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cord-266145-xnu8pj24	Ahmed, Mohammed A. M.	COVID-19 in Somalia: Adherence to Preventive Measures and Evolution of the Disease Burden	2020-09-06		.txt	text/plain	3288	149	48	A composite adherence score was made based on the respondent's self-reported observance of the following personal preventive measures: physical distancing, face mask use, hand hygiene, coughing hygiene, and the habit of touching one's face (Table 1) . During the COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia, the participants reported low to moderate levels of worry/fear about their own health, with mean Likert scores on a five-point scale of 2.3 ± 1.6 and 1.9 ± 1.3 during the first and second survey, respectively (p < 0.001). This study shows an overall unsatisfactory level of adherence by Somali residents to the preventive measures put in place by the government to control COVID-19 transmission. The lower adherence scores during the second survey, compared to the first, indicates that compliance to government measures is decreasing as the COVID-19 epidemic evolves in Somalia.	./cache/cord-266145-xnu8pj24.txt	./txt/cord-266145-xnu8pj24.txt