Hand hygiene.
Cover mouth, infected droplets
CORONAVIRUS, VIRUS, SHOP, DISEASE
Although nearly all respondents cited hand washing as an important aspect of COVID-19 prevention, few discussed proper handwashing technique (Behavioral skills (technique and timing) related to COVID-19 prevention guidelines among remote communities by qualitative theme and respondent typeTechnique: must use water and soap or hand sanitizerTiming: arriving to or leaving gathering; after touching a foreign object or another personTechnique: must use water and soap or hand sanitizerTiming: arriving to or leaving gathering; after touching a foreign object or another personTechnique: must use water and soap or hand sanitizerTiming: arriving to or leaving gathering; after touching a foreign object or another personTechnique: wear over mouth / nose and mouthTiming: wear in crowded locationsTechnique: wear to trap infected droplets and keep them in/outTiming: wear in crowded locationsTechnique: Cover mouth with maskTiming: wear in crowded locationsTechnique: need to sit at least one meter apart from anyone; germs can’t reach another person one meter awayTiming: sit distanced especially when in crowdsTechnique: need to sit at least one meter apart from anyone; saliva can’t reach another person one meter away; don’t sit squeezedTiming: sit distanced especially when in crowdsTechnique: maintain a one-meter distance from othersTiming: important not to sit squeezed during gatheringsTechnique: limit number of attendees; ventilation important; must maintain distancing & adhere to guidelinesTechnique: limit number of attendees; maintain distancing & adhere to guidelinesTechnique: limit number of attendees; must maintain distancing & adhere to guidelinesIllustrative quotes
“You need to have a meter from where your friend is. That is the specification which was given in terms of social distancing.” – Health center staff, male, Nyimba district, round 1“[The guidelines are to] mask up, avoid overcrowded places, proper hand washing, avoid unnecessary movements, and avoid traveling when you’re not feeling too well.” – Health center staff, female, Pemba district, round 2“The face masks are supposed to be worn because the virus uses that route. There should not be exchange of air. If the person has the coronavirus and is talking to the person who does not have, the person who is not wearing a mask can easily contract it.” – Community-based volunteer, female, Kalomo district, round 1“Social distance is also necessary when you have meetings – sitting well-spaced. Also washing hands. We are supposed to be washing hands. They teach the way we are supposed to be washing our hands so that we prevent this disease. Then we were advised that every time we have meetings, we should be wearing masks, so that we can prevent this disease. The health facility has a big role in guiding us, because every time we are in meetings, they talk about all this.” – Community-based volunteer, male, Kalomo district, round 2 e. “Other guidelines from the government are that we are not supposed to gather not more than 50 people in one place. Again, we are not supposed to gather with a lot of people for more than 2 hours.” – Community member, female, Pemba district, round 1“[The guidelines are] washing hands when you enter a shop. When you gather in numbers, you need to wear a face mask so that you don’t catch the disease. And sitting 1 meter apart.” – Community member, female, Kalomo district, round 2“When I reach other people’s homes, they have put a bucket of water at the road, for washing the hands with soap. Even in a shop when I want to enter, water is also there. Then also I am supposed to wear a mask on the face.” – Community member, female, Kalomo district, round 2“The district emphasizes that we should avoid social gatherings. We should sanitize our hands and wash them. Then we should wear masks whenever we are moving, going somewhere, or whenever we want to attend any [gathering]... So those are the regulations that are coming from the district.” – Community member, female, Nyimba district, round 2