The impact of education level on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards COVID-19 in Edo State, Nigeria

Doaa Farag; Nosa Akpede; Hannah Waterson; Danny Asogun; Faustina Blackie; Chinelo Nandi; Michael Azi; Oboh Achioyamen; Domina Achioyamen; Anjana Sahu; Arpana Verma; Gregory Williams

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdac142

The impact of education level on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards COVID-19 in Edo State, Nigeria

Doaa Farag, Nosa Akpede, Hannah Waterson, Danny Asogun, Faustina Blackie, Chinelo Nandi, Michael Azi, Oboh Achioyamen, Domina Achioyamen, Anjana Sahu, Arpana Verma, Gregory Williams

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Background: For effective Public Health measures, factors which influence Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) needs to be understood. In this paper, we document the relationship between levels of education on the KAP towards COVID-19 among the population of Edo State, Nigeria.
Methods: A cross-sectional KAP questionnaire was delivered across 13 communities. The study population was dichotomised into those who had or had not completed secondary education. Chi-Square tests were conducted to determine statistical significance.
Results: 30% of the 538 participants had completed secondary education. Those with secondary education were significantly more likely to recognise symptoms of COVID-19 (pDiscussion: Higher levels of education impacts on knowledge and practices but has less impact on attitudes regarding how well certain individuals/organisations can handle the pandemic. Findings highlighted the importance of tailoring public health communication and strategies to local populations to improve efficacy.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Public Health
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdac142
Publication status	Published - 21 Dec 2023

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Poverty Reduction’s Influence On Risk factors for non-communicable diseases: a systems approach. https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/prior/
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The impact of education level on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards COVID-19 in Edo State, Nigeria

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