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Deji SA
Department of Community Medicine, Ekiti State University, Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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Research Article
Knowledge and Practice of Sneeze and Cough Etiquettes among Participants in A Randomized Study in Ekiti-State, South-Western Nigeria
Author(s): Olajuyin OA*, Olajide TG, Ogunboyo OF, Olajuyin AB, Olajuyin AA and Deji SA
Background: Indiscriminate sneezing and coughing with infectious runny nose pose threats to public health. In this study, we investigate knowledge and practice of sneeze and cough etiquettes among residents in Ekiti-State, South- Western Nigeria. Objective: To sensitize the public on the roles of sneeze and cough etiquettes in the prevention the spread of infectious respiratory diseases. Methodology: A prospective, cross-sectional, randomized study of respondents in Ekiti State was conducted. Results: In all, 395 participants were studied. Of this number, 228 (57.7%) sneeze or cough into air without a cover on their nose or mouth, 82 (20.7%) into handkerchiefs, 20 (5.1%) into tissue, 22 (5.6%) into bare hand, 5 (1.3%) into sleeve or crook of elbow and 38 (9.6%) use a combination of method.. View more»