Open AccessHealth Communication, Knowledge, Perception and Behavioral Responses to COVID-19 Outbreak in Dessie, Kombolcha and Kemissie Towns, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia: A Mixed-Method Study
Author(s) -
Zemen Mengesha Yalew,
Yibeltal Asmamaw Yitayew,
Ebrahim Seid Mohammed,
Tesfaye Bezabih Gezihagne
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s309340
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , outbreak , logistic regression , covid-19 , demography , medicine , perception , cross sectional study , qualitative property , psychology , qualitative research , geography , family medicine , pathology , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , social science , mathematics , statistics , neuroscience
Despite the efforts made to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Ethiopia, new cases continue to rise. Therefore, to overcome the devastating effects of the outbreak, health communication and the community's knowledge, perception, and behavioral responses towards COVID-19 should be assessed.