Fear of COVID-19 as a precautionary measure to prevent the epidemic among the population of the Kurdistan Region/Iraq: based on a questionnaire survey.

Azeez Abdullah BarzinjyKareem F AzizBashdar M HussenSaleem S QaderSamir M HamadArez S QaderAbdullah L Jamal

Published in: Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health (2021)

This study showed that for the majority of the Kurdistan Region/Iraq population the most reliable source of information for any COVID-19 related updates is the TV broadcast. This study also indicated that there is strong association for the majority of individuals regarding their practices for prevention from COVID-19 and death probability with COVID-19. However, there is not any substantial association between the epidemic and the other deadly calamities and the death probability.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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social media