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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 among health professionals in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Eyasu Alem Lake
  • Birhanu Wondimeneh Demissie
  • Natneal Atnafu Gebeyehu
  • Addisu Yeshambel Wassie
  • Kelemu Abebe Gelaw
  • Gedion Asnake Azeze

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Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global pandemic on 11th March, 2020. In Ethiopia, more than 90,490 and 1,300 confirmed cases and deaths were reported by the Federal Ministry of Health at the time of writing up this project. As health care providers are frontline workers managing the COVID-19 pandemic, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the pooled level of knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among health professionals in Ethiopia. Methods: PubMed, Google Scholar, Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE), Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and African Journal of Online (AJOL) were searched. The data were extracted using Microsoft Excel and analyzed using STATA version 14. Publication bias was checked by funnel plot and more objectively through Egger’s regression test, with P

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  • Eyasu Alem Lake & Birhanu Wondimeneh Demissie & Natneal Atnafu Gebeyehu & Addisu Yeshambel Wassie & Kelemu Abebe Gelaw & Gedion Asnake Azeze, 2021. "Knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 among health professionals in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(2), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0247204
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247204
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