| Autor: |
Mirza, Taaha Muddassir, Ali, Rimsha, Khan, Huma Musarrat |
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal; Apr2020, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p338-345, 8p |
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Objective: To study the perception of COVID-19 and its prevention in the general public. Study Design: Cross-sectional study conducted using convenient sampling technique. Place and Duration of Study: In Islamic Republic of Pakistan, from 1st Apr to 12th Apr 2020. Methodology: An online questionnaire was made on Google Forms Inc. It was modified from an online questionnaire available free on the internet. The sample size was 1042. Frequencies and percentages were calculated for categorical variables. Mean and standard deviation was calculated for continuous data and chi-square and t-test were applied for statistical significance between healthcare providers and non-healthcare providers. Results: A total of 97% people thought that older adults were more likely to develop complications. Most of the participants thought that use of face mask (91%), washing hands (99.4%), avoiding close contact with sick people (97.8%) and not touching the face with unwashed hands (98.7%) should be used as a preventive measure. Majority were aware of the common symptoms of the disease. Statistically significant difference between some perceptions of healthcare providers and non-health care providers was observed with myths prevailing more in the health care providers, these are; rinsing mouth and nose with saline for prevention (59.9%) and skin rash (8.9%) and watery diarrhea (47.8%) as common symptoms. 85.2% of the participants believed that “kalonji” and 81.6% believed that antimalarials may be effective in prevention or treatment of the disease. Conclusions: The participants showed a high level of knowledge regarding the pandemic but certain myths are also prevalent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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