Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among multiethnic elderly Asian residents in Singapore: a mixed-methods study

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among multiethnic elderly Asian residents in Singapore: a mixed-methods study

Introduction: We investigated the knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) towards coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its related preventive measures in Singaporeans aged ≥60 years. Methods: This was a population-based, cross-sectional, mixed-methods study (13 May 2020–9 June 2020) of participan...

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Main Authors:	Amudha Aravindhan, Alfred Tau Liang Gan, Ester Pei Xuan Lee, Preeti Gupta, Ryan Man, Kam Chun Ho, Sharon Cohan Sung, Ching-Yu Cheng, Moi Lin Ling, Hiang Khoon Tan, Tien Yin Wong, Eva Katie Fenwick, Ecosse Luc Lamoureux
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer – Medknow Publications 2023-11-01
Series:	Singapore Medical Journal
Subjects:	attitude covid-19 elderly knowledge practice
Online Access:	https://journals.lww.com/10.11622/smedj.2021152
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