Abstract

The community understands, practice and attitude of COVID-19 had an impact on their adherence to preventive actions. This study looked on the community knowledge, attitudes, and practises regarding COVID-19 during the pandemic in rural area of Gwalior District in Madhya Pradesh. Material Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted in rural area of Gwalior among 500 Participants. Percentage, Proportion was calculated, Chi square test was applied. Binary logistic regression was applied. Risk Ratio (OR) and Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with their 95% CI was calculated . A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant at 95% confidence level. Statistical analysis of the data was carried out using SPSS Windows version 16.0. Result: In the present study 343(68%) Participant had good knowledge of every aspect of Covid-19 Pandemic. The participants who belonged to Joint family were having Excellent Knowledge. The Age group (25-45) years (AOR: 8.77), OBC Caste Category (AOR: 1.11), Nuclear Family (AOR:1.82) were emerged as significant risk for Poor Knowledge. In the present study 431(86%) participants were having Good Attitude. The Age group (25-45) years had less risk for poor attitude (AOR- 0.24); SC/ST Category were found to had less risk for Poor Attitude (AOR-0.14). The Participants who were involved in Agriculture (AOR-0.15) and Labourer (AOR- 0.23) were at Low Risk for Poor Attitude & Nuclear Family were at less risk for Poor Attitude (AOR- 0.42). While 446(89%) Participants were having Good Practice. The participant which belonged to Hindu Religion, SC/ST category and Joint family were having good practices Farmers and literate participant also had good practice Conclusion: This was the first investigation of KAP's role in the COVID-19 outbreak among rural population of Gwalior. According to this study research, Age Group (25-45) years, Joint Family had a strong understanding of COVID-19 and Males, SC/ST category participants and Nuclear family, had favourable attitude and Practice about it.

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