Abdifatah Elmi Farah, O. Oladeji, Abdulahi Haji Abas, A. Tahir
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a disease by the most recently discovered novel coronavirus. The first confirmed case in Ethiopia was recorded on 13 th of March 2020 and on 26 th of April in Somali region of Ethiopia. The objective of this study is to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices and their associated factors in Jigjiga town of Ethiopia. education, number rooms, Knowledge score and attitude score have shown significant association with the preventive practices assessed. Conclusion The knowledge, attitude and practice level towards COVID-19 is not optimum at household level in Jigjiga town. More community engagement targeting households is necessary to achieve an optimal behavioral change.
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