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Journal Article
Contesting views on coronavirus pandemic: causations and indigenous preventions in Guji Society, Southern Ethiopia
2022
Overview
This article investigates the contesting views on the causes and prevention of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Guji society. The study opted for a qualitative approach, descriptive research design, and data collection methods such as interviews (both in-depth and key informant interviews), focus group discussions, and observation. The findings show that local views take violations of social standards, the myth of the plague pit, and the omen of the ruling Gadaa party (Luba) as the main causes that contradict medical science's etiological notions. Similarly, with their complete focus on rituals, the prevention mechanisms widely used in society compete with the medical science prevention system. Despite the fact that local perspectives on medical etiology are contested, Gadaa leaders and community elders have collaborated with local health professionals and stakeholders in a public awareness program to enhance the medically supported prevention system for better life. As a result, even though local community views disagree with medical etiological notions, the collaboration of Gadaa leaders and community elders with healthcare professionals in preventing and controlling the virus is an exemplary mutual approach that should be strengthened in the future to maintain people's better lives.
