Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to Self-Testing Procedure against COVID-19 among Greek Students: A Pilot Study

被引:6
作者
Marinos, Georgios [1 ]
Lamprinos, Dimitrios [2 ]
Georgakopoulos, Panagiotis [2 ]
Oikonomou, Evangelos [3 ,4 ]
Zoumpoulis, Georgios [2 ]
Garmpis, Nikolaos [5 ,6 ]
Garmpi, Anna [7 ]
Tzalavara, Eirini
Siasos, Gerasimos [3 ,4 ]
Rachiotis, Georgios [8 ]
Papaioannou, Anastasia [9 ]
Schizas, Dimitrios [10 ]
Damaskos, Christos [6 ,11 ]
机构
[1] Natl & Kapodistrian Univ Athens, Dept Hyg Epidemiol & Med Stat, Med Sch, 75 M Asias Str, Athens 11527, Greece
[2] Laikon Gen Hosp, Emergency Care Dept, Athens 11527, Greece
[3] Univ Athens, Dept Cardiol 1, Hippokrat Gen Hosp, Med Sch, Athens 11527, Greece
[4] Univ Athens, Dept Cardiol 3, Thorac Dis Gen Hosp Sotiria, Med Sch, Athens 11527, Greece
[5] Natl & Kapodistrian Univ Athens, Laiko Gen Hosp, Dept Propedeut Surg 2, Med Sch, Athens 11527, Greece
[6] Natl & Kapodistrian Univ Athens, NS Christeas Lab Expt Surg & Surg Res, Med Sch, Athens 11527, Greece
[7] Natl & Kapodistrian Univ Athens, Laiko Gen Hosp, Dept Propedeut Internal Med 1, Med Sch, Athens 11527, Greece
[8] Univ Thessaly, Fac Med, Dept Hyg & Epidemiol, Larisa 41500, Greece
[9] Hlth Ctr Nea Makri, Attica 19005, Greece
[10] Natl & Kapodistrian Univ Athens, Laikon Gen Hosp, Dept Surg 1, Athens 11527, Greece
[11] Laikon Gen Hosp, Renal Transplantat Unit, Athens 11527, Greece
关键词
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; students; self-testing; pandemic; TRANSMISSION; INFLUENZA; IMPACT;
D O I
10.3390/ijerph19084559
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health, economy, society and education. In the effort to return to normalcy, according to the instructions of the Greek Government for the resumption of the operation of schools, a screening Rapid Antigen Detection Test with the method of self-testing is required for students twice per week, for the early identification and isolation of positive cases. We aimed to pivotally investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to self-testing procedures against COVID-19 among Greek students. A questionnaire was distributed to a convenient sample of students in the region of Athens. Information about the vaccination coverage against SARS-CoV-2 was also obtained. Our study included 1000 students, with 70% of them having an average grade at school. Most of the participants were aware of coronavirus (98.6%) and the self-test (95.5%). The vast majority of students (97%) performed self-testing twice per week, with the 70% them being assisted by someone else. Nearly one sixth of the participants had been infected by COVID-19 (14%) while 36% of them have already been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. In conclusion, we report high compliance with the COVID-19 self-testing procedure among students in Attica, Greece. Older age adolescents are more likely to not comply with the regulations of self-testing. Consequently, tailored interventions targeted at older age adolescents are warranted in order to increase the acceptability of self-testing.
引用
收藏
页数:11
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [21] Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among blood donors during the COVID-19 outbreak
    Singh, Ashutosh
    Maurya, Pradeep Kumar
    Solanki, Archana
    Chandra, Tulika
    Sachan, Beena
    INDIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, 2022, 34 (03) : 367 - 373
  • [22] Knowledge and Self-Protective Practices Against COVID-19 Among Healthcare Workers in Vietnam
    Anh Ngoc Nguyen
    Xuan Thi Thanh Le
    Nhung Thi Kim Ta
    Danny Wong
    Nguyen Thao Thi Nguyen
    Huong Thi Le
    Thao Thanh Nguyen
    Quan Thi Pham
    Quynh Thi Nguyen
    Quan Van Duong
    Anh Mai Luong
    Koh, David
    Men Thi Hoang
    Hai Quang Pham
    Thuc Minh Thi Vu
    Giang Thu Vu
    Latkin, Carl A.
    Ho, Cyrus S. H.
    Ho, Roger C. M.
    FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 2021, 9
  • [23] Knowledge and attitudes about vaccinations among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Paulik Edit
    Molnar Regina
    Zsiros Viktoria
    Mate Zsuzsanna
    Maroti-Nagy, Agnes
    Marko-Kucsera, Maria
    Sisak Anita
    Mato Veronika
    ORVOSI HETILAP, 2023, 164 (21) : 803 - 810
  • [24] Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines among college students: a study of the attitudes, knowledge, and willingness of students to vaccinate
    Jiang, Ning
    Gu, Pengfei
    Liu, Ke
    Song, Na
    Jiang, Xiaolian
    HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS, 2021, 17 (12) : 4914 - 4924
  • [25] COVID-19 vaccination knowledge, attitudes and practices among residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the third wave of COVID-19 outbreak
    Sljivo, A.
    Cetkovic, A.
    Abdulkhaliq, A.
    Kiseljakovic, M.
    Selimovic, A.
    Kulo, A.
    ANNALI DI IGIENE MEDICINA PREVENTIVA E DI COMUNITA, 2022, 34 (05): : 490 - 500
  • [26] COVID-19 vaccination knowledge, attitudes and practices among the general population of Romania during the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic
    Sljivo, Armin
    Abdulkhaliq, Arian
    Granov, Nermir
    Reiter, Leopold
    Mahendran, Eljakim
    Zeglis, Ioannis
    Mohammed, Mohammed Abdulkadir
    Yousef, Assy
    Dadic, Ilma
    Ivanovic, Katarina
    Selimovic, Amina
    Mujicic, Ermina
    Gabor-Harosa, Florina Maria
    SAGE OPEN MEDICINE, 2023, 11
  • [27] Knowledge, attitudes and practices among people in Saudi Arabia regarding COVID-19: A cross-sectional study
    Alhazmi, Amani
    Ali, Maha Hamed Mohamed
    Mohieldin, Ali
    Aziz, Farah
    Osman, Osman Babiker
    Ahmed, Waled
    JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, 2020, 9 (03) : 345 - 353
  • [28] Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to COVID-19 Among Malawi Adults: A Community-Based Survey
    Li, Yutong
    Liu, Guangqi
    Egolet, Robert Okia
    Yang, Runqing
    Huang, Yangmu
    Zheng, Zhijie
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2021, 18 (08)
  • [29] COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and precautionary practices among health professional students in Oman*
    AL-Rawajfah, Omar M.
    Al-Mugeed, Khalid A.
    Alaloul, Fawwaz
    Al-Rajaibi, Hajar Mohammed
    Omari, Omar Al
    NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE, 2021, 52
  • [30] Implementing a pilot study of COVID-19 self-testing in high-risk populations and remote locations: results and lessons learnt
    Elena Marbán-Castro
    Vladimer Getia
    Maia Alkhazashvili
    Maia Japaridze
    Ia Jikia
    Berra Erkosar
    Paula Del Rey-Puech
    Guillermo Z. Martínez-Pérez
    Paata Imnadze
    Amiran Gamkrelidze
    Olga Denisiuk
    Elena Ivanova Reipold
    Sonjelle Shilton
    BMC Public Health, 24