Indian community’s Knowledge, Attitude & Practice towards COVID-19

Abstract

As COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented human health consequences. Knowledge, attitude, perception of general population of India towards the transmission and prevention plays vital role for effective control measures. The study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the general public of India on COVID-19. In this study, a web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted between 10 th March to 18 th April 2020. A 19-item questionnaire was generated, Cronbach's alpha was used to measure the internal consistency of the questionnaire & randomly distributed among the public using Google forms through social media networks. The chi-square test or Fischer exact test was used to compare categorical data and multiple linear regression was used to identify factor influencing KAP. Among 7978 participants, the overall knowledge, attitude and practice score was 80.64%, 97.33% and 93.8% consecutively. Majority of Indian population demonstrated preceded good knowledge, positive attitude and good practice regarding COVID-19 pandemic.

Knowledge, attitude and practices towards COVID-19 pandemic in the community: a cross-sectional web-based survey in India

“…Most of the participants have good knowledge about common symptoms of COVID-19 and similar findings were reported by other authors also. 8,12 Another significant finding noted that around 58% have myth of eating citrus fruit and gargling with salt water to prevent infection with the Coronavirus which is in concordance with the study done by Tomar et al (62%). 12 According to WHO gargling warm or saltwater and consuming citrus fruits will not kill the novel-corona virus.…”

“…8,12 Another significant finding noted that around 58% have myth of eating citrus fruit and gargling with salt water to prevent infection with the Coronavirus which is in concordance with the study done by Tomar et al (62%). 12 According to WHO gargling warm or saltwater and consuming citrus fruits will not kill the novel-corona virus. 13 Most of the participants had a positive and optimistic attitude that COVID-19 will be eliminated and had a certainty that we can win the fight against the infection.…”

“…14,15 Only 71.9% agreed with the idea of lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 whereas 96% were agreed in a study conducted in Rajasthan. 12 This variation can be explained by the difference in duration in which the study was conducted, later was conducted during March-April 2020.…”

Epidemiology of COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An Ecological Study

“…In addition, there are many differences between these five main cities in term of population density and diversity in the nationality of their inhabitants. Diversity in the culture between the individuals lead to different implications on the epidemiology of diseases as it affects their attitudes, knowledge and practices toward the disease (9)(10)(11)(12).…”

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice and Associated Factors towards COVID-19 among College Students in Amhara Region, Ethiopia; A Cross-Sectional Study

“…This study revealed that 56.4% of study participants had a positive attitude towards the prevention and control measures of COVID-19 pandemic. This finding is lower than studies conducted in eight teaching hospitals, Ethiopia (94.7%) [27], Indian medical students (93.7%) [31], Syrian residents (63.5%) [39], Malaysian residents (83.1%) [36], Bangladesh (62.3%) [24], Sudan (81.8%) [38], 10 universities in Shaanxi Province, China (73.8%) [49], Uganda (72.4%) [50], and India (97.3%) [51]. However, this result is higher than the studies conducted in Pakistan (44%) [28], and Makerere University Teaching Hospitals (21%) [25].…”