Appraisal of the knowledge, attitude, perception and practices among northern Nigerians in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak

The aim of this study was to measure the knowledge, attitude, perception and practices of northern Nigerians toward the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study and the data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. There were 713 participants, of whi...

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Published in:Future science OA 2022-01, Vol.8 (1), p.FSO-FSO
Main Authors: Lawal, Nafi'u, Bello, Muhammad Bashir, Yakubu, Yusuf, Ibrahim, Aliyu Musawa, Rabiu, Samira Anka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
attitude
COVID-19
face masks
hygienic practices
knowledge
perception
practice
SARS-Cov2
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Summary:The aim of this study was to measure the knowledge, attitude, perception and practices of northern Nigerians toward the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study and the data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. There were 713 participants, of which 54.0, 57.4, 67.6, 36.2 and 28.9% were between 18 and 30 years of age, married, males, having bachelor's degree and civil servants, respectively. High level of knowledge, attitude, perception and practice was found. Pearson correlation analysis found strong positive (r = 0.622; p 
ISSN:2056-5623
2056-5623
DOI:10.2144/fsoa-2021-0058