K1-K7, knowledge question 1 up to 7; A1- A6, Attitude question 1 up to 6; P1- P7, practice question 1 up to 7; n, number

Level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Covid-19 prevention measure

Among the 845 participants, a majority of 635 (75.1%) of them had good knowledge. Of these, 388 (61.1%) and 247 (38.9%) live in urban and rural areas, respectively. Regarding their attitude toward COVID-19 prevention, most, 476 (55.3%) of them had a negative attitude. About 446 (52.8%) had a good level of practice toward COVID-19 prevention.

In the multivariate analysis model, sociodemographic characteristics were computed to assess significant associations with level of knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 prevention.

Factors associated with level of knowledge toward Covid-19 Prevention measure

House wives were 8 (AOR: 8.3, 95%CI: 1.1, 68) times more likely to have good knowledge of COVID-19 prevention when compared with drivers. People unable to read and write were 9 (AOR: 9.7, 95%CI: 5.1, 18.9) times more likely to have good knowledge of Covid-19 prevention than people educated above secondary school. Similarly, people who attended primary education were 2 (AOR: 2.1, 95%CI: 1.2, 3.9) times more likely to have good knowledge of Covid-19 prevention than people educated above secondary school. (Table 3)

Table 3: Factor associated with knowledge toward Covid-19 prevention among Harar Population in Harar, Ethiopia, 2021