Open AccessPerception and practices towards Covid-19 amongst residents in Southern Nigeria
Author(s) -
Christie Divine Akwaowo,
Catherine Eyo,
Idongesit Umoh,
Victory Ekpin,
Nneeka Uneabasi Esubok
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_554_21
Subject(s) - perception , risk perception , covid-19 , rural area , environmental health , interview , medicine , stratified sampling , cross sectional study , psychology , socioeconomics , geography , demography , disease , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , neuroscience , anthropology
Within a short duration, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread globally, affecting all facets of life and causing widespread panic. This study set out to assess the perception and practices towards COVID-19 of urban and rural residents in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.