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Published: 2021-04-16

Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among Libyan people- a web-based cross-sectional study

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
Anaesthesia Department, Faculty of Medicine, Misurata University, Misurata, Libya
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Misurata University, Misurata Medical Center, Misurata, Libya
Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Misurata University,Misurata, Libya
Department of Public Health, Hamidiye International School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul. Turkey
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Anbar University, Anbar, Iraq
Medical Biology and Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Diyala University, Iraq
COVID-19, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Public, Preventive Measures, Web-based, Libya

Abstract

Background: Successful plans in disaster and epidemics management depend on the feedback response and the assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among the target population. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among Libyan people. 

Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey designed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among the Libyan people from 13-20 October 2020. A self-administered questionnaire was recruited to collect the data of 287 participants. SPSS version 16.0 was used to analyze the data using univariate and multivariable regression data analyses.

Results: More than half of respondents were males (53.7%), married (61.3%), aged less than 45 years old, highly educated (46.3%), employed (44.6%), urban resident(79.8%), experience good or very good health (71.1%) and earned more than USD 200 monthly (84.3.%). The participants showed a high rate of good knowledge (81.0%), attitude (71.1%), and practice (83.7%) towards COVID-19, respectively. Regression analysis showed that married (P=0.056), female (P=0.037), living in the urban regions (P<0.001) with good income of more than USD 2020 (P=0.001) were significantly associated with upper knowledge score. Females (P=0.040) were more significantly associated with positive attitude scores than males. Regarding practice score, married (P=0.001), females (P=0.059) had better practice, but poor-rated health status (P=0.018) was significantly associated with the weak practice.

Conclusion: The distinction of urban regions with good knowledge, optimistic attitudes, and acceptable practices towards COVID-19 determines the government's action compass towards more interest in supporting males, unhealthy, and those living in the rural areas with accurate and timely knowledge.



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Ali Jadoo SA, Danfour OM, Zerzah M, Abujazia MA, Torun P, Al-samarrai MAM, Yaseen SM. Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among Libyan people- a web-based cross-sectional study. jidhealth [Internet]. 2021 Apr. 16 [cited 2024 Oct. 10];4(Special1):348-56. Available from: https://www.jidhealth.com/index.php/jidhealth/article/view/97