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Abstract

At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, preventive measures seemed the most appropriate method to control its spread. We assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the Ivorian public regarding preventive measures, conducting a hybrid survey across the country. Participants were invited to complete a questionnaire online, by phone, or face-to-face. Chi-squared, Fisher’s exact, and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to compare the frequency of responses regarding compliance with preventive measures. Data were validated for 564 individuals. Over one-third of respondents believed that COVID-19 was related to non-natural causes. Though the disease was perceived as severe, respondents did not consider it to be highly infectious. Overall, 35.6% of respondents fully trust health officials in the management of the pandemic, and 34.6% trusted them moderately. Individuals who believed COVID-19 was a disease caused by a pathogen and the well-educated were likely to comply with preventive measures. About 70% of respondents stated that their daily expenses had increased due to preventive measures. The study concludes that beyond unfavorable socioeconomic conditions, the level of knowledge regarding COVID-19 and trust in the government/health system are more likely to influence compliance with preventive measures such as self-reporting, physical distancing, the use of face masks, and eventually the acceptability of vaccines.

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Title
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Regarding the COVID-19 Outbreak in Côte d’Ivoire: Understanding the Non-Compliance of Populations with Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions
Author
Yapi, Richard B 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Houngbedji, Clarisse A 1 ; Daniel KG N’Guessan 2 ; Dindé, Arlette O 3 ; Sanhoun, Aimé R 3 ; Amin, Ariane 4 ; Kossia DT Gboko 2 ; Heitz-Tokpa, Kathrin 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gilbert Fokou 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bonfoh, Bassirou 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Centre d’Entomologie Médicale et Vétérinaire, Université Alassane Ouattara, Bouaké 01 BPV 18, Côte d’Ivoire; [email protected]; Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan 01 BP 1303, Côte d’Ivoire; [email protected] (D.K.G.N.); [email protected] (A.O.D.); [email protected] (A.R.S.); [email protected] (A.A.); [email protected] (K.D.T.G.); [email protected] (K.H.-T.); [email protected] (G.F.); [email protected] (B.B.) 
 Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan 01 BP 1303, Côte d’Ivoire; [email protected] (D.K.G.N.); [email protected] (A.O.D.); [email protected] (A.R.S.); [email protected] (A.A.); [email protected] (K.D.T.G.); [email protected] (K.H.-T.); [email protected] (G.F.); [email protected] (B.B.) 
 Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan 01 BP 1303, Côte d’Ivoire; [email protected] (D.K.G.N.); [email protected] (A.O.D.); [email protected] (A.R.S.); [email protected] (A.A.); [email protected] (K.D.T.G.); [email protected] (K.H.-T.); [email protected] (G.F.); [email protected] (B.B.); UFR des Sciences et Technologies des Aliments, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan 02 BP 801, Côte d’Ivoire 
 Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan 01 BP 1303, Côte d’Ivoire; [email protected] (D.K.G.N.); [email protected] (A.O.D.); [email protected] (A.R.S.); [email protected] (A.A.); [email protected] (K.D.T.G.); [email protected] (K.H.-T.); [email protected] (G.F.); [email protected] (B.B.); UFR des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion, Université Felix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan 01 BPV 34, Côte d’Ivoire 
 Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan 01 BP 1303, Côte d’Ivoire; [email protected] (D.K.G.N.); [email protected] (A.O.D.); [email protected] (A.R.S.); [email protected] (A.A.); [email protected] (K.D.T.G.); [email protected] (K.H.-T.); [email protected] (G.F.); [email protected] (B.B.); Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel, Switzerland 
 Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan 01 BP 1303, Côte d’Ivoire; [email protected] (D.K.G.N.); [email protected] (A.O.D.); [email protected] (A.R.S.); [email protected] (A.A.); [email protected] (K.D.T.G.); [email protected] (K.H.-T.); [email protected] (G.F.); [email protected] (B.B.); Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) Division, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), 116-118 Buitengracht Street, Private Bag X9182, Cape Town 8000, South Africa 
First page
4757
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1661-7827
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2528253114
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.