Demographic factors, attitude and knowledge of persons with special needs towards COVID-19 in Nigeria: Implications for counselling and social policy

Emerald open research Pub Date : 2020-08-20 DOI:10.35241/emeraldopenres.13800.2

K. Lazarus, D. Oluwole

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This study investigated demographic factors, attitude and knowledge of persons with special needs towards COVID-19 in Nigeria between 12 th and 25 th May, 2020. This cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 72 persons with special needs purposively selected from the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. A questionnaire comprising questions on demographic information (three), knowledge (24) and attitude (28) towards COVID-19 was completed via Google forms by the participants (r = 0.78). There were more males (51, 70.8%) than females (21, 29.2%) and the most common age group was 34-44 years (37.5%). The number of participants with a hearing impairment was 34 (47.2%) and the number with a visual impairment was 26 (36.1%). The results indicate adequate knowledge about the characteristics of COVID-19. It was found that 98.6% of the participants had heard about COVID-19; 94.4% were aware that COVID-19 is a contagious disease, 91.7% stated that COVID-19 is a virus and 88.9% reported correctly that the incubation period is 3-14 days. The knowledge about symptoms of COVID-19 among participants was high (x = 2.63; participants obtained 87.8% of the total achievable score for these questions). The knowledge about prevention and control of COVID-19 among participants needs was very high (x = 2.77; participants obtained 92.3% of the total achievable score for these questions). Attitude of participants towards the COVID-19 outbreak was positive and above average (x = 2.84). However, participants reported that it is hard to get palliatives or financial support from others during COVID-19 lockdown (52.8%) and that they feel frustrated by the uncaring attitude of the government towards them during COVID-19 lockdown (55.6%). On this basis, counselling and social policy implications were suggested including the provision of palliatives by the government and the need for widespread enlightenment among individuals with special needs on prevention of COVID-19.

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尼日利亚有特殊需要者对新冠肺炎的人口因素、态度和知识：对咨询和社会政策的影响

本研究调查了2020年5月12日至25日期间尼日利亚有特殊需求者对新冠肺炎的人口统计学因素、态度和知识。这项跨部门的在线调查是在尼日利亚六个地缘政治区的72名有特殊需求的人中进行的。一份问卷，包括关于人口统计信息的问题（三），参与者通过谷歌表格填写了对新冠肺炎的知识（24）和态度（28）（r=0.78）。男性（51，70.8%）多于女性（21，29.2%），最常见的年龄组为34-44岁（37.5%）。患有听力障碍的参与者有34人（47.2%），患有视力障碍的参与者为26人（36.1%）新冠肺炎的特点。研究发现，98.6%的参与者听说过新冠肺炎；94.4%的人知道新冠肺炎是一种传染性疾病，91.7%的人认为新冠肺炎是一种病毒，88.9%的人认为潜伏期为3-14天。参与者对新冠肺炎症状的了解程度很高（x=2.63；参与者获得了这些问题可达到总分的87.8%）。参与者对新冠肺炎预防和控制的知识需求非常高（x=2.77；参与者在这些问题上获得了92.3%的可实现总分）。参与者对新冠肺炎疫情的态度是积极的，高于平均水平（x=2.84）。然而，参与者报告说，在新冠肺炎封锁期间，很难从他人那里获得缓解或财政支持（52.8%），他们对新冠肺炎封锁期间政府对他们的漠不关心感到沮丧（55.6%）。在此基础上，提出了咨询和社会政策影响，包括政府提供缓解药物，以及在有特殊需求的个人中广泛启蒙预防新冠肺炎的必要性。

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