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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2021

Public knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19: An online cross-sectional study in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Chandani Gupta, Riya Gupta, Rashmi Kumari, Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Preeti Bhagat, Mehak T Mir, Heena Nazir, Sunil Kumar Raina

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Chandani GuptaDepartment of Community Medicine, ASCOMS Jammu, J&K, India.
Riya GuptaDepartment of Opthalmology, GMC, Jammu, J&K, India.
Rashmi KumariDepartment of Community Medicine, GMC Jammu, J&K, India.
Rajiv Kumar GuptaDepartment of Community Medicine, GMC Jammu, J&K, India.
Preeti BhagatDepartment of Community Medicine, GMC Jammu, J&K, India.
Mehak T MirDepartment of Community Medicine, GMC Jammu, J&K, India.
Heena NazirDepartment of Community Medicine, GMC Jammu, J&K, India.
Sunil Kumar RainaDepartment of Community Medicine, RP Govt. Medical College Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.

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backgroundCOVID-19, since its emergence, has become a global health problem with countries adopting unprecedented measures to control the spread of this pandemic. Adherence of the populations to control measures is affected by their knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) towards the disease. It was with this aim that the present study was conducted among the residents of UT of J&K to assess their KAP toward COVID-19. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional online survey of 464 J&K residents was conducted between 1

resultsMean knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were 7.69 ± 0.74, 4.70 ± 0.57, and 4.32 ± 0.68, respectively, among the respondents. Majority (99%) knew the sign and symptoms, mode of transmission of the disease and avoided attending large gatherings. Use of mask was almost universal and about 38% were taking supplements like vitamins or herbal medicines. Good knowledge, positive attitude, and appropriate practices among the respondents about COVID-19 suggest that community based health education programs play a key role in containment and mitigation of this disease.

conclusionSustained messaging and updates from the national and local health authorities on COVID-19 to the public are likely to help control the transmission of the disease.

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