Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of COVID 19 and the factors influencing them among a Rural Population in South India (original) (raw)
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International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2022
The coronavirus has spread so fast that it disrupted life everywhere in the world. COVID-19 is an illness of the respiratory tract and the novel virus-corona virus is the causative agent. Its first case was identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The newly identified strain of virus is known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 From Wuhan, it has spread all over the world within a time period of 3 months. The coronavirus has affected every country and territory in the world and also two international conveyances with more than 37 lakh cases and 2.6 lakh deaths. 1,2 This disease is highly infectious, and the patient presents mainly with symptoms like fever, cough, myalgia, and dyspnea. Globally, 3% of patients ended to the late stage and presented with symptoms of acute respiratory distress syndrome or metabolic acidosis also septic shock, coagulation, or ABSTRACT Background: India is facing a third wave of infection of coronavirus. For controlling the pandemic, it's very crucial that everyone should follow the control measures which is ultimately depended upon the factors like knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of people towards coronavirus according to KAP theory. At such a critical moment to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in India arises an urgency for understanding people's awareness of COVID-19. So, we plan to present a study in view of investigating the KAP for COVID-19 in rural populations during the outbreak of COVID-19 disease. Methods: A cross-sectional design with a cluster sampling method from the field practice area of a rural medical college was selected. Participants were above 18 years. Data collection was done after taking informed consent. Data were analysed with R studio software with appropriate statistical tests. Result: A good knowledge of COVID-19 was found in rural population. Majority of population has good knowledge about COVID-19 epidemiology, signs, and symptoms. Good knowledge corresponds to appropriate behaviour and proper practices in population. Overall participants were confident that India will win war against COVID-19. Conclusions: Our study findings suggested that the rural population of India with a comparatively high level of education, specifically Health care services people, had proper knowledge, cheerful way of attitude, and appropriately practicing measures towards COVID-19 during the rapid rise period of the COVID-19 cases. Whereas age, gender, and socioeconomic status didn't show any significant association with the knowledge score. We conclude that KAP towards COVID-19 by vulnerable populations warrants special attention for research.
Knowledge and Attitude Towards Covid 19 Among Indian Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study
International Journal of Current Research and Review
Background: The 2019 coronavirus outbreak has caused a global health epidemic which changed the way we view our environment and our daily lives. The rate of transmission challenged our sense of identity and for safety and to prevent the spread of infection also need social distancing. Objectives: The survey aimed to assess the knowledge & attitude on coronavirus infection among the general population. Methods: A total of 620 participants from Odisha urban community agreed to participate in the survey regarding COVID-19. A self-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Participants were selected by convenient sampling method. The demographic characteristics were represented by frequencies and percentage. Descriptive statistics used to calculate mean, SD and P-value. Results: Among the participants (n=620), most of the participants 75.9% were females, more than half 59.4% of participants were between 31 to 40 years, majority 75.1% were living in the nuclear family, the majority 76.4% participants were married and a majority 75.9% were completed graduation. 80.28% of participants have good knowledge, 58.03% of participant's attitude was positive. Most of 72.6 % participants believe India can win the battle against COVID 19, 85.1% reported that their daily routine changed due to the pandemic. Conclusion: The emerging coronavirus disease outbreak demands all people should maintain a minimum of 1-meter distance from each other and different various methods to ensure the safety of general people. There is a need for active public awareness, clear information, and strict guidelines to improve the knowledge and attitude of the general population.
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS COVID-19 AMONG RURAL PEOPLE -AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
The study focused on examining the knowledge and attitudes of the rural respondents in the rural area of Telangana State. The study presents that 48% of respondent are between 31-40 years. 54%of respondents are male, while 46% are female. 28%of sample rural people had primary school level education. 66% of sample respondent are married, and 78% follow the nuclear family system. 34% of respondents are farmers, earningRs.150000 per annum. Knowing Covid19, 90% of respondents knew that coronavirus transmits through droplets, touching an infected surface and other touches face less than the 1-meter distance from an infected person. 88% of respondents knew the symptoms of Covid-19, i.e. hyperthermia, malaise and breathing difficulty.74%of respondents said that novel coronavirus could infect all age group.70% of respondents do not know that an Asymptomatic person with Coronavirus infection cannot transmit the virus to others. Surprisingly, 42% of respondents do not know that there is currently no specific coronavirus treatment, but a patient can be recovered by early symptomatic treatment. The present study reveals that 52% of respondents agree that infection is controlled. The majority of respondents, 72%, opined that India would win the battle against novel corona. 60% of respondents opined that the lockdown could slow the Spread of Infection. 50% of respondents are approved that their family members are at risk. 76% of respondents are worried if they have a common cold. 56% of respondents think that the coronavirus changed their daily routine life. 54%opined that they feel uncertain about frequent modification of infection control procedures. 74% of respondents spend most of their time watching information related to coronavirus, and 76% of respondents have developed anxiety from watching the news.
Public knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards COVID-19: A cross-sectional study in India
Background: In December 2019, a pathogenic human corona virus SARS-CoV-2, corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was recognized and has caused serious illness and numerous deaths. In an effort to mitigate the outbreak of COVID-19, many countries have imposed drastic lockdown and movement control on their residents. The effectiveness of these mitigation measures is highly dependent on cooperation and compliance of all members of society. The knowledge, attitudes and practices people hold toward the disease play an important role in determining a country's readiness to accept behavioral change measures from health authorities. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge levels, attitudes and practices toward COVID-19 among the Indian public. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional online survey of Indian residents was conducted between 9th July and 18th July 2020.The survey questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics, 13 items on knowledge, 5 items on attitudes and 8 items on practices, modified from a previously published questionnaire on COVID-19. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, t-tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were conducted. Results: Results obtained after statistical analysis of responses of the questionnaire shows that mean knowledge score of the participants was 10.921 (out of 13), while mean scores of attitude and practices were 2.930 (out of 5) and 7.42 (out of 8) respectively. Significant difference of knowledge (p value <0.05) was found when comparison between area of residence (urban > rural), level of education (PG/Professional > UG, 12th std.) and occupation (HCW > non HCW) was done. Significant difference in attitude was seen only when occupation was compared. Non Health care workers (non HCW) showing more positivity in attitude than the HCWs. As far as practices are concerned, there was no significant difference found in any of the socio-demographic variable. All the section of the society were found to follow healthy practices relevant to prevention of COVID-19. Conclusion: The present study provides a comprehensive examination of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Indian population towards COVID-19. The findings suggest that people of our country have an acceptable level of knowledge on COVID-19 and are generally positive in their outlook on overcoming the pandemic and most of the participants follows healthy practices. Government should conduct similar studies at national level to include large number of participants. Analysis of KAP in country's public will help government in formulating policies for handling COVID-19 health crisis in a much better way.
International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2020
Background: The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) regarding COVID-19 pandemic among general population.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among general population residing in Navi Mumbai, India, by distributing online based predesigned, prevalidated and semi-structured survey questionnaire through social media from 20 April to 27 April, 2020. The survey instrument consisted of questions based on demographic characteristics followed by knowledge (12 questions), attitude (11 questions) and practices (5 questions). Individuals above 18 years of age, able to understand English language and willing to voluntarily consent were included in the study.Results: A total of 817 participants were included in the study. The mean knowledge score was 10.04±1.52 with an overall accurate response rate of 83.70%. Most of the participants had positive attitude regarding COVID-19 pandemic. A positive correlation was found between level of educ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) of General Population towards COVID-19 in India
Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in January 2020. Considering its unprecedented mortality and morbidity, a global lockdown was imposed worldwide which resulted in the halt of all economic and social activity. Most countries including India applied strict prevention and control measures to control the spread of COVID-19, which include general lockdown, obligatory home quarantine, a ban on public gatherings, international flight restrictions, etc. In this regard a KAP analysis was conducted to understand the public knowledge, reactions, adherence to, and acceptance of measures for protection against COVID-19 during first and second wave of COVID-19. Individuals above the age of 15 years were selected as the sample. The data were collected during both waves of the COVID-19 pan India from 500 respondents using a self-administered questionnaire in Google form. The results revealed that the majority of the respondents were knowledgeable regarding the...
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Exploring Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Towards COVID-19: A Case Study in Odisha, India
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A study to determine knowledge of COVID 19 among rural area families
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The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the infectious agent that causes the corona virus illness (COVID-19). This virus can cause mild to moderate respiratory sickness in infected individuals, but they can recover without the need for special medical care. Little was known about the level of COVID-19 knowledge among inhabitants in such a dire scenario. The purpose of the study was to ascertain the general population's degree of knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 in Karad Taluka. METHOD: For this study, 300 residents of Kale Village who are part of the community were enrolled. The design of the study was cross-sectional. For this investigation, a practical sampling strategy was employed. Participants' knowledge and attitude were evaluated using a structured knowledge questionnaire. In the two months from December 2021 to January 2022, data collecting was finished. RESULTS: The majority of participants, 180 (60%) had average knowledge of Covid 19, 100 (33.33%) had bad knowledge, and only...
2020
COVID-19 is a new threat without any antiviral therapies or vaccines, current measures to mitigate this crisis depend heavily on the national and regional preparedness and responses. However, optimal strategies to cope with the complexity of this pandemic demand substantial scientific evidence. Recently, the WHO has issued technical guidance for countries/regions and research institutions, as well as having worked closely with global researchers to update the empirical evidence. Objectives: 1. To assess the knowledge regarding COVID-19 among people residing at Jolva, Bharuch. 2. To find out the association between the level of knowledge of people regarding COVID-19 and the selected socio demographic variables.3.To provide health education that could be crucial to improve the level of knowledge. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional design was used in this study. We have selected the cases by Non probability convenient sampling Technique was used. Total 320 samples were selected fro...