2021
DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s309340
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Health Communication, Knowledge, Perception and Behavioral Responses to COVID-19 Outbreak in Dessie, Kombolcha and Kemissie Towns, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia: A Mixed-Method Study

Abstract: Background: 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. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from June 15 to July 30, 2020, with 827 and 18 participants for the quantitative and qualitative study, respectively. The data were collected … Show more

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“…More than half of the respondent 319 (50.3%) were in the age of 28-38 Based on the knowledge scores of the participants, 72% were knowledgeable about COVID-19. e result is higher than the study conducted in Kombolcha, Ethiopia, in which 58.5% are knowledgeable about COVID-19 [24]. But the result is lower than the study [25] in which about 92.7% had sufficient knowledge on COVID-19 [25].…”
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confidence: 58%
“…More than half of the respondent 319 (50.3%) were in the age of 28-38 Based on the knowledge scores of the participants, 72% were knowledgeable about COVID-19. e result is higher than the study conducted in Kombolcha, Ethiopia, in which 58.5% are knowledgeable about COVID-19 [24]. But the result is lower than the study [25] in which about 92.7% had sufficient knowledge on COVID-19 [25].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 58%
“…Semenjak dinyatakan awal pertama kali covid-19 ditemukan diindonesia, kejadian kasus tersebut terus mengalami peningkatan jumlah kasus sehingga hal tersebut perlu menjadi perhatian khusus oleh semua pihak untuk mengatasi atau menghentikan pandemic covid-19 (Burhan et al, 2020). Hasil penelitian yang dilakukan oleh (Yalew et al, 2021) yang menyimpulkan bahwa respons perilaku terhadap covid-19 relatif rendah, oleh karena itu, diperlukan upaya atau tindakan yang berkesinambungan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat dan efikasi diri.…”
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