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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to Coronavirus disease 2019 during the outbreak among workers in China: A large cross-sectional study

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  • Zhi-Hao Li
  • Xi-Ru Zhang
  • Wen-Fang Zhong
  • Wei-Qi Song
  • Zheng-He Wang
  • Qing Chen
  • Dan Liu
  • Qing-Mei Huang
  • Dong Shen
  • Pei-Liang Chen
  • Ang Mao
  • Duo Zhang
  • Xingfen Yang
  • Xian-Bo Wu
  • Chen Mao

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has recently emerged as a global threat. Understanding workers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding this new infectious disease is crucial to preventing and controlling it. This study aimed to assess KAP regarding COVID-19 during the outbreak among workers in China. The present study was part of a cross-sectional online survey study conducted based on a large labor-intensive factory, which has 180,000 workers from various Chinese provinces, from 2 February 2020 to 7 February 2020. KAP related to COVID-19 were measured by 32 items, each item was measured with an agree/disagree/unclear format, and only correct responses were given 1 point. KAP regarding COVID-19 were measured with 20 items, 6 items and 6 items, respectively. A total of 123,768 valid responses (68.8%) were included in the analysis. Generally, the levels of knowledge (mean: 16.3 out of 20 points), attitudes (mean: 4.5 out of 6 points), and practices (mean: 5.8 out of 6 points) related to COVID-19 were high. Only 36,373 respondents (29.4%) disagreed that gargling with salt water is effective in protecting against COVID-19. Moreover, older respondents had decreased levels of knowledge and practices related to COVID-19 (both P values for the trend

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  • Zhi-Hao Li & Xi-Ru Zhang & Wen-Fang Zhong & Wei-Qi Song & Zheng-He Wang & Qing Chen & Dan Liu & Qing-Mei Huang & Dong Shen & Pei-Liang Chen & Ang Mao & Duo Zhang & Xingfen Yang & Xian-Bo Wu & Chen Mao, 2020. "Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to Coronavirus disease 2019 during the outbreak among workers in China: A large cross-sectional study," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(9), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pntd00:0008584
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008584
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