Knowledge, attitude and practice towards novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and factors associated with preventive practices among St George Brewery workers in Addis Ababa

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been rapidly spreading all over the world. Although the Ethiopian government has recognized the public health importance of COVID-19 and has taken strong initiatives, there is still room for improvement in highly exposed communities. Objective: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) and determine factors associated with preventive practices among St George brewery workers in Addis Ababa. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 404 factory workers at St. George Brewery from April 1-9, 2021 in Addis Ababa. Data collection was performed using a self-administered questionnaire. Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) were fitted to identify factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19. The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) was used to determine the magnitude of the association between the dependent and independent variables. P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The study identified that (29%, 95% CI: 24.8-33.4) of the participants had good knowledge of COVID-19. In terms of attitude and practice, (68.3%, 95% CI:63.6-72.5) and (43.8%, 95% CI: 38.1-49.2) of the participants had good attitudes and practices. Good practice was found to be significantly associated with participants who trusted Health Organizations and Professionals as sources of COVID-19 information. Even though the knowledge level is high actual implementation of preventive practice found to be lower. Conclusion and Recommendation: The finidings showed that there is inadequate level of knowledge about clinical symptoms and implementation of preventive practices. Therefore, there is a pressing need to fill the knowledge gap on clinical symptoms and improve practice. Designing a tailored intervention specific to the study participants regarding provisions of health education at the workplace could help improve the knowledge and practice among the factory workers............... Thesis available at ACIPH Library