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.