Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventative practices towards COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.

Nwagbara UI, Osual EC, Chireshe R, Bolarinwa OA, Saeed BQ, Khuzwayo N, Hlongwana KW

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249853
Published: 2021
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0249853,
  title = {Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventative practices towards COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.},
  author = {Nwagbara UI and Osual EC and Chireshe R and Bolarinwa OA and Saeed BQ and Khuzwayo N and Hlongwana KW},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0249853},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249853}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventative practices towards COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.
AU  - Nwagbara UI
AU  - Osual EC
AU  - Chireshe R
AU  - Bolarinwa OA
AU  - Saeed BQ
AU  - Khuzwayo N
AU  - Hlongwana KW
PY  - 2021
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0249853
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UI, N., EC, O., R, C., OA, B., BQ, S., N, K., & KW, H. (2021). Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventative practices towards COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249853

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