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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Related to COVID-19 and Its Determinants Among Prisoners, Southern Ethiopia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2023

Sisay Moges Open the ORCID record for Sisay Moges [Opens in a new window] ,
Bereket Abrham Lajore ,
Dejene Ermias Mekango Open the ORCID record for Dejene Ermias Mekango [Opens in a new window] ,
Tekle Ejajo Wontamo ,
Desta Erkalo ,
Abinet Arega Sadore ,
Lolemo Kelbiso Hanfore  and
Habtamu Tamrat
Sisay Moges*
Affiliation:
Hosanna Health Science College, Department of Family Health, Hosanna, Ethiopia
Bereket Abrham Lajore
Affiliation:
Hosanna Health Science College, Department of Family Health, Hosanna, Ethiopia
Dejene Ermias Mekango
Affiliation:
Wachemo University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Hosanna, Ethiopia
Tekle Ejajo Wontamo
Affiliation:
Wachemo University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Hosanna, Ethiopia
Desta Erkalo
Affiliation:
Wachemo University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Hosanna, Ethiopia
Abinet Arega Sadore
Affiliation:
Wachemo University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Hosanna, Ethiopia
Lolemo Kelbiso Hanfore
Affiliation:
Wachemo University, School of Nursing, College of Medicine & Health Science, Hosanna, Ethiopia
Habtamu Tamrat
Affiliation:
Wachemo University, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Hosanna, Ethiopia
*
Corresponding author: Sisay Moges, Email: runlogos@gmail.com.
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Abstract

Background:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may affect anybody, and prisoners are a susceptible group in terms of the risk of contracting infectious illnesses owing to a variety of situations such as overcrowding, confinement, and poor cleanliness. Therefore, this study aimed to assess prisoners’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of COVID-19 and its determinants in southern Ethiopia.

Method:

The Institutional cross-section study was conducted among 404 prisoners selected using simple random sampling obtained from the prisoner’s registration book. To collect data from prisoners, an interviewer-based face-to-face data-collecting technique was used. Multivariate ordinal logistic regression was used to identify determinants of KAP toward COVID-19.

Results and Conclusions:

The majority of the prisoners had limited understanding and poor preventive strategies application toward COVID-19. Being male, living in a rural area, having a low educational standing, and being a farmer were related to limited knowledge, negative attitude, and poor practice toward COVID-19. Furthermore, having little understanding was linked with poor practice toward COVID-19. As a result, the focus should be on convicts, creating awareness, and addressing specific socioeconomic features of prisoners, as well as boosting COVID-19 preventive activities that should get attention in the prison.

Keywords

COVID-19KAPprisonersSouthern Ethiopia
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e364
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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