Open AccessFactors Associated with Willingness to Call Emergency Medical Services for Worsening Symptoms of COVID-19 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Ararso Baru,
Lemlem Beza,
Micheal Alemayehu,
Menbeu Sultan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
open access emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-1500
DOI - 10.2147/oaem.s380566
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , logistic regression , cross sectional study , emergency medical services , covid-19 , medical emergency , family medicine , environmental health , demography , emergency medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , sociology
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health has established ambulances and dispatch centers specifically designed to transport COVID-19 patients to city medical centers. Due to a lack of evidence in this area, it is critical to assess the factors that influence the willingness to call for emergency medical services.