Knowledge and Practice of COVID-19 Preventive Measures in an Internally Displaced Persons Camp, Zonkwa, Kaduna State, Nigeria - An Observational Study

Paul Audu Odumu; Jude Ikechukwu Akunne; Abubakar Audu Ogeriya; Olukemi Titilope Olugbade; Patricia Elameyi Idoko; Musa Yusuf; Zainab Kwaru Muhammad-Idris; Ado Zakari; Martha Ngufan Odumu; Sunday Joseph; Tajudeen Ayodeji Olasinde

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Knowledge and Practice of COVID-19 Preventive Measures in an Internally Displaced Persons Camp, Zonkwa, Kaduna State, Nigeria - An Observational Study

Paul Audu Odumu, Jude Ikechukwu Akunne, Abubakar Audu Ogeriya, Olukemi Titilope Olugbade, Patricia Elameyi Idoko, Musa Yusuf, Zainab Kwaru Muhammad-Idris, Ado Zakari, Martha Ngufan Odumu, Sunday Joseph, Tajudeen Ayodeji Olasinde

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The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan China and declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The measures for prevention and control instituted and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) include hand hygiene, use of face masks and physical distancing. Physical distancing may be challenging in crowded places like internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps. Since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria, information about the COVID-19 response in IDP settings is limited. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge of COVID-19 among the IDPs in Zonkwa camp, determine the practice of preventive measures and educate the IDPs on COVID-19 preventive measures. A cross-sectional study using interviewer administered questionnaires was conducted among IDPs in Zonkwa camp, Kaduna State. A multi-stage sampling method was used to select respondents. Information about socio-demographic data, awareness about COVID-19 was collected and assessment of knowledge of respondents about modes of transmission and prevention of COVID-19 was done using multiple response analysis. Data was analyzed using SPSS Version 26. Majority of the 276 respondents in this study were females, Christians and married. Television and radio were the major sources of health information about COVID-19, and awareness about the disease was high among majority of the respondents. The practice of preventive measures was poor, though better in males than females (p=0.04). A higher proportion of respondents with good knowledge of modes of transmission, and knowledge of symptoms were observed to have good practice of preventive measures, (p<0.001). The practice of infection preventive measures is very important in reducing the onset and spread of the COVID-19 infection. IDPs live in very peculiar conditions owing to their forced displacement. There was a significant association between the overall level of knowledge of COVID-19 and the practice of preventive measures among respondents. Continuous health education about COVID-19 by the Kaduna State Ministry of Health to the IDPs will improve the practice of COVID-19 preventive measures.

Published in	Central African Journal of Public Health (Volume 8, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.cajph.20220801.13
Page(s)	13-21
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Coronavirus, Corona Virus Disease, Health Education, Infection Prevention and Control, Pandemic, Kaduna, Nigeria

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Paul Audu Odumu

Ministry of Defence, Department of Family Medicine, 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna, Kaduna, Nigeria
Jude Ikechukwu Akunne

Ministry of Defence, Department of Family Medicine, 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna, Kaduna, Nigeria
Abubakar Audu Ogeriya

Ministry of Defence, Department of Family Medicine, 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna, Kaduna, Nigeria
Olukemi Titilope Olugbade

Ministry of Defence, Department of Medical Services, 2 Division Nigeria Army, Ibadan, Nigeria
Patricia Elameyi Idoko

Ministry of Defence, Department of Family Medicine, 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna, Kaduna, Nigeria
Musa Yusuf

Ministry of Defence, Department of Family Medicine, 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna, Kaduna, Nigeria
Zainab Kwaru Muhammad-Idris

Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria
Ado Zakari

Department of Planning, Research and Statistics, Kaduna State Ministry of Health, Kaduna, Nigeria
Martha Ngufan Odumu

Odumehaje Christian Medical Mission, Virtual Hospital Kaduna, Kaduna, Nigeria
Sunday Joseph

Department of Planning, Research and Statistics, Kaduna State Ministry of Health, Kaduna, Nigeria
Tajudeen Ayodeji Olasinde

Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria

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