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COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice in combating TB and COVID-19 in Cameroon
Submitted: 05 July 2024 | Published: 14 May 2025
About the author(s)
Genevieve Andoseh, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; and Laboratory for Tuberculosis Research and Pharmacology, Biotechnology Center of Nkolbisson (BTC), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, CameroonLionel U. Tiani, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Laboratory for Tuberculosis Research and Pharmacology, Biotechnology Center of Nkolbisson (BTC), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; and Laboratory for Vector Biology and Control, Biotechnology Center of Nkolbisson (BTC), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Cyriaque A. Ambassa, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; and Laboratory for Tuberculosis Research and Pharmacology, Biotechnology Center of Nkolbisson (BTC), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Diane Kamdem Thiomo, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; and Laboratory for Tuberculosis Research and Pharmacology, Biotechnology Center of Nkolbisson (BTC), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Jean Paul Assam Assam, Laboratory for Tuberculosis Research and Pharmacology, Biotechnology Center of Nkolbisson (BTC), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; and Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Cedric F. Tchinda, Laboratory for Tuberculosis Research and Pharmacology, Biotechnology Center of Nkolbisson (BTC), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; and Center for Research on Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies (IMPM), Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Leonard N. Numfor, Congolese Foundation for Medical Research, WHO/AFRO Campus, Brazzaville, Congo
Francine Ntoumi, Congolese Foundation for Medical Research, University of Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, Congo; and Institute for Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Véronique Penlap Beng, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; and Laboratory for Tuberculosis Research and Pharmacology, Biotechnology Center of Nkolbisson (BTC), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Abstract
Background: COVID-19 and tuberculosis (TB) were the top two leading causes of death from a single infectious agent in 2022.
Aim: This study aimed at assessing COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) and their associated factors among pulmonary TB patients and healthy individuals in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Setting: The study was conducted at the Jamot Hospital in Yaoundé, a main referral hospital for TB management in Cameroon.
Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to recruit a consecutive sample of TB patients and healthy participants at Jamot Hospital and communities in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from April 2022 to March 2023. Data on socio-demographic characteristics and COVID-19 KAP were collected and analysed using logistic regression with significance considered at p < 0.05.
Results: Out of 409 participants, 67.5% had good knowledge, 54% had a favourable attitude, and 22.5% had good practices towards COVID-19. Multivariate analysis identified TB status, age, sex, and marital status as significant factors influencing KAP scores. Good knowledge and good practices were associated with being healthy, young, and single (p < 0.05). In addition, the female gender, good knowledge, and favourable attitudes were associated with good practices (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Gaps in COVID-19 KAP among TB patients highlight the need for targeted public health interventions, with a focus on TB patients, males, the elderly, and married individuals for better control.
Contribution: Tuberculosis patients are not adopting positive prevention practices as required, thus increasing their risk of getting COVID-19 and transmitting TB, necessitating urgent action.
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