The Era of Coronavirus: Knowledge Attitude Practices and Barriers to Hand Hygiene Among Makerere University Students and Katanga Community Residents

摘要

The Novel Coronavirus was declared as a pandemic by the WHO at the end of 2019. Proper hand hygiene was identified as one of the simplest most cost-effective Covid-19 control and prevention measures. It is therefore very important to identify gaps in the knowledge, attitude, and practices, and barriers regarding hand hygiene in the community.