Community's perceived high risk of coronavirus infections during early phase of epidemics are significantly influenced by socio-demographic background, in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional -study.
Gebisa Guyasa KabitoMekuriaw AlemayehuTesfaye Hambisa MekonnenSintayehu Daba WamiJember AzanawTsegaye AdaneZelalem Nigussie AzeneMehari Woldemariam MeridAtalay Goshu MulunehDemiss Mulatu GeberuGetahun Molla KassaMelaku Kindie YenitSewbesew Yitayih TilahunKassahun Alemu GelayeHabtamu Sewunet MekonnenAbere Woretaw AzagewChalachew Adugna WubnehGetaneh Mulualem BelayNega Tezera AssimamawChilot Desta AgegnehuTelake AzaleAnimut Tagele TamiruBayew Kelkay RadeEden Bishaw TayeAsefa Adimasu TaddeseZewudu AndualemHenok DagneKiros Terefe GashayePublished in: PloS one (2020)
The prevalence of perceived high risk of COVID-19 was found to be low. Factors such as age, educational status, and knowledge about COVID-19 virus were found to be independent predictors of perceived high risk towards COVID-19. Government and non-government organizations should use formal and informal means of educating the community.