ASSESSMENT OF KAP (KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE) OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TOWARDS PREVENTION OF COVID-19
Journal Title: International Journal of Biological Innovations - Year 2020, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
The present study was aimed to explore the KAP (knowledge, attitude and practice) adopted by the university students of Madhya Pradesh (India) towards prevention of Covid-19 pandemic. For this purpose, authors performed an online survey with 776 students using a selfdesigned semi-structured questionnaire. The results found that students had a moderate to a high level of knowledge about the Covid -19 and sufficient knowledge regarding its preventive measures. The authors could not found any significant correlation between attitude and the socio-demographic variable (sex, age, qualification, and level of education) at (p < 0.05). The majority of the respondents admitted that they always wore a face mask and adopted the practice of going to crowded places and washing their hands with soap or sanitizer before and after touching of objects and suspicious people. In conclusion, authors found that more than two-third of university students have adequate knowledge of the Covid-19. Authors could not detect any statistically significant difference in the level of knowledge about Covid-19 among the participants irrespective of their academic qualifications. Authors suggest conducting follow up studies involving teaching and non-teaching staff in the schools and colleges of the state and country.
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Bhawna Srivastava and P. B. Reddy
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