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. 2025 May 14;16(1):717.
doi: 10.4102/jphia.v16i1.717. eCollection 2025.

COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice in combating TB and COVID-19 in Cameroon

Genevieve Andoseh  1   2 , Lionel U Tiani  1   2   3 , Cyriaque A Ambassa  1   2 , Diane Kamdem Thiomo  1   2 , Jean Paul Assam Assam  2   4 , Cedric F Tchinda  2   5 , Leonard N Numfor  6 , Francine Ntoumi  7   8 , Véronique Penlap Beng  1   2
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COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice in combating TB and COVID-19 in Cameroon

Genevieve Andoseh et al. J Public Health Afr. .

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 and tuberculosis (TB) were the top two leading causes of death from a single infectious agent in 2022.

Aim: This study aimed at assessing COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) and their associated factors among pulmonary TB patients and healthy individuals in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Setting: The study was conducted at the Jamot Hospital in Yaoundé, a main referral hospital for TB management in Cameroon.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to recruit a consecutive sample of TB patients and healthy participants at Jamot Hospital and communities in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from April 2022 to March 2023. Data on socio-demographic characteristics and COVID-19 KAP were collected and analysed using logistic regression with significance considered at p < 0.05.

Results: Out of 409 participants, 67.5% had good knowledge, 54% had a favourable attitude, and 22.5% had good practices towards COVID-19. Multivariate analysis identified TB status, age, sex, and marital status as significant factors influencing KAP scores. Good knowledge and good practices were associated with being healthy, young, and single (p < 0.05). In addition, the female gender, good knowledge, and favourable attitudes were associated with good practices (p < 0.05).

Conclusion: Gaps in COVID-19 KAP among TB patients highlight the need for targeted public health interventions, with a focus on TB patients, males, the elderly, and married individuals for better control.

Contribution: Tuberculosis patients are not adopting positive prevention practices as required, thus increasing their risk of getting COVID-19 and transmitting TB, necessitating urgent action.

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 knowledge; Cameroon; attitudes; infectious agent; practices; tuberculosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors reported that they received funding from the Central Africa Network for Tuberculosis, AIDS/HIV and Malaria (CANTAM) Network, which may be affected by the research reported in the enclosed publication. The authors have disclosed those interests fully and have implemented an approved plan for managing any potential conflicts arising from their involvement. The terms of these funding arrangements have been reviewed and approved by the affiliated university in accordance with its policy on objectivity in research.

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Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and their reported frequencies.
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Reasons for hesitancy toward COVID-19 testing and their reported frequencies.
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