Community risk perception and health-seeking behavior in the era of COVID-19 among adult residents of Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia.
Addisu EyeberuDechasa Adare MegistuBelay NegashAddisu AlemuDegu AbateTemam Beshir RaruAlemayehu Deressa WayessaAdera DebelaNebiyu BahiruHelina HelufMohammed Abdurke KureAhmedmenewer AbduAmanuel Oljira DuloHabtamu Bekele SimeKefelegn BayuSaron BogaleGenanaw AtnafeTewodros AssefaRabuma BeleteMohammed MuzeyinHaftu AsmeromMesay ArkewAnumein MohammedHenock AsfawBarkot TaddesseDaniel AlemuDawit YihunShambel Nigussie AmareJemal Yusuf KebiraSiraj Aliyi AdemGebisa DirirsaSaba Hailu GirmayAbduro GodanaDeribe Bekele DechasaYadeta DessiePublished in: SAGE open medicine (2021)
The overall prevalence of willingness to seek healthcare was 35.6%. Healthcare intervention aimed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic should consider the factors associated with the study area. Similarly, the study found a low-risk perception among the community that needs critical action to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and to protect the community as a whole. Thus, it is necessary to improve community risk perception through health education.