Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Descriptive cross-sectional survey to assess the adequacy of knowledge towards COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. Amit Vasant Deshpande
JCDR. 2023: 243-248
Abstract
To determine the level of knowledge towards COVID-19 among people. Material & Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive research design was used for the present study a total of 421 people were recruited for this study and sample of 400 eligible people who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were enrolled. Results: The association of socio-demographic variables of participants and their knowledge score. It shows that group (p>0.001), gender (p=0.020), education (p=0.001), marital status (p=0.001), age (p=0.020), and inhabitants (p=0.001) were significantly associated with knowledge. Majority of participants 63% having good knowledge while 33% and 1.4% having average and poor knowledge respectively regarding the corona virus pandemic. Conclusion: Study concluded that many people were still had average and poor knowledge on COVID-19. Higher authorities must find the ways for making people more aware on this pandemic to control its impact.
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