Glossary
Adherence is the act of consistently and faithfully following a rule, law, agreement, or belief.
Confidence intervals of the proportion or mean are ranges with upper and lower limits estimated from the dataset.
Coronavirus is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that leads to various respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological illnesses in humans and other animals.
Diaspora refers to a group of people who share a cultural and regional origin but live away from their traditional homeland. Risk perception is people’s subjective assessment of hazards based on their beliefs, attitudes, judgments, and feelings toward risk, influenced by social and cultural values.
An eye care practitioner is a healthcare professional who helps people maintain good eye health and prevent vision loss.
Healthcare workers are professionals who provide medical care to sick and ailing patients in various settings, such as hospitals, clinics, and social care settings, including nursing homes.
Hesitancy is the failure to act immediately or quickly due to uncertainty or nervousness.
Hierarchical regression is a type of regression model in which predictors or independent variables are entered in steps based on theoretical considerations.
A Likert Scale is a type of psychometric rating scale that typically consists of a series of statements that the respondent rates on a scale of agreement or disagreement, usually ranging from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.”
Linear regression is used to describe the relationship between two continuous variables: one independent variable and one dependent variable.
Lockdown is a public safety or health emergency measure restricting movement or access to an area.
Misinformation is wrong, false, or misleading information given to someone with the intention of deceiving them. Sub-Saharan Africa encompasses the regions of Africa that lie south of the Sahara, including Central, East, Southern, and West Africa.
Odds ratios (OR) are statistics that measure the relationship between independent variables and dependent variable(s).
Public health is the science of protecting against disease, prolonging life, and improving and promoting the health of people and their communities.
Resistance is being unwilling to acknowledge or agree with something. 5G Network is the fifth generation of cellular network technology.
Transmission is the act or process of passing something or changing its direction from one person, place, or thing to another.
The Tuskegee Study, also known as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, was conducted between 1932 and 1972 by the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) and the Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama. The study which aimed to observe the natural progression of untreated syphilis in African American men raised a host of ethical issues. For instance, the participants were not informed of the nature of the experiment, were not given the option to refuse participation and the researchers failed to respect the dignity and worth of the participants by denying them proper medical treatment.
