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. 2024 Nov 29;11(1):e001960. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001960

Table 4. Attitude towards COVID-19 prevention measures among high school students in Assosa town, Northwest Ethiopia.

Variable Frequency Per cent (%)
Do you agree/believe early recognition can improve treatment and recovery from COVID-19?
Yes 299 56.6
No 229 43.3
Do you believe COVID-19 is preventable?
Yes 228 43.2
No 300 56.8
Do you believe that health education can prevent the infection?
Yes 172 32.6
No 356 67.4
Do you believe COVID-19 can be prevented by the practice of preventive measures?
Yes 244 46.2
No 284 53.8
Do you believe COVID-19 patients should disclose their exposure?
Yes 25 4.7
No 503 91.3
When you meet your friends do you believe you will not be great with a handshake/hug?
Yes 110 20.8
No 418 79.2
Do you believe that COVID-19 is a curable disease?
Yes 239 45.3
No 289 54.7
Do you agree COVID-19 disease will not always lead to death?
Yes 153 29
No 375 71
If you become a contacted person, do you agree you will inform to health authorities?
Yes 200 37.9
No 328 62.1
Do you believe herbal and traditional medicine is not always effectively used to treat COVID-19?
Yes 356 67.4
No 172 32.6
Do you believe COVID-19 is God’s punishment?
YesNo 309219 58.541.5
Student compliance with the preventive measures will reduce the spread of disease in the community.
YesNo 314214 59.540.5
Do you believe authorities should close schools if cases increase?
YesNo 62466 11.788.2
Do you believe healthy foods can increase body immunity?
Yes 294 55.7
No 234 44.3
Do you believe contacted people should immediately be quarantined?
Yes 298 56.4
No 230 43.6
Do you agree COVID-19 disease could be controlled by the effective practice of preventive measures?
Yes 274 51.9
No 254 48.1
Do you consider COVID-19 a threat to the whole community?
Yes 82 15.5
No 446 84.5
Do you believe an infected person can transmit COVID-19 to others without developing symptoms?
Yes 86 16.3
No 442 83.8
Do you believe travelling to crowded places can increase COVID-19 transmission?
Yes 362 68.6
No 166 31.4
Do you agree viruses can be transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa?
Yes 120 22.73
No 528 77.27
Do you believe that drinking local alcohol cannot prevent the risk of COVID-19?
Yes 337 63.8
No 191 36.2