Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices (Kap) Of Bindura Residents Towards the Third Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine

Author

Musengi Svodai

Title

Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices (Kap) Of Bindura Residents Towards the Third Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine

Abstract

Background: A deadly pneumonia-like disease of unidentified source was revealed in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. By the 30th of January 2020, the disease has been categorized as a novel Coronavirus disease and considered a public health emergency of global concern (WHO, 2020). Despite the introduction and development of many clinically tested and effective COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 vaccination can largely determine by the knowledge, attitudes, and practices people might have towards third coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine. This study aimed to understand the knowledge, attitudes, and practices, toward the third vaccine of COVID-19 among the residents in Bindura urban. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out and research questionnaires were used as data-collecting instruments. 87 research questionnaires were administered among the respondents. The questionnaire consisted of four sections, demographic characteristics section, knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) section. Data analysis: Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Binary logistic regression was used to determine factors influencing the KAP of third vaccine of COVID-19 vaccine. Results: The average knowledge and attitudes and practices score for the study was 56.67%, 54.31% and 59.3% respectively which was quite fair. Gender, highest education level, residential location, employment status, having a chronic disease, and receiving the first two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are found to be the factors that influence knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward third coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine with p-value<0.05. Conclusion and recommendations: The respondents had fair knowledge, attitude and good practices toward the third COVID-19 vaccine .Gender, highest education level, residential location, employment status, having a chronic disease, and receiving the first two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were found to be significantly associated with knowledge, attitude and practices towards third coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine. Therefore, they is need for advanced public health education interventions and public sensitization awareness and campaigns so as to boost Bindura urban residents’ knowledge, attitude and practices towards the third vaccine of COVID-19.
Key terms: Third coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Bindura

Date

December 2022

Publisher

BUSE

Keywords

Third coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine

Knowledge

Attitudes

Bindura

Supervisor

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