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- Title
Knowledge, attitude and Behavior of the Moroccan Population During Covid-19.
- Authors
Hmimou, Soumaia; Nekkal, Nesma; Azami Idrissi, Youssef; Boukhorb, Sara; Bendahbia, Khaoula; Riad Benzidane, Sidi Mohamed; Soulaymani, Abdelmajid
- Abstract
Background: Since December 2019 the world has experienced a significant spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the mental health of the population. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Morocco and was administered to a sample of 702 respondents. The subject was assessed using a questionnaire containing the following information: Personal demographic characteristics, knowledge and awareness of COVID-19 outbreak, Attitude towards COVID-19 outbreak, Behavioral change in relation to COVID-19 outbreak, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) screening questions for anxiety and depression, and finally a questionnaire related to people at risk of psychological harm from social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, data collection began three weeks after confinement began and lasted for five weeks, from April 10 to 08 Mai. Results: 702 participants responded to the survey. The descriptive analysis of the database showed that the majority of respondents were male (69.3%), aged 20 to 30 years (46.15%), with university diploma (61.25%) and employed (63.53%).Knowledge differed considerably by level of education; however, Attitude differed significantly according to gender and educational level. Correlations between the knowledge, attitude, behavioral behavioural, PHQ-4 and the psychological harm score shows that the variables "attitude, behavioural and Psychological harm" are significantly correlated with the PHQ-4 score, the higher the latter are the greater the last is high. In addition, the "Knowledge" variable is also significantly correlated. The greater the knowledge, the smaller the PHQ-4 score. Conclusion: The covid-19 pandemic is a public health problem
- Subjects
MOROCCO; COVID-19; CROSS-sectional method; MENTAL health; HEALTH literacy; SOCIAL isolation; SURVEYS; HEALTH attitudes; HEALTH behavior; QUESTIONNAIRES; MENTAL depression; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR modification; COVID-19 pandemic; EDUCATIONAL attainment
- Publication
Medico-Legal Update, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 3, p502
- ISSN
0971-720X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/mlu.v21i3.3037