Evaluating the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors in metropolitan cities of Amhara region, Ethiopia

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, are increasing rapidly following improved testing. This study is aimed at assessing the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus among the metropolitan city population of Amhara region, Ethiopia, and examining the associated fa...

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Autores principales:	Lijalem Melie Tesfaw, Aragaw Bizualem Kassie, Belaynesh Tazebew Flatie
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Corona virus Logistic regression Metropolitan city Perception and practice Ethiopia Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d4dadfe3b77f4af89695d1d15d478f5c2021-11-14T04:34:48ZEvaluating the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors in metropolitan cities of Amhara region, Ethiopia2468-227610.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e01027https://doaj.org/article/d4dadfe3b77f4af89695d1d15d478f5c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227621003288https://doaj.org/toc/2468-2276Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, are increasing rapidly following improved testing. This study is aimed at assessing the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus among the metropolitan city population of Amhara region, Ethiopia, and examining the associated factors affecting public perceptions and practices regarding coronavirus among the population of metropolitan cities. A total of 1288 randomly selected participants completed a questionnaire designed to assess perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors. The statistical analysis involved fitting a binary logistic regression model and a chi-square test. Of 1288 study participants, 788 (61.2%) and 500 (38.8%) were male and female, respectively. Their average age and monthly income were 29.2 years and 2484 birr, respectively. Preventive measures followed by the participants involved washing hands with soap and water rubbing for at least 20 s (55.4%) and visiting a doctor when corona symptoms show up (49.5%). Permanent rural residents had lower odds of good perception and practices regarding coronavirus (aOR=0.505; 95% CI=0.15, 0.82) as compared to permanent urban resident participants. Due to misguided perceptions and practices, the prevalence of coronavirus in metropolitan city communities of Amhara region is high. The city of residence, marital status, educational level, permanent residence, and information sources were significantly associated with people's perceptions and practices towards the prevention of coronavirus. Perceptions and practices towards coronavirus had a significant positive correlation in terms of preventive measures against coronavirus. Therefore, the authors would like to recommend if substantive effort from the government and different stakeholders regarding to raising the perception and practices of communities in the cities towards the pandemic and reduce the collateral damage especially the lower income communities who cannot afford basic needs.Lijalem Melie TesfawAragaw Bizualem KassieBelaynesh Tazebew FlatieElsevierarticleCorona virusLogistic regressionMetropolitan cityPerception and practiceEthiopiaScienceQENScientific African, Vol 14, Iss , Pp e01027- (2021)
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spellingShingle	Corona virus Logistic regression Metropolitan city Perception and practice Ethiopia Science Q Lijalem Melie Tesfaw Aragaw Bizualem Kassie Belaynesh Tazebew Flatie Evaluating the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors in metropolitan cities of Amhara region, Ethiopia
description	Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, are increasing rapidly following improved testing. This study is aimed at assessing the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus among the metropolitan city population of Amhara region, Ethiopia, and examining the associated factors affecting public perceptions and practices regarding coronavirus among the population of metropolitan cities. A total of 1288 randomly selected participants completed a questionnaire designed to assess perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors. The statistical analysis involved fitting a binary logistic regression model and a chi-square test. Of 1288 study participants, 788 (61.2%) and 500 (38.8%) were male and female, respectively. Their average age and monthly income were 29.2 years and 2484 birr, respectively. Preventive measures followed by the participants involved washing hands with soap and water rubbing for at least 20 s (55.4%) and visiting a doctor when corona symptoms show up (49.5%). Permanent rural residents had lower odds of good perception and practices regarding coronavirus (aOR=0.505; 95% CI=0.15, 0.82) as compared to permanent urban resident participants. Due to misguided perceptions and practices, the prevalence of coronavirus in metropolitan city communities of Amhara region is high. The city of residence, marital status, educational level, permanent residence, and information sources were significantly associated with people's perceptions and practices towards the prevention of coronavirus. Perceptions and practices towards coronavirus had a significant positive correlation in terms of preventive measures against coronavirus. Therefore, the authors would like to recommend if substantive effort from the government and different stakeholders regarding to raising the perception and practices of communities in the cities towards the pandemic and reduce the collateral damage especially the lower income communities who cannot afford basic needs.
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title	Evaluating the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors in metropolitan cities of Amhara region, Ethiopia
title_short	Evaluating the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors in metropolitan cities of Amhara region, Ethiopia
title_full	Evaluating the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors in metropolitan cities of Amhara region, Ethiopia
title_fullStr	Evaluating the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors in metropolitan cities of Amhara region, Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluating the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors in metropolitan cities of Amhara region, Ethiopia
title_sort	evaluating the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors in metropolitan cities of amhara region, ethiopia
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Evaluating the perceptions and practices towards coronavirus and associated factors in metropolitan cities of Amhara region, Ethiopia

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