https://socictopen.socict.org/files/original/a4444680c90a17dadd1febc7bbfe86a8.pdf 56fb5ba7255862b332f769f747e9929b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Knowledge, Attitude, and Precautionary Measures Towards COVID-19 Among Medical Visitors at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Northwest Ethiopia Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Abate H, Mekonnen CK Description An account of the resource Hailemichael Abate, Chilot Kassa Mekonnen Department of Medical Nursing, College of Health Science, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Hailemichael Abate Email haie206k@gmail.comBackground: Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. It was designated a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020. COVID-19 has no effective treatment; nonetheless, early recognition of the disease and applying prevention strategies will help to mitigate the virus propagation.Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and precautionary measures of medical center visitors at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 15 to August 15, 2020. A consecutive sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data were collected by using a pre-tested structured, self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. To explain the study variables, frequency tables, figures, and percentages were used. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions were used to see the association between independent and dependent variables.Results: The prevalence of poor knowledge, attitude, and precautionary measures was 42.2%, 39%, and 41.6%, respectively. Being female (AOR=2.79, 95% CI=1.752– 4.44), divorced (AOR=0.29, 95% CI=0.09– 0.88), and residing in a rural location (AOR=1.93, 95% CI=1.07– 3.26) were significantly associated with poor knowledge. Being female (AOR=95%, CI=1.21– 2.98), a farmer (AOR=4.13, 95% CI=1.60– 10.63), residing in a rural location (AOR=2.53, 95% CI=1.31– 4.88), poor knowledge (AOR=2.38, 95% CI=1.52– 3.72), and negative attitude (AOR=3.25, 95% CI=2.07– 5.09) were significantly associated with poor precautionary measures. Increasing income in one unit of Ethiopian birr (ETB) (AOR=0.26, 95% CI=0.031– 0.051) was significantly associated with negative attitude.Conclusion: The finding of this study showed that more than one-third of the participants had poor knowledge, attitude, and precautionary measures towards COVID-19 disease. A comprehensive health education program concerning knowledge, attitude, and precautionary measures toward COVID-19 ought to be strengthened.Keywords: coronavirus, COVID-19, attitude, knowledge, precautionary measures Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource coronavirus, covid-19, Knowledge, attitude, precautionary measures Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Biotemas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Infectious and parasitic diseases