Study area and period
The study was carried out in the Harari region and a community-based
cross-sectional study design was used from September 17 to 30, 2021.
Harari is one of the ten regions in Ethiopia, located 526 km away from
the capital city, Addis Ababa, with an estimated area of 334 square km.
The total estimated population of Harar was 246,000 and approximately
60% of the population lives in urban areas. There are nine woredas and
there are 19 urban and 17 rural kebeles in the Harari region. This study
was conducted in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia. A community-based
cross-sectional study design was used to assess the level of knowledge,
attitude, practice, and determinants toward COVID-19 recommended
prevention measures among the general population of Harar, Eastern
Ethiopia, in 2021.