Elturabi Elsayed Ebrahim, Ahmad M. Saleh

Assessment The Knowledge of Covid-19 Among Sudanese Societies

Elturabi Elsayed Ebrahim, Ahmad M. Saleh



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ABSTRACT

Introduction:  COVID-19 is the most dangerous epidemic that has afflicted the world and claimed lives, and everyone should be made aware of it in order to avoid the wider spread of it, especially in third world countries that do not have the full powers to cope with it.

Material & Method:  Descriptive Study design. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention. Level of knowledge were measured at baseline and at 1 month, involved a systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data to evaluate the current knowledge. The sample consist of 100 person and that who were available during study period.

Result: The results showed 90 % of population have good knowledge about the cause of COVID-19 and 50% have good knowledge about the symptoms and signs of COVID-19 but the 20% of participants have poor knowledge about the modes of transmission, 44% knowing about hand washing is the protect from  COVID-19.

Conclusion: Based on the results of current study, we concluded help enhance knowledge among Sudanese societies.

Recommendation: Educational workshops on COVID-19, methods of transmission and prevention.

Keywords: COVID-19 - educational program- Sudanese societies - Wuhan - wash hands.



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