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. 2020 May 8:30:105685.
doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105685. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Survey data of COVID-19-related Knowledge, Risk Perceptions and Precautionary Behavior among Nigerians

Peter O Olapegba  1 , Steven K Iorfa  2 , Samson O Kolawole  1   3 , Rotimi Oguntayo  1   4 , Joshua C Gandi  5 , Iboro F A Ottu  6 , Olusola Ayandele  1   7
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Survey data of COVID-19-related Knowledge, Risk Perceptions and Precautionary Behavior among Nigerians

Peter O Olapegba et al. Data Brief. .

Abstract

In response to the global call for strategic information to understand the novel coronavirus, the dataset presented in this paper is an examination of COVID-19-related knowledge, risk perceptions and precautionary health behavior among Nigerians. The data were generated during the COVID-19 lockdown in the country through a survey distributed via an online questionnaire, assessing socio-demographic information (7 items), knowledge (5 items), information sources (1 item), risk perception (9 items), expected end of lockdown (1 item), and COVID-19 precautionary health behavior (10 items), from 28th March to 4th April, 2020, gathering a total of 1,357 responses. A combination of purposive and snowball techniques helped to select the respondents via Whatsapp and Facebook from 180 cities/towns in the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The survey data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The entire dataset is stored in a Microsoft Excel Worksheet (xls) and the questionnaire is attached as a supplementary file. The data will assist in curbing the Coronavirus pandemic by offering evidence for strategic and targeted interventions as well as health policy formulations and implementation.

Keywords: COVID-19; Knowledge; Nigeria; Precautionary Behavior; Risk Perceptions; Survey data.

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