KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF PAKISTANI GENERAL POPULATION ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19; A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Objective: To know the knowledge, attitude and practices of Pakistani general population associated with COVID-19 outbreak and its correlation in different age groups, genders and educational status. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Online survey based study co...

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Autores principales:	Taimoor Ashraf Khan, Muhammad Mahad Qureshi, Anum Ehsan, Muhammad Abdullah Zahid, Muhammad Ashraf
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2020
Materias:	attitude covid-19 knowledge pakistan pandemic practices Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:946f92712d084d8e813c996b9e36d23f2021-12-02T17:41:23ZKNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF PAKISTANI GENERAL POPULATION ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19; A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/946f92712d084d8e813c996b9e36d23f2020-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5246https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To know the knowledge, attitude and practices of Pakistani general population associated with COVID-19 outbreak and its correlation in different age groups, genders and educational status. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Online survey based study conducted in Pakistan, from Mar to May 2020. Methodology: Self administered questionnaire using the Google Forms was used to get the responses from online enrolled participants. Questionnaire included general questions regarding disease etiology, symptomatology, transmission and prevention along with general questions regarding respondent’s attitude and practices. Data was downloaded on Microsoft Excel Spread sheet and analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23. Results: Age ranged from 15 to 68 years with a mean of 30.5 ± 9.1 years. The mean knowledge score was 8.5 ± 0.8. Out of total 285 participants 180 (63.2 %) individuals had adequate knowledge while 105 (36.8%) individuals had inadequate knowledge about COVID-19 outbreak. Attitude and practices were optimal and positive among the majority of the participants. Conclusion: Our study reported an optimal level of knowledge and an optimistic attitude among the literate group of Pakistani general population. Moreover, we highlighted the knowledge gaps among the general public which would help the authorities to spread mass awareness regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic.Taimoor Ashraf KhanMuhammad Mahad QureshiAnum EhsanMuhammad Abdullah ZahidMuhammad AshrafArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticleattitudecovid-19knowledgepakistanpandemicpracticesMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 70, Iss 2, Pp 533-538 (2020)
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description	Objective: To know the knowledge, attitude and practices of Pakistani general population associated with COVID-19 outbreak and its correlation in different age groups, genders and educational status. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Online survey based study conducted in Pakistan, from Mar to May 2020. Methodology: Self administered questionnaire using the Google Forms was used to get the responses from online enrolled participants. Questionnaire included general questions regarding disease etiology, symptomatology, transmission and prevention along with general questions regarding respondent’s attitude and practices. Data was downloaded on Microsoft Excel Spread sheet and analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23. Results: Age ranged from 15 to 68 years with a mean of 30.5 ± 9.1 years. The mean knowledge score was 8.5 ± 0.8. Out of total 285 participants 180 (63.2 %) individuals had adequate knowledge while 105 (36.8%) individuals had inadequate knowledge about COVID-19 outbreak. Attitude and practices were optimal and positive among the majority of the participants. Conclusion: Our study reported an optimal level of knowledge and an optimistic attitude among the literate group of Pakistani general population. Moreover, we highlighted the knowledge gaps among the general public which would help the authorities to spread mass awareness regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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author	Taimoor Ashraf Khan Muhammad Mahad Qureshi Anum Ehsan Muhammad Abdullah Zahid Muhammad Ashraf
author_facet	Taimoor Ashraf Khan Muhammad Mahad Qureshi Anum Ehsan Muhammad Abdullah Zahid Muhammad Ashraf
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title	KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF PAKISTANI GENERAL POPULATION ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19; A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
title_short	KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF PAKISTANI GENERAL POPULATION ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19; A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
title_full	KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF PAKISTANI GENERAL POPULATION ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19; A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
title_fullStr	KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF PAKISTANI GENERAL POPULATION ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19; A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
title_full_unstemmed	KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF PAKISTANI GENERAL POPULATION ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19; A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
title_sort	knowledge, attitude and practices of pakistani general population associated with covid-19; a cross sectional study
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/946f92712d084d8e813c996b9e36d23f
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF PAKISTANI GENERAL POPULATION ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19; A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

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