Determinants of COVID-19-related knowledge and preventive behaviours among students in reopened secondary schools: cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In Ethiopia, more than 26 million students have been out of the classroom for nearly 9 months. On 18 September, the Ethiopian Minister of Health advised the Parliament the possibility of reopening schools provided certain conditions were met. Schools are currently reopening in the country for the first time since March 2020.

Objective

This study assessed the knowledge and preventive health behaviours toward COVID-19 and associated factors among secondary school students.

Design, setting, participants and outcome measures

An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October to December 2020 in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia. A total of 370 secondary school students were included. Bivariable and multivariable ordinal logistic regression model w

SUBMITTER: Handebo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8076628 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature