Knowledge, attitude, practice towards COVID-19 pandemic and its prevalence among hospital visitors at Ataye district hospital, Northeast Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is currently a global health threat and public health emergency of international concern. Africa is the last continent to be hit by this pandemic and the population is still prone to misconceptions and may not take it seriously. In developing countries including Ethiopia, where trained human resources and equipment for the treatment of COVID-19 are scarce, working on prevention of the viral spread should be a priority as a feasible intervention strategy. The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP) towards COVID-19 and its prevalence among hospital visitors.

Methods

Health institution based cross sectional study was conducted among 513 hospital visitors who are recruited by using simple r

SUBMITTER: Gebretsadik D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7895377 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature