Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Covid 19 Preventive Measures among Hypertension Patients at Monkey Bay Community Hospital, version 1.0
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2022-08-17
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TYPE OF STUDY
An exploratory quantitative study on knowledge, attitudes and practices of Covid-19
preventive measures among hypertensive patients at Monkey Bay community hospital
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Covid-19 is an acute respiratory disease in humans caused by corona virus 2 (SARS COV-2)
and it is capable of causing severe symptoms and death. Evidence has shown that
hypertension is one of the factors that affect Covid-19 disease severity. Several Covid-19
preventive measures are encouraged. However, little is known about the knowledge, attitude
and practices of hypertensive clients on Covid-19 preventive measures since they are a high-
risk group. This prompted us to conduct this study.
STUDY OBJECTIVES
Broad objective
To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of Covid -19 preventive measures
among hypertension patients at Monkey-bay Community Hospital.
Specific objectives
To determine participants’ awareness of the Covid-19 preventive measures,
To explore participants’ attitudes towards COVID-19 preventive measures
To identify the preventive measures participants use in response to Covid-19.
Significance of the study
The study findings will isolate gaps existing on Covid -19 preventive measures thereby
giving insight to health professionals to provide education and support on preventions of
Covid -19 among hypertension clients.
METHODOLOGY
Study design
The study will use quantitative approach design.
Study setting
Monkey-bay Community Hospital (MBCH)17-Aug-2022
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Study population and Sample size
65 clients with hypertension attending non communicable disease clinic at MBCH will be
enrolled.
Sampling method
Convenient sampling method will be used
Inclusion criteria
Clients aged 18 years and beyond with hypertension who attend NCD clinic.
Exclusion criteria
Hypertension clients with other co-morbidities, age less than 18 years and in-patients will
be excluded.
Data collection instrument
Structured interviewer administered questionnaire
Pretesting
Before data collection, the tool will be pretested on 6 clients attending hypertension clinic at
Mangochi district hospital for usability.
Data collection process
Data will be collected after being granted permission from Mangochi DHO, MBCH and
participants. A structured interviewer administered questionnaire will be used. Measures to
prevent transmission of Covid-19 will be followed during data collection.
Data management and storage
Data will be cleaned, checked for completeness and entered into IBM SPSS Statistics 20 for
analysis.
Data analysis
Analysis will be done using descriptive statistics and summarized by mean, percentage and
frequency. The analyzed data will be organized and presented using tables, graphs and
narrations accordingly.
ETHICAL CONSIDERATION17-Aug-2022
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The study will be conducted after approval from College of Medicine research and Ethics
Committee (COMREC). Permission to conduct the study at MBCH will be granted.
Participants will be required to give both written and oral consent indicating their willingness
to participate after understanding the purpose, significance, benefits and procedure of the
study. The participants will be enrolled in this study on a voluntary basis. codes will be used
instead of real names to protect the participants’ identity.
DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS
The findings will be presented in both local (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences) College
of Nursing [KCN] research seminars and international conferences. Copies for the research
findings will be placed at KUHeS, MCHS and MBCH libraries.
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study will help management of MBCH and MOH in strengthening
COVID-19 preventive measures among hypertensive clients.