Assessment of undergraduate student knowledge, attitude, and practices towards COVID-19 in Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250444
• Publication Date: 2021-05-18T17:42:44Z
• Authors: Yared Asmare Aynalem; Tadess Yirga Akalu; Birhan Gebresella...; Nigussie Tadesse ...; Hilina Ketema Assefa; Wondimeneh Shibab...
• Keywords: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease that has caused global pandemic. As of July 2020, there were 8,475 confirmed cases COVID-19 in Ethiopia, and total 52 1 death reported Debre Berhan where this study was conducted. Under these conditions, we sought to assess what undergraduate students at University knew about how it shaped their attitudes practices regarding disease.