Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Covid-19 and Associated Factors Among University Students in Mizan Tepi University, 2020

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Students in Mizan Tepi University, Southwest Ethiopia 2020, n =402

Characteristics		Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Male	262	65.2
	Female	140	34.8
Marital status	Single	336	83.6
	Married	37	9.2
	Widowed	3	0.7
	Divorced	26	6.5
Students residence	Urban	170	42.3
	Rural	232	57.7
Parents completed diploma or higher education	None	207	51.5
	One of them	132	32.8
	Both of them	63	15.7
Religion	Orthodox	293	72.9
	Protestant	50	12.4
	Muslim	56	13.9
	Wakfeta	3	0.7
Monthly income in ETB	<1000	249	61.9
	1000–1500	108	26.9
	≥1500	45	11.2
College of students	Health sciences	122	30.3
	None health sciences	280	69.7
Smoking	Yes	40	10.0
	No	362	90.0

Figure 1 Source of information about Covid-19 to students in Mizan Tepi University, southwest Ethiopia, 2020, n= 402.

Table 2 Participants’ Knowledge About Covid-19 in Mizan Tepi University, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020, n = 402

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
What type of infectious is Covid-19?	Bacterial	18	4.5
	Viral	315	78.4
	I do not know	69	17.2
The main transmission method	Respiratory droplet and close contact	306	76.1
	Water	24	6.0
	Food	29	7.2
	I do not know	43	10.7
Incubation period of Covid-19	1–14 days	234	58.2
	5–9 days	36	9.0
	More than 14 days	106	26.4
	I do not know	26	6.5
Who is susceptible for Covid-19?	The old	113	28.1
	People are generally susceptible	153	38.1
	Young adults	11	2.7
	People with pre-existing disease	94	23.4
	I do not know	31	7.7
Main clinical manifestations of Covid-19	Fever and dry cough	257	63.9
	Fatigue	38	9.5
	Stuffy and runny nose	42	10.4
	Back pain	8	2.0
	Diarrhea	12	3.0
	I do not know	45	11.2
All infected individuals with Covid-19 develop sign and symptoms.	Yes	171	42.5
	No	165	41.0
	I do not know	66	16.4
None pharmacological method of prevention is important for Covid-19.	Yes	244	60.7
	No	89	22.1
	I do not know	69	17.2
Wearing mask can prevent transmission	Yes	299	74.4
	No	69	17.2
	I do not know	34	8.5
Eating garlic and onions can prevent transmission.	Yes	156	38.8
	No	173	43.0
	I do not know	73	18.2
Taking anti-biotic is optimal method of Covid-19 treatment and prevention.	Yes	162	40.3
	No	167	41.5
	I do not know	73	18.2
There is effective curing and protecting vaccine and treatment modalities for Covid-19.	Yes	205	51.0
	No	127	31.6
	I do not know	70	17.4
Globally mortality rate from Covid-19 is below 5%.	Yes	154	38.3
	No	148	36.8
	I do not know	100	24.9
Does Covid-19 transmitted with contact of contaminated surfaces?	Yes	287	71.4
	No	53	13.2
	I do not know	62	15.4

Figure 2 Knowledge status of the students to Covid-19 in Mizan Tepi University, southwest Ethiopia, 2020, n=402.

Table 3 Attitude of the Students Towards Covid-19, in Mizan Tepi University, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020, n=402

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Are you worried that you might get Covid-19?	Agree	202	50.2
	Do not agree	136	33.8
	Neutral	64	15.9
Do you think that Covid-19 prevention measures should only be applied by older adults and age groups most risk?	Agree	182	45.3
	Do not agree	170	42.3
	Neutral	50	12.4
In the event that i develop symptoms of Covid-19, I will seek to visit health facility.	Agree	268	66.7
	Do not agree	98	24.4
	Neutral	36	9.0
Do you think that limit of the movement decreases the transmission?	Agree	275	68.4
	Do not agree	97	24.1
	Neutral	30	7.5
Do you think that students in campus are invincible for Covid-19?	Agree	158	39.3
	Do not agree	132	32.8
	Neutral	112	27.9
Do you think that outbreak has impacted your study?	Agree	205	51.0
	Do not agree	133	33.1
	Neutral	64	15.9
Do you think that consumptions of raw vegetables and wild animal products have no role in transmissions of Covid-19?	Agree	184	45.8
	Do not agree	153	38.1
	Neutral	65	16.2

Figure 3 Students’ attitude status to Covid-19 in Mizan Tepi University, southwest Ethiopia, 2020, n = 402.

Table 4 Students’ Practice Towards Covid-19 Prevention in Mizan Tepi University, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020, n=402

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Were you committed to hand wash?	Often or more	258	64.2
	Rarely or less	144	35.8
Did you practice the proper methods of coughing and sneezing etiquette?	Often or more	224	55.7
	Rarely or less	178	44.3
Did you wear face mask regularly?	Often or more	181	45.0
	Rarely or less	221	55.0
Were you in areas of many people gathered like in bar and restaurants?	Often or more	155	38.6
	Rarely or less	247	61.4
Did you maintain safe distance between you and individual?	Often or more	158	39.3
	Rarely or less	244	60.6
What would you do if you had close contact with confirmed case?	Pro-actively report to the institution and I isolate my self	193	48.0
	I do not know what to do	209	52.0
What would you do if someone cured from Covid-19 wants to meet you?	I will meet and show kind ness	137	34.1
	I will excuse him and avoid contact	265	65.9
What would you do if you had fever and dry cough?	I will analyze the situation rationally and report to nearby health facility	206	51.2
	I do not know what to do	196	48.8

Figure 4 Practice status among students toward Covid-19 in Mizan Tepi University, southwest Ethiopia, 2020, n=402.

Table 5 Bivariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis Showing Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Students Towards Covid-19 in Mizan Taipei University, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020, n=402

Variables	Category	Knowledge		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Poor Knowledge %	Good Knowledge%
Sex	Male	146(65.5%)	116(61.3%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
	Female	67(34.5%)	73(38.7%)	1.371 (0.909, 2.070)*	1.117 (0.715, 1.744)
College	Health science	41(19.2%)	81(42.9%)	6.752(2.014, 4.915)*	2.983 (1.869, 4.763)**
	None health science	172(80.8%)	108(57.1%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
Parents completed diploma or higher education	None of them	129(60.6%)	78(41.3%)	0.550 (0.311, 0.971)*	0.718 (0.390, 1.321)
	One of them	54(25.4%)	78(41.3%)	1.313 (0.718, 2.402)	1.537 (0.810, 2.919)
	Both of them	30(14%)	33(17.4%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
Income	< 1000 ETB	135(63.4%)	114(60.3%)	0.617(0.325, 1.173)*	0.591 (0.296, 1.180)
	1000–1500 ETB	59(27.7%)	49(25.9%)	0.607 (0.301, 1.225)*	0.571 (0.270, 1.206)
	≥1500 ETB	19(8.9%)	26(13.8%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
Attitude
		Negative attitude %	Positive attitude %
Sex	Male	114(61.6%)	148(68.2%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
	Female	71(38.4%)	69(31.8%)	0.749(0.496, 1.130)*	0.628(0.405, 0.975)**
College	Health sciences	46(24.9%)	76(35%)	1.629(1.055, 2.516)*	1.863(1.169, 2.970)**
	None health sciences	139(75.1%)	141(65%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
Income	<1000 ETB	110(59.5%)	139(64.1%)	0.632(0.324, 1.233)*	0.657(0.326, 1.326)
	1000–1500 ETB	60(32.4%)	48(22.1%)	0.400(0.193,0.827)*	0.403(0.189, 0.856)**
	≥1500 ETB	15(8.1%)	30(13.8%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
Parents completed diploma or higher education	None of them	99 (53.5%)	108 (49.8%)	0.507(0.279, 0.921)*	0.561(0.299, 1.053)
	One of them	66 (35.7%)	66 (30.4%)	0.465(0.248, 0.874)*	0.455(0.236, 0.878)**
	Both of them	20 (11%)	43 (19.8%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
Practice
		Poor practice %	Good practice %
Smoking	Yes	17(7.4%)	23(13.4%)	1.934(0.999, 3.745)*	1.161(0.277, 4.861)
	No	213(92.6%)	149(86.6%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
Residence	Urban	109(49.4%)	61(35.5%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
	Rural	121(50.6%)	111(64.5%)	1.639(1.093, 2.459)*	1.740(1.136, 2.663)**
Knowledge	Poor knowledge	133(57.8%)	80(46.5%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
	Good knowledge	97(42.2%)	92(53.5%)	1.577(1.059, 2.347)*	1.893(1.232, 2.909)**
Attitude	Negative attitude	129(56.1%)	56(32.6%)	1(ref.)	1(ref.)
	Positive attitude	101(43.9%)	116(67.4%)	2.646(1.753, 3.993)*	2.676(1.745, 4.105)**

Notes: *Significantly associated at p < 0.25; **significantly associated at p < 0.05.