A cross-sectional survey on the effectiveness of public health campaigns for changing knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Kenyan informal settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic

Steven Scholfield, Geraldine D Kavembe, Rodney R Duncan, Bernhards O Ragama, Jared Mecha, Albert Orwa, Geoffrey Otomu, Erick Wanga, James Astleford, John Gutto, Isaac Kibwage, Julius Ogato, Arpana Verma, Keith Brennan, Jonathan Huck, Diana Mitlin and Mahesh Nirmalan

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-21

Abstract: We performed two cross-sectional surveys across three informal settlements in Kenya (within Kisii county, Nairobi, and Nakuru county) to study the effectiveness of public health interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 720 participants were surveyed from 120 randomly selected geographical locations (240 participants/settlement/survey), and a coordinated health promotion campaign was delivered between the two surveys by trained staff. Information relating to knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) were collected by trained field workers using a validated questionnaire. The main outcomes showed improvements in: (i) mask-wearing (% of participants ‘Always’ using their mask increased from 71 to 74%, and the percentage using their masks ‘Sometimes’ decreased from 15% to 6%; p

Date: 2023
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