The Non-Compliance with Covid-19 Preventive Measures in The City of Bafia in Cameroon

NGASSOP Calixte Tchapmou and DJOURDEBBE Franklin Bouba
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NGASSOP Calixte Tchapmou: Institute of Training and Demographic Research (Cameroun)
DJOURDEBBE Franklin Bouba: Institute of Training and Demographic Research (Cameroun)

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2023, vol. 7, issue 5, 1407-1421

Abstract: Since 2019, the world has been facing one of the most serious health crises of the century called Covid-19. Given its speed of propagation and the extent of the damage it has caused, it has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a pandemic. Governments have put in place a set of measures to prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19, including Cameroon. However, despite the promulgation of preventive measures by the Cameroonian government, the evolution curve of new cases of Covid-19 has continued to increase to the point where there have been 30,313 cases with 476 deaths as of February 2021 (Banen and Nguendo, 2020). Indeed, WHO has acknowledged that some of these measures are difficult to implement in Africa (WHO, 2020). This statement by the WHO is verified in the case study carried out in Cameroon (Bafia), where 17.39% of the individuals surveyed do not respect any COVID-19 preventive measures (IFORD, 2021). This leads to the following research question: what are the determinants of non-compliance with the preventive measures in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Cameroon (Bafia)? Although there are several theories on the determinants of health, five relevant theories have been selected to better support the reflection around this study. These include the Health Belief Model, the theory of reasoned action, the theory of planned behaviour, the model of resistance to innovation and change, and the theory of social representations. This study covered a representative sample of 1,547 individuals, households’ heads aged at least 15 years. The data were obtained from a field survey, which combined quantitative and qualitative research, from an interview guide and questionnaire. The analyses show that individuals who have not perceived the severity of the disease and who are not unaware with the preventive measures are 2 and 3 times more likely not to comply with the preventive measures. For effective prevention communications against Covid-19, the study calls for an awareness-raising campaign on everyone’s vulnerability to the pandemic and its harmful consequences on the health of individuals.

Date: 2023
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