Exploring Barriers to Effective Implementation of Public Health Measures for Prevention and Control of COVID-19 Pandemic in Gamo Zone of Southern Ethiopia: Using a Modified Tanahashi Model.
Negussie Boti SidemoSultan Hussen HeboTamiru ShibiruMeseret GirmaMulugeta Shegaze ShimbreAbera MershaTeshale Fikadu GebaboZeleke GebruEshetu Andarge ZelekeMustefa GlagnSelamawit GebeyehuBilcha OumerGebremaryam Temesgen BirgodaPublished in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2021)
The study identified different personal, institutional, and societal level barriers for effective implementation of public health measures for the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, proper and targeted continuous community awareness creation with further mandatory law enforcement activities should be implemented by the concerned bodies to mitigate individual and societal level barriers. In addition, the government with relevant stakeholders should give due attention to equip and protect the frontline professionals by availing the necessary logistic and provision of continuous capacity-building activities.