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Respondents influence towards taking COVID-19 precautionary measures.

Respondents influence towards taking COVID-19 precautionary measures.

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This study seeks to investigate infodemic in the era of Coranavirus among Ikorodu residents in Lagos Nigeria. Studies have been conducted to unravel the effect of Coronavirus, its causes, and media coverage but there appears to be a paucity of literature with regards to people's perception of infodemic in in the wake of COVID 19 pandemic. It is on...

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... study reveals that 36.9% respondents were being influenced diverse information to a very great extent and 39.3% were influenced to great extent which amount 76.2% respondents were being influenced by various information in the media towards embracing the usage of all COVID-19 precautionary measures, 15.5% were indifferent while 8.3% seldom influenced by diverse much information in obeying the precautionary protocols as specified by the World Health Organization which washing of hands, sneezing on the elbows, maintenance of social distancing, avoiding a crowded place and quarantine when engage in a long travelling to different location ( Table 2). ...
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... Percentage High 51 51.2% Average 39 39.4% Low 5 4.7% I don't know 5 4.7% of usage of chloroquine, just like when people were told to be using salt for bath in the era of Ebola. ...