Adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures and its associated factors among Gondar City residents: A community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia

dc.contributor.author	Nigussie Azene, Zelalem
dc.contributor.author	Woldemariam Merid2, Mehari
dc.contributor.author	etal
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-14T11:56:22Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-14T11:56:22Z
dc.date.issued	2021-07-14
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3793
dc.description.abstract	Abstract Background Considering its pandemicity and absence of effective treatment, authorities across the globe have designed various mitigation strategies to combat the spread of COVID-19. Although adherence towards preventive measures is the only means to tackle the virus, reluctance to do so has been reported to be a major problem everywhere. Thus, this study aimed to assess the community’s adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation strategies and its associated factors among Gondar City residents, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was employed among 635 respondents from April 20–27, 2020. Cluster sampling technique was used to select the study participants	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	uog	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	PLOS ONE	en_US
dc.subject	The findings have indicated that nearly half of the study participants had poor adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures. Sex, level of information exposure, attitude	en_US
dc.title	Adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures and its associated factors among Gondar City residents: A community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US