Adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures and associated factors in Oromia regional state of Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adherence to preventive measures of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was among the means to tackle the transmission of the virus. However, reluctance to implement the recommended preventive measures has been reported to be a major problem everywhere including Oromia Regional State.

Purpose

This research was aimed to assess the level of adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures and associated factors in the study area.

Participants and methods

Community based cross-sectional study was conducted. Sample of 2751 adults aged ≥ 18 years were used for the quantitative study. Also, 20 FGDs and 30 KIIs were conducted in the qualitative approach. The collected data were entered into Epi info version 7.2.0.1 and analyzed using STATA 15. The qualitative data were e

SUBMITTER: Abeya SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8528333 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature