Journal of Antivirals & Antiretrovirals
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Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia

Biography

Agumas Fentahun Ayalew works at Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia. His area of research interests include infectious diseases, medicine, virology.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Seroprevalence of Antivirals and Risks of Acquiring among Quarantined Individuals in North West Ethiopia: A Survey Study
  Author(s): Fassikaw Kebede, Tsehay Kebede, Birhanu Kebede and Agumas Fentahun Ayalew*
  
  Novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is a worldwide spreading pandemic respiratory disease caused by a positive single strand (RNA) virus. The efforts for preventing COVID-19 pandemic remain fruitless and ineffective. So this study aims to assess Seroprevalence, Knowledge and Practice of COVID-19 prevention among quarantined individual in North West Ethiopia. Methods: Institutional-based survey was conducted on COVID-19 suspected quarantined individuals from 21 April-30 December 2020. The collected data were edited and enter into EPI-DATA 3.1 version, then export to STATA/R-14 (SE) software for analysis. Results: Of 4233 quarantined individuals who received the SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody test, 4230/99.78% were interviewed with a 99.82% response rate. The overall seroprevalence of COVID-19 symptom suspected quarantined in.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/1948-5964.21.13.230

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