Background: Tests like auditory P300 event related potential, neuro-psychometric pen pencil Montreal
Cognition Assessment Test (MOCA) and Choice reaction time have been used as indexes of cognitive
function. Thus this study has been planned with the aim to evaluate cognitive ability of a normal adult to nd out normative data
and its, variation with age and gender in Uttarakhand region of India.
Materials and Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the department of Physiology of AIIMS, Rishikesh on 52
healthy with ages ranging from 20 to 40 years, equal number of male & female volunteers with the ability to understand test
procedures. Following tests were performed in the given order for uniformity during 11-1 pm timing of a day:
1. Event Related Potential-P300 2. Neuro-psychometric assessment (Hindi Montreal Cognitive Assessment -HMOCA test) and 3.
Choice Reaction Time.
Results and Conclusion: Mean of P300 Latency is 310 ± 37.14 msec, mean of P300 Amplitude is 14 ± 7.5 uv (from Cz electrode
site), mean of Montreal Score is 24.81±3.25, and mean of CRT is 584.5 ±84.06 ms in all the subjects. All the parameters are
better in younger age group. All the parameters are better in male except MOCA score
symptoms like fever and mild to moderate respiratory illness like cough, sore throat and shortness of breath. [4] The virus spreads mainly through droplets of saliva or secretions from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes. [5] Geriatric age group and those with underlying co-morbidities are more likely to develop serious illness. [1] In the end of 2019, China officials reported a cluster of pneumonia cases with unknown etiology. [6] WHO declared it as Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 th Jan 2020 and as a controllable pandemic on March 11, 2020. [7] As per the first WHO's situation report on January 21, 2020, 282 cases were reported from 4 countries. [8] There was a gradual increase in number of cases to 1,696,588 cases and 1,05,952 deaths globally as on April 12, 2020. [9] The
Research ArticleBackground: COVID-19 outbreak has been declared as pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020. Globally more than 16 lakh cases have been reported, affecting nearly 195 nations till April 12 th 2020. Health authorities have initiated measures to create awareness and to control the spread. Objectives: To assess the Knowledge and practices of general public towards COVID-19. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out among general public residing in Karnataka. Online questioner was prepared and circulated in social media and responses were collected during March 2020. Data was analysed using SPSS 23.0, descriptive statistics were calculated. Knowledge scores and practices with socio-demographic profile were done using Independent t test, one-way ANOVA and Chi-square test. Results: A total of 1048 responses were received. Majority were males (61.3%), married (57.4%), of age 20-40 years (79.4%) and held a bachelor degree (53.1%). The mean knowledge score for COVID 19 was 11.7 ± 2.07. There was a statistically significant difference of knowledge score among various socio-demographic variable like age (P = 0.009), gender (P = 0.001), educational status (P = 0.00) and marital status (P = 0.00). Majority of the study participants preferred consulting a doctor 964 (91.84%) when they have symptoms like fever and cough. 68 (6.4%) of the study participants had been to crowded places in recent times. 974 (92.9%) and 843 (80.5%) update their knowledge and prefer wearing mask outside the home respectively. Conclusion: More than three-fourth of the participants had adequate knowledge and around 90% of the participants had satisfactory practices towards COVID-19.
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