Open Access<p>COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Prevention Practices Among People with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Attending Public Health Facilities in Ambo, Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Getu Melesie Taye,
Lemma Bose,
Tamirat Bekele Beressa,
Gosaye Mekonnen Tefera,
Biruk Mosisa,
Hunduma Dinsa,
Adamu Birhanu,
Gurmu Tesfaye Umeta
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.s283999
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , family medicine , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , public health , referral , cross sectional study , environmental health , nursing , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , endocrinology
To confirm effective preventive practice and reduce the risk of COVID-19 data on knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices (KAP) are essential. Therefore, the current study was designed to evaluate the KAP of COVID-19 among people with hypertension (HTN) and/or diabetes mellitus (DM) attending public health facilities in Ambo town.