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Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Towards Covid-19 Among General Population In Palakkad District, Kerala

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Background: Since covid 19 has been declared a pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020. A coordinated effort is needed to control the spread the infection. Among them Knowledge attitude and practice is plays an important in control of the disease. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices towards COVID-19 in Palakkad district.Methods: A cross-sectional study was among study participants who were representative of Palakkad district.Convenince sampling was employed in this study and data was collected using questionnaire designed through google form.The questionnaire consisted questions related to sociodemographic profile, KAP towards covid 19.The study included those above the age of 20 years..ResultsMajority (96.5%) of the participants had knowledge regarding the mode of transmission. Among the study participants (97.3%) have correctly reported main symptoms of covid 19 i.e, fever, cough, sore throat and breathing difficulty. The majority of participants (>90%) had an acceptable level of knowledge to stop the spread of COVID-19. Majority (>90%) of the study subjects felt there it was necessary inform a suspected case to the health authorities. More than (90%) of the study participants practiced preventive measures while going out.ConclusionMajority of the study participants had good knowledge, positive attitude, and good practices towards the COVID-19 pandemic

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