Health education strategy for improving the attitude of adults towards covid-19 precautions in udenu

Abstract

Background: Due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, the government has adopted some safety precautions to control the spread. However, the poor attitude of adults towards COVID-19 safety precautions has aided the spread of the virus. Hence, there is a need to assess ways to change the attitude of adults towards the Covid-19 pandemic. Objectives: This study investigated the health education strategy for improving the attitude of adults towards COVID-19 safety precautions in Udenu. Methods: The study is a naturalistic observation study. The attitude of adults in Udenu towards COVID-19 safety precautions was observed before and after implementing a health education strategy to determine the effectiveness of the strategy in improving the attitude of adults towards COVID-19 safety precautions. 4 communities in Udenu were observed for the study. Results: The findings revealed that there was a significant improvement in the attitude of the adult towards COVID-19 safety precautions after receiving health education. Hence, more community health workers should be trained by Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC). Conclusion: COVID-19 knowledge and attitude of adults could be effectively improved through health education strategy such as the use of trained community health workers for the COVID-19 awareness programme.