Behavioural risk-factors associated with the use of Facemask during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown period in Nigeria: online-based survey

Authors

  • Ogechukwu, Emmanuel Okondu Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Faculty of Education, Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Awka. Anambra State
  • Khadija Abubakar University of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Maitanmi Julius Olatade Department of Community/Public Health Nursing, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State.
  • Akingbade Oluwadamilare Institute of Nursing Research, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
  • Adesuyi Emmanuel O School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birmingham City University, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
  • Olugasa Babasola Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan
  • Anyanwu Favour Chiamaka School of Health Technology, Department of Public health, Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Owerri Imo State.
  • Ekezie Modestina Amuche Nottingham Trent University, Shakespeare Street Nottingham NG1 4FQ, United Kingdom
  • Ifediora Uchenna Loveth Faculty of Education, Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
  • Arulogun, Oyedunni S Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion and Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
  • Okondu Chinedu Worlu Faculty of Education, Department of Primary Education Studies, Ignatius University of Education, Rivers State, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51168/sjhrafrica.v3i12.221

Keywords:

COVID-19, pandemic, facemask, Usage, , behavioural risk factors, Nigeria

Abstract

Background: 

The Coronavirus disease has rapidly become a public health challenge, with many countries adopting the usage of facemasks as one of the protective strategies against the virus. This study aimed to assess the behavioral risk factors associated with the use of facemasks during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown period in Nigeria.

 Methods: 

The study recruited 500 participants in an online-based survey through a cloud-based platform called Google Forms. The main scales; facemask usage and behavioral risk factors were measured on a 0-27 and 0-24 point rating scale respectively, while the subscales are utilization, prevention, and perceived threats were measured on a 0-16, 0-19, and 0-5 point rating scale.

Result:

The usage of facemasks accounts for 32.8% (daily), 12.2% (weekly), 38.2% (monthly basis), and 16.8% use facemasks out of necessity. More than half (55.6%) use facemasks because of fear of punishment by the task force while challenges associated with the usage of facemasks include: difficulty breathing (47%) and suffocation (24%). A significant association was found between the use of facemasks and the prevention of COVID-19 (b= 0.029, 95% CI =0.055 - 0.114, p-value 0.049, r2=11.1%). 

Conclusion: 

The use of facemasks has become a norm and passed into law in Nigeria, however not a pleasant practice for most people

Recommendation: 

Therefore there is a need for mass awareness and education to improve the use of facemasks in Nigeria.

Author Biographies

Ogechukwu, Emmanuel Okondu, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Faculty of Education, Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Awka. Anambra State

A commonwealth scholar, researcher, and public health expert with over 11 years of experience who focuses on research implementation, avoidable communicable and non-communicable diseases, and effective sustainable community, and health development. A specialist with the capacity to forge close bonds with any target demographic and who consistently works to engage students by fostering environments that promote effective learning. The range of work includes enhancing health systems, capacity building, survey designs and instruments, data management, and classroom management and ethics.

Khadija Abubakar, University of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

A public health professional in the United Kingdom

Maitanmi Julius Olatade, Department of Community/Public Health Nursing, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State.

 A nursing professional, Lecturer, and Ph.D. candidate in the department of public health nursing at Babcock University

Akingbade Oluwadamilare, Institute of Nursing Research, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.

A dynamic community health specialist is passionate about impacting families and communities through research. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Nursing Research, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. He doubles as a Ph.D. Candidate at the Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is presently developing a mobile application to provide psychoeducational support for Nigerian women diagnosed with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy

Adesuyi Emmanuel O, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birmingham City University, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

A Nigerian registered nurse and midwife are appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of the Institute of Nursing Research, Nigeria. He is currently a UK Registered nurse, doctoral researcher, and assistant lecturer at the Birmingham City University, United Kingdom. He has over 10 years of experience working as a nurse at several levels of the health care system both in Nigeria and the UK. He has published several scholarly works in local and international journals. His research focuses on digitalisation in nursing education, public health, public health education, health promotion, cancer metastasis, genetics, and genomics.

Olugasa Babasola, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan

A reader/associate professor (Epidemiology and Vertinary Public Health) at the department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan

Anyanwu Favour Chiamaka, School of Health Technology, Department of Public health, Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Owerri Imo State.

A public health technologist finalist at Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, and girls advocate with girl-up

Ekezie Modestina Amuche, Nottingham Trent University, Shakespeare Street Nottingham NG1 4FQ, United Kingdom

A health education professional and entrepreneur

Ifediora Uchenna Loveth, Faculty of Education, Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.

Graduate teaching assistant and MPH candidate at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State.

Arulogun, Oyedunni S, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion and Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Professor of health promotion and education at University of Ibadan College of medicine Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

Okondu Chinedu Worlu, Faculty of Education, Department of Primary Education Studies, Ignatius University of Education, Rivers State, Nigeria.

A primary education and early childhood studies student at Ajuru Ignatius University of Education, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

Okondu, O. E., Abubakar, K. ., Olatade, M. J. ., Akingbade Oluwadamilare, Adesuyi Emmanuel O, Olugasa Babasola, Anyanwu Favour Chiamaka, Ekezie Modestina Amuche, Ifediora Uchenna Loveth, Arulogun, Oyedunni S, & Okondu Chinedu Worlu. (2022). Behavioural risk-factors associated with the use of Facemask during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown period in Nigeria: online-based survey. Student’s Journal of Health Research Africa, 3(12), 11. https://doi.org/10.51168/sjhrafrica.v3i12.221

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 12 (2022): December 2022 Issue

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Section of Community and Public Health Research

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Copyright (c) 2022 Ogechukwu, Emmanuel Okondu, Khadija Abubakar, Maitanmi Julius Olatade, Akingbade Oluwadamilare, Adesuyi Emmanuel O, Olugasa Babasola, Anyanwu Favour Chiamaka, Ekezie Modestina Amuche, Ifediora Uchenna Loveth, Arulogun, Oyedunni S, Okondu Chinedu Worlu

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