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A Study to Assess The Knowledge and Practice Towards COVID-19 Among the Clients Attending Out- Patient Department of Selected Community Health Facility.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. COVID-19 outbreak has been declared as pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020.India tried to curb its increase by vaccination, nationwide lockdown, varying levels of contact tracing and self-isolation or quarantine, and promotion of public health measures including hand washing, respiratory etiquette, and social distancing.COVID-19 is still alarmingly increasing because of poor knowledge and practice towards COVID-19. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and practice towards COVID-19 among the clients. Methodology: Descriptive research design, purposive sampling technique was used. Sample size was 300. Results: In the present study mean percentage of overall knowledge obtained was 59%. The mean percentage score for practice towards COVID-19 was 49%. There was strong positive(r= 0.5910) correlation between knowledge and practice. The study revealed that most clients had only moderate knowledge towards COVID-19 and the practice towards COVID-19 was inadequate among most number of clients. So, there is a need to create awareness and behavior change among community people regarding COVID-19.
Keywords:
Knowledge, Practice, COVID-19, Clients.
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"A Study to Assess The Knowledge and Practice Towards COVID-19 Among the Clients Attending Out- Patient Department of Selected Community Health Facility.", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.d653-d661, March-2024, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2403387.pdf
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