Authors :
Getachew Roba Agegnew; Seyoum Robo G/Mariam; Abera Haile Adello; Yasin Abafita Abawari; Abiyot Mamo Mergia; Habtamu G/Senbet Sahile
Volume/Issue :
Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 10 - October
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Abstract :
The severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus and resultant coronavirus disease (COVID19) have evolved into a pandemic, requiring persons
around the world to attend to rapidly changing messages
about public health and take immediate actions. Related
to this, community’s awareness toward the preventive
practice of coronavirus is assessed. Hence, the purpose of
this was to investigate the awareness and preventive
practice among communities. Cross-sectional survey
design was conducted among 400 participants. Simple
random sampling, technique particularly lottery method
was used to select the study participants. Data was
collected by using questionnaire and observation. After
the data was collected, data entry and analysis were done
using SPSS version 26. Hence, data gathered using
questionnaire and observation was computed by using
simple descriptive statistics (percentage and
frequencies). Regarding awareness level of communities
61% of respondents aware that covid-19 transmits from
victim by hand shaking and close contacts. And hence,
37.8% of participants aware that awareness creation was
done by health organization service centers. And hence,
the findings in this study revealed that community’s
awareness was high on each specific aspect of COVID-19
among the study participants. Communities are not still
totally pay attention to aware about COVID 19, crisis.
According to finding in this research communities wash
their hand in order to prevent covid-19 better than the
previous. Kaffa zone as well as stakeholders should have
to provide ample information for all communities
including urban and rural societies to aware about
COVID-19 and practice how to prevent.
Keywords :
Awareness; Communities; Corona Virus; Precautionary and Valuation
The severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus and resultant coronavirus disease (COVID19) have evolved into a pandemic, requiring persons
around the world to attend to rapidly changing messages
about public health and take immediate actions. Related
to this, community’s awareness toward the preventive
practice of coronavirus is assessed. Hence, the purpose of
this was to investigate the awareness and preventive
practice among communities. Cross-sectional survey
design was conducted among 400 participants. Simple
random sampling, technique particularly lottery method
was used to select the study participants. Data was
collected by using questionnaire and observation. After
the data was collected, data entry and analysis were done
using SPSS version 26. Hence, data gathered using
questionnaire and observation was computed by using
simple descriptive statistics (percentage and
frequencies). Regarding awareness level of communities
61% of respondents aware that covid-19 transmits from
victim by hand shaking and close contacts. And hence,
37.8% of participants aware that awareness creation was
done by health organization service centers. And hence,
the findings in this study revealed that community’s
awareness was high on each specific aspect of COVID-19
among the study participants. Communities are not still
totally pay attention to aware about COVID 19, crisis.
According to finding in this research communities wash
their hand in order to prevent covid-19 better than the
previous. Kaffa zone as well as stakeholders should have
to provide ample information for all communities
including urban and rural societies to aware about
COVID-19 and practice how to prevent.
Keywords :
Awareness; Communities; Corona Virus; Precautionary and Valuation
