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Nwaeze, O., Langsi, R., Osuagwu, U. L., Oloruntoba, R., Ovenseri-Ogbomo, G. O., Abu, E. K., … Agho, K. E. (2021). Factors affecting willingness to comply with public health measures during the pandemic among sub-Sahara Africans. African Health Sciences, 21(4), 1629-1639. https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i4.17
Factors affecting willingness to comply with Public health measures during the Pandemic among Sub-Sahara Africans
Running title: Compliance to COVID-19 practices in Africa
Authors/Affiliations:
Obinna Nwaeze[1], Raymond Langsi[2], Uchechukwu L Osuagwu[3,10], Richard Oloruntoba[4], Godwin O Ovenseri-Ogbomo[5,10], Emmanuel K Abu[6], Timothy Chikasirimobi G[7], Deborah Donald Charwe[8], Bernadine Ekpenyong[9,10], Khathutshelo P Mashige[10], Piwuna Christopher Goson[11], Tanko Ishaya[12], Kingsley Agho[10,13]
[1] National Health Service (NHS), United Kingdom<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[2] Health Division, University of Bamenda, Bambili, Cameroon<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[3] Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Translational Research Unit, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[4] Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Bentley WA 6151, Australia<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[5] Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia; and Department of Optometry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[6] Department of Optometry and Vision Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[7] Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, School of public health, Biomedical sciences and technology, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega Kenya<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[8] Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center, P.O.Box 977 Dar es Salaam<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[9] Department of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[10] African Eye and Public Health Research Initiative, African Vision Research Institute, Discipline of Optometry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, 3629, South Africa<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[11] Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos, Nigeria<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[12] Department of Computer Science, University of Jos, Nigeria<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[13] School of Health Science, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia<EMAIL_ADDRESS># Corresponding author:
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Translational Research Unit, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Keywords: Facemask; Handwashing; Self-isolation; Mitigation; Survey monkey; Pandemic; Lockdown; West Africa; Eastern Africa; South Africa; Nigeria
Abstract
Background: The unprecedented outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drastically spread worldwide, resulting in extraordinary measures put in place in various co