叙利亚居民对 COVID-19 大流行的知识、态度和实践（KAP）的横断面调查。
A cross-sectional survey of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards COVID-19 pandemic among the Syrian residents.
机构信息
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Rasheed International University for Science and Technology, Ghabagheb, Daraa', Syrian Arab Republic.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Baath University, Homs, Syrian Arab Republic.
出版信息
BMC Public Health. 2021 Feb 5;21(1):296. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10353-3.
BACKGROUND
Effective COVID-19 pandemic management requires adequate understanding of factors that influence behavioral changes. This study aims to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among Syrians in a post-conflict context.
METHOD
A cross sectional web-based survey was conducted on the Syrian residents of 16 years and above. It contains questions on knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) with respect to COVID-19. Participants' demographic characteristics are recorded and analyzed. The study is conducted during the global outbreak of COVID-19.
RESULTS
A total of 706 participants (female, 444; male, 262) were enrolled. This study included 405 participants aged between 16 and 29, 204 aged between 30 and 49, and 97 aged above 60 years. There were 642 who have a university degree and 61 who have high school degree. Among the participants 253 were students, 316 were employed, 75 work as freelancers, and 62 were unemployed. Results showed that overall knowledge score towards the disease was about 60% (mean score 3.54 ± 1.20; range 0-6). Knowledge scores significantly differed across age groups (P < 0.05), education levels (P = 0.001), and occupations (P < 0.05). Attitude and practice scores were 2.45 ± 0.81 (range 0-4), 5.90 ± 1.52 (range 0-8), respectively. Attitude scores were significantly different between males and females (P < 0.05), whereas practice scores varied significantly across gender (P < 0.05), age groups (P = 0.01), education levels (P = 0.015), occupations (P < 0.05), and according to knowledge score (P = 0.000). Results from multiple linear regression indicated that lower knowledge scores were significantly associated with lower education level (P < 0.05), whereas poor preventive practices were common among male, young and unemployed participants with significance levels of P < 0.01, P = .000, P < 0.01, respectively.
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study suggest that the Syrian residents demonstrate modest knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 at the time of its global outbreak. Efforts should be directed towards raising the awareness of the disease to improve their practices in the current COVID-19 pandemic, as well as for future epidemics.
背景
有效的 COVID-19 大流行管理需要充分了解影响行为变化的因素。本研究旨在评估冲突后背景下叙利亚人对 COVID-19 的知识、态度和实践。
方法
对 16 岁及以上的叙利亚居民进行了横断面网络调查。它包含了与 COVID-19 相关的知识、态度和实践 (KAP) 的问题。记录和分析参与者的人口统计学特征。本研究在 COVID-19 全球爆发期间进行。
结果
共纳入 706 名参与者（女性 444 名，男性 262 名）。本研究包括 405 名年龄在 16 至 29 岁之间的参与者，204 名年龄在 30 至 49 岁之间，97 名年龄在 60 岁以上。其中 642 人拥有大学学位，61 人拥有高中学位。参与者中 253 人是学生，316 人就业，75 人自由职业，62 人失业。结果表明，对疾病的整体知识得分约为 60%（平均得分为 3.54±1.20；范围 0-6）。知识得分在年龄组（P<0.05）、教育水平（P=0.001）和职业（P<0.05）之间有显著差异。态度和实践得分分别为 2.45±0.81（范围 0-4）和 5.90±1.52（范围 0-8）。男性和女性之间的态度得分存在显著差异（P<0.05），而实践得分在性别（P<0.05）、年龄组（P=0.01）、教育水平（P=0.015）、职业（P<0.05）和知识得分（P=0.000）方面有显著差异。多元线性回归结果表明，较低的知识得分与较低的教育水平显著相关（P<0.05），而男性、年轻和失业参与者的预防措施较差，其显著性水平分别为 P<0.01、P=0.000、P<0.01。
结论
本研究结果表明，在 COVID-19 全球爆发时，叙利亚居民对 COVID-19 的知识、态度和实践水平适中。应努力提高对该疾病的认识，以改善他们在当前 COVID-19 大流行以及未来流行期间的实践。
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