Effect of Socio-Demographic Status on Knowledge, Attitude and Compliance with COVID-19 Preventive Measures among Commercial Drivers in Osogbo, Nigeria
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COVID-19 spreads quickly in large gatherings such as motor parks. Commercial drivers' knowledge, attitude, and compliance with COVID 19 preventive measures are critical to effective mitigation measures. It is a cross-sectional descriptive study that assesses knowledge, attitude and compliance towards COVID 19 preventive measures among 348 commercial drivers in Osogbo, Nigeria, selected by multistage sampling technique using an interviewer-administered semi-structured questionnaire and an observation checklist. Data collected were entered in the Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS version 23), and descriptive and inferential statistics were done with the appropriate test statistic. P-value set at 0.05. All respondents were aware of COVID 19, and 57.8% identified radio as the primary source of information. Nearly half (49.4%) of respondents had poor knowledge, 27% had an unsupportive attitude and 74.7% with unsatisfactory compliance measures. Compliance measures were strongly related to knowledge, attitude, marital status and educational status (P< 0.05). Those with good knowledge were 1.9 times more unlikely to indulge in unsatisfactory practices than respondents with poor knowledge (CI 0.303-0.04, OR 0.507). In conclusion, the knowledge and attitude of respondents influence their COVID 19 compliance practices. Therefore, continuous health promotion programs are recommended to improve the knowledge and support their attitude towards eliminating the infection.
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