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cord-354861-b04ch0o3	Nasir, E. F.	Study of the Sudanese perceptions of COVID-19: Applying the Health Belief Model.	2020-05-29		.txt	text/plain	4813	279	50	Implementation of public health measures should be based on the understanding of the public's perceptions, beliefs, and attitude; therefore, this study aimed to explore the roles of perceived threat (perceived susceptibility and perceived severity), benefits, and barriers on the health preventive measures towards COVID-19 among Sudanese population. The survey instrument was based on HBM constructs of self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility and severity to COVID-19 benefits from and barriers to the preventive measures (17) , beside socio-demographic characteristics, health-related information and COVID-19 related-history. Besides, exploring the barriers and benefits of the preventive measures (hand hygiene and social distancing) recommended by health authorities in Sudan using HBM. The higher the levels of perceived barriers of social distancing and hand hygiene, the more likely participants were to perceive high self-efficacy, and this is not in accordance to other studies in which negative relation where established between these constructs (36, 37) .	./cache/cord-354861-b04ch0o3.txt	./txt/cord-354861-b04ch0o3.txt