Community Risk Perception and Behavioral Response towards COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A Community-based Cross-sectional Mixed-Methods Survey
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| Name | Community Risk Perception and Behavioral Response towards COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A Community-based Cross-sectional Mixed-Methods Survey |
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| Coverage Location | National |
| Coverage Sex | Both |
| Abstract | According to the World Health Organization, viral diseases continue to emerge and represent a serious issue for public health. The elderly and those with underlying chronic diseases are more likely to become severe cases. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economic activities and livelihoods all around the world. Despite increasing levels of vaccination, the coronavirus continues to spread, with an unprecedented impact on people’s lives. Ethiopia is no exception; COVID-19 has upended livelihoods in Ethiopia, with significant implications for poverty reduction. Therefore, effective risk communication is one of the critical strategies in the response to COVID-19. Our study sets out to present an in-depth exploration and analysis of the community's Risk Perception and Behavioral Response toward COVID-19 in Ethiopia. In this study, the following variables are included in specified thematic areas. Sociodemographic factors: region, residence, family size, sex, age of the respondents, region, marital status, educational status, occupational status, and household annual income. Living environment-related: Living in a crowded environment, religious association, HAD or WDA, Volunteer associations, Edir or Ekub. Source of information for COVID-19, about symptoms of a novel coronavirus, mode of transmission, protection mechanisms, knowledge about COVID-19, etc. |
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| Date Data Collection Started | 2021-12-15 |
| Date Data Collection End | 2022-02-27 |
| Title | Community Risk Perception and Behavioral Response towards COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A Community-based Cross-sectional Mixed-Methods Survey |
| Data Type | Survey |
| PublicationYear | 2022 |
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| Description | Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) is an essential component of health emergency readiness and response activities. According to the joint directions of WHO, UNICEF and Red-cross “A clear and integrated Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) strategy and response are vital for individual, family, and community uptake of essential public health and biomedical interventions to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19” (WHO 2020; UNICEF 2020). The availability of reliable information sources on evolving pandemics, such as COVID-19, may embody certain attributes that encourage compliance with recommended adaptive behavior. Evidence suggests that lack of data or information generally drives unpreparedness to contain deadly diseases and discourages positive attributes for behavior change. The health system and reproductive health research directorate & in collaboration with the integrated Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) section, PHEM, wants to assess COVID-19 risk perceptions and individual behavioral responses in Ethiopia. It is a community & facility-based survey and will be undertaken on a representative sample of households across the country. The Ethiopian Public Health Institute, therefore, would like to hire competent applicants for two months in the following positions. |
| Dataset study design | Cross-sectional survey |
| Date Data Archived | 2022-05-17 |
| Date Data Cataloged | 2022-05-18 |
| Data Generating Unit | Health System and Reproductive Health |
| URL | https://rtds.ephi.gov.et/public/showdetail/424 |
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