Factors Associated with Adherence to Covid-19 Preventive Measures Among Residents of Ojodu Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue XI, November 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

Factors Associated with Adherence to Covid-19 Preventive Measures Among Residents of Ojodu Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, Nigeria

Oduyoye, Omobola Oyebola¹*, Chinenye-Julius, Augusta Ezinne¹, Oresegun, Adepeju Aderinsola², Adejumo, Oluwagbemiga Joshua^1
1Department of Public Health, School of Public and Allied Health, Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
²Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
*Corresponding Author

Abstract: Background: Considering the global spread of COVID-19 without a definite treatment, health authorities have designed non-pharmaceutical interventions to combat the spread of COVID-19. However, the community’s poor adherence towards the laid down COVID-19 preventive measures remain a major public health challenge. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures among residents of Ojodu Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Methodology: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The target population comprised of 422 apparently healthy male and female residents of Ojodu LCDA between 17 and 50 years. The research instrument used for this study was a structured, pretested questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of SPSS version 23.
Results: More than half of the respondents (64.7%) had good adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures, 56.2% had good knowledge about COVID-19 pandemic and 52.8% had favorable attitude towards COVID-19 preventive measures. Residents who had poor knowledge were 0.04 times less likely to adhere to COVID-19 preventive measures (AOR: 0.041; 95%CI: 0.022, 0.0.074) than those who had good knowledge while those who had unfavorable attitude towards COVID-19 preventive measures were 0.318 times less likely to adhere to COVID-19 preventive measures (AOR: 0.318; 95%CI: 0.180, 0.0.563).
Conclusion: Ojodu residents demonstrated good knowledge, favorable attitude, and good adherence towards COVID-19 preventive measures. Significant predictors of adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures included knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 preventive measures. There is the need to beef up cogent measures by the government to ensure that the general population comply with the COVID-19 preventive measures and increase their knowledge regarding the reality of COVID-19 and its prevention guidelines.

Keywords: Adherence, COVID-19 preventive measures, Ojodu LCDA

I. INTRODUCTION

The global burden of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its effects on all sectors of the economy cannot be overemphasized. COVID-19 is an infectious disease which is transmitted via respiratory droplets, contaminated surfaces/objects and aerosols (World Health Organization, 2020). Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, dry cough and tiredness, which usually present 2–14 days after exposure to the virus (Sharma et al., 2020). Asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 have also been reported (Furukawa, Brooks & Sobel, 2020).

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