Adherence towards COVID‐19 prevention measures and associated factors in Hossana town, South Ethiopia, 2021

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) disease is a pandemic threat for humanity's healthcare system, social, economic, and psychological well‐being for both developed and developing nations. In the case of developing nations such as the resource of Ethiopia, however, the key obstacle is to buy the vaccine and administer it to their people. In the study area, however, the degree of adherence to the COVID‐19 preventive measure was not well‐established. The aim of this study is to determine adherence to COVID‐19 prevention measures in Hossana town.

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