Open AccessEffect of telephone counselling on the knowledge, attitude and practices of contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Egypt
Author(s) -
Randa Said,
Ghada Salem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african journal of primary health care and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2071-2936
pISSN - 2071-2928
DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2852
Subject(s) - medicine , public health , covid-19 , family medicine , intervention (counseling) , contact tracing , epidemiology , infection control , environmental health , disease , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , surgery
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging respiratory illness. The World Health Organization declared it a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020 and called for collaborative efforts, such as contact tracing and promoting the public awareness about COVID-19, and recommended prevention and control measures.