Nearly all Kenyan adults aged 18 years and older (96 percent) were aware that washing hands with soap and water is a preventive action against coronavirus (COVID-19), whereas a large share of the population knew about the use of masks and the maintenance of social distancing as protective measures (86.8 and 69.3 percent, respectively). The number of COVID-19 cases in Kenya were up to 35 thousand till September 2020, with 597 casualties. As seen worldwide, the country adopted lockdown measures to contain the virus spread.
Knowledge of protective measures against coronavirus in Kenya from May 30 to June 6, 2020
The distribution of the respondents was 51.3 percent female and 48.7 percent male. The majority of respondents (63 percent) were aged between 18 and 39 years, and about 35.5 percent reported having attained at least secondary level of education.
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