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cord-317349-c8nrd4h9	OLAPEGBA, Peter O	A Preliminary Assessment of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Knowledge and Perceptions in Nigeria	2020-04-15		.txt	text/plain	2024	131	55	This study assessed knowledge and perceptions about COVID-19 among the general public in Nigeria during the initial week of the pandemic lockdown in the country. Regular hand washing and social distancing were selected by most respondents (94.25%) as a way of preventing infection whereas 11.86% reported consuming gins, garlic, ginger, herbal mixtures and African foods/soups as preventive measures against COVID-19. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.11.20061408 doi: medRxiv preprint 1 2 3 What are the major sources of information about COVID-19 among Nigerians? Notwithstanding the above limitations, this study provides a baseline of information on 6 knowledge and perceptions about the ravaging COVID-19 from respondents across 180 7 municipalities in Nigeria. There is 10 need for further research to build the evidence base for the study of COVID-19 knowledge and 11 precautionary measures. Due to the concern of everyone about COVID-19, the present study, in possibly, is the first 14 survey to assess the knowledge and perceptions about COVID-19 among Nigerians.	./cache/cord-317349-c8nrd4h9.txt	./txt/cord-317349-c8nrd4h9.txt