The emergence of COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Community knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Kinshasa.

Pierre Z AkilimaliDésiré K MashindaAimé M LuleboEric M MafutaMarie A OnyambokoNguyen Toan Tran

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Adequate public health information to improve the population's KAP related to COVID-19 is critical and must be designed with and delivered to the community-considering the specific needs of diverse sub-groups and contexts. Studies in Kinshasa and similar settings are necessary to understand the barriers to and enablers of acquiring, applying, and maintaining the optimal population's KAP for COVID-19 prevention and control.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
healthcare
sars cov
health information
mental health
social media
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
primary care
electronic health record
drug induced