-19 were explored using multivariate logistic regression at P ? 0.05. The respondents' mean knowledge and practice scores were 22.7 (SD ? 3.0) and 24.1 (SD ? 2.9), respectively with overall 63.4% and 88.8% displaying good knowledge and satisfactory practice levels. However, relatively lower proportions showed adherence to avoid touching face or nose (19.5%), face mask-wearing (58.1%), and social distancing (57.4%). Being in the 6th year of study (OR = 3.18, 95%CI: 1.62-6.26, P = 0.001) and female (OR = 2.22, 95% CI = 1.11-4.41, P = 0.024) were significant positive predictors of good knowledge and satisfactory practices, respectively. While only 30% of the respondents perceived the pandemic as a scam or a disease of the elites (24.0%), the respondents were worried about their academics being affected negatively (55.6%). Veterinary Medical Students in Nigeria had good knowledge and satisfactory preventive practices towards COVID-19; albeit with essential gaps in the key non-pharmaceutical preventive measures recommended by the WHO. Therefore, there is a need to step up enlightenment and targeted campaigns about COVID-19 pandemic.