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Introduction: COVID-19 had affected 1,393,797 people worldwide by April 7, 2020, according to the data from the China CDC and other authoritative institutions The aim of this study was to assess COVID-19 knowledge and attitudes among parents of child dental patients in Bareilly during the outbreak in February 2020. Methodology: Our cross-sectional study was carried out from February-March 2020 to June 2020, and both convenience sampling and snowball sampling (the participating players were asked to forward the questionnaire to their colleagues) were used so that maximal participation could be ensured. Results: The mean age of the parents was 36.84 ± 0.332, and the mean age of the children was 8.48 ± 0.170. Of the children, 672 (60%) were female, and 538 (44%) were male. Majority of mothers between the age group of 25-35 had the fear of the spread of virus from someone in the clinic. This difference is statistically insignificant. Conclusion: More effort should be directed toward informing the public that some measures can be taken to avoid contamination in dental offices and that urgent cases can be treated with lower risk. |
