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    Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Covid 19 Preventive Measures among Hypertension Patients at Monkey Bay Community Hospital, version 1.0
    (2022-08-17) Mwanamanga, Gideon; Lungu, Gaily; Chizimba, Dorothy; Kumfunda, Victor
    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 9 Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Covid-19 preventive measures among hypertensive patients at Monkey Bay community hospital 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 10 Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Covid-19 preventive measures among hypertensive patients at Monkey Bay community hospital 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.