Risk perception, community myth, and practices towards COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Ethiopia: Community based crossectional study

Ahmednur Adem Aliyi; Musa Kumbi Ketaro; Zinash Teferu Engida; Ayele Mamo Argaw; Abduljewad Hussen Muhammed; Mesud Mohammed Hassen; Abdushekur Mohammed Abduletif; Damtow Solomon Shiferaw; Abate Lette Wodera; Sintayehu Hailu Ayene; Jeylan Kassim Esmael; Edao Sinba Etu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0275331

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Risk perception, community myth, and practices towards COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Ethiopia: Community based crossectional study

Ahmednur Adem Aliyi ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Software

* E-mail: ahmedhariro@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9087-5393

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Musa Kumbi Ketaro,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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Zinash Teferu Engida,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Software

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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Ayele Mamo Argaw,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Software, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5351-8300

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Abduljewad Hussen Muhammed,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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Mesud Mohammed Hassen,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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Abdushekur Mohammed Abduletif,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Nursing, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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Damtow Solomon Shiferaw,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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Abate Lette Wodera,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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Sintayehu Hailu Ayene,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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Jeylan Kassim Esmael,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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Edao Sinba Etu

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Software

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia
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Risk perception, community myth, and practices towards COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Ethiopia: Community based crossectional study

Ahmednur Adem Aliyi,
Musa Kumbi Ketaro,
Zinash Teferu Engida,
Ayele Mamo Argaw,
Abduljewad Hussen Muhammed,
Mesud Mohammed Hassen,
Abdushekur Mohammed Abduletif,
Damtow Solomon Shiferaw,
Abate Lette Wodera,
Sintayehu Hailu Ayene

Published: October 3, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275331

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