Open Access<p>Knowledge, Attitude, and Precautionary Measures Towards COVID-19 Among Medical Visitors at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Northwest Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Hailemichael Kindie Abate,
Chilot Kassa Mekonnen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s282792
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , pandemic , environmental health , covid-19 , public health , cross sectional study , disease , family medicine , stratified sampling , demography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing , pathology , sociology
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. It was designated a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020. COVID-19 has no effective treatment; nonetheless, early recognition of the disease and applying prevention strategies will help to mitigate the virus propagation.