Abstract
This study examined public perception behaviour towards contact tracing
for COVID-19 in Ibadan, Metropolis. Descriptive survey research design was
adopted in the study. The study made use of the multi-stage sampling
technique. Rose, Spinks and Canhoto formula for the unknown population was
used to select 400 participants who participated in the study. The protection
motivation theory (PMT) underlies the investigation. The tools utilised for the
research were pre-tested before real distributions on the subjects. Descriptive
statistics, including percentages, tables, and frequency counts, were used to
analyse the collected data. Furthermore, the research responds to ethical
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considerations pertaining to confidentiality, fabrication, and anonymity. It was
established from the study that the majority of the participants highly complied
with all rules and regulations posed by public health officials during COVID-
19. Sharing personal information with a third party was a major threat to the
participants, while fear of stigmatisation contributed to the greater challenge
of sharing personal information associated with contact tracing during
COVID-19. The study concluded that adhering to rules and regulations and
the absence of stigmatisation by public health officers will reduce the spread
and rate of COVID-19 as well as other contagious diseases or pandemics that
may spring up in the future. Based on the above findings, recommendations
were made.