Behavioral Scientists-Panacea for Curtailing the Spread of Covid-19 in Rural Areas in Nigeria

Abstract

Abstract

Behavioral scientists are specialists in the study of human behavior and how the society is influenced by the behaviors of human beings. The covid-19 pandemic that is ravaging the world spreads like wild fire, meanwhile, government all over the world concentrate more on taking care of infected persons through the help of medical personnel. Though, there is massive enlightenment on curtailing the spread in the media, but the behavior of the people seems contradictory, thus, the massive spread of the virus in rural areas in Nigeria which is draining the resources of the various states governments in providing care for those infected and the reduction in production capacity. The paper emphasized the involvement of behavioral scientists in using empirical skills to help curtail the spread of covid-19 in rural area, which is more strategic to the economy of Nigeria. The paper also state the reasons why rural people have refused to maintain the covid-19 protocols. The paper proffers solution on how to address the behavior of the people in order to keep strictly to the covid-19 protocols in order to mitigate the spread Covid 19. The behavioral approach theory was used to explain the article.