Knowledge, Risk Perception and Prevention Practice About COVID-19 Among Patients Attending Oncology Clinic at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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2021-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Coronavirus infection is a highly contagious disease and affected a large number of people throughout the globe. The total number of deaths caused due to this virus has exceeded any of its predecessors. The disease is more intense in immune-compromised individuals.
Objective: To assess the knowledge, risk perception, and prevention practice about COVID-19 among patients attending oncology clinic at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.
Methods and materials: Institution- based cross -sectional study design was
conducted among adult cancer patients at, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from FebruaryMarch/2021 A systematic random sampling technique was used to recruit 420 participants. A structured and pretested questionnaire was used to collect the data. The data was entered into Epi_data version 4.2 and analyzed by SPSS version 25 software. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the variables. The magnitude of the association between the different independent variables in relation to dependent variables was first measured using bivariate logistic regression. Then, those variables below 0.05 on bivariate logistic regression were a candidate for multivariate logistic regression. Multivariate logistic regression analysis, AOR 95% CI and P-value<0.05 were used to identify variables that have significant association with the dependent variables.
Result: Four hundred twenty study subjects were participated in this study. Of these, the majority 243 (57.9%) were female, 220 (52.4%) were now the age between 35_51 years and 103 (24.5%) were exceeding the age 52years old. In overall, 240(57.1%) of participants had a good knowledge about COVID-19. 180(42.9%) of participants had a poor knowledge. Overall, a poor risk perception and a poor prevention practice towards coronavirus disease were 180(42.9%) and 244 (58.1%), respectively. Age AOR= 1.793, (95%CI=1.058-3.039)], {P=0.03} and duration of cancer {[AOR=1.967, (95%CI=1.130-3.424, P=0.01} were significantly associated by knowledge towards COVID-19. Similarly, age [AOR= 1.793, (95%CI= 1.058-3.039), P=0.03] and duration of cancer {[AOR= 1.967, (95%CI= 1.130- 3.424), P= 0.01]} were significantly associated with risk perception towards COVID19. Duration with the cancer {[AOR= 2.392, (95%CI = 1.426-4.012), P=0.01} and knowledge {[AOR= 0.459, (95%CI= 0.303-0.694), P=0.01)} were associated with prevention practice towards COVID-19.
Conclusion: The study found high levels of knowledge towards COVID-19, however; risk perception and prevention practice measures towards COVID-19 were low. Age and duration of cancer were associated with knowledge and risk perception of COVID-19, and duration of cancer was associated with prevention practice measures towards COVID-19. The hospital can provide health education programs targeted at assembling and successful COVID-19 pandemic preventive practice are wanted for those cancer patients.
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Coronavirus, COVID-19, cancer, knowledge, perception, prevention practice