Knowledge About Facts and Prevailing Myths Regarding Covid - 19- A cross-sectional study
- Autores: I. Priyan, Jayashri Prabakar
- Localización: JETT, ISSN-e 1989-9572, Vol. 13, Vol. 6, 2022, págs. 291-300
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Introduction: First reported in december 2019. COVID made the whole world as crucial and make everyone to be in home. Epidemiologically link exposure from seafoods in city of Wuhan Of china. COVID-19 fast spreading infection on recent time. Social media campaigns make public to use online education, hand hygiene, and social distance. Follow what the government said COVID-19 caused a plethora of human life. Scientist and medical experts are made whole against the COVID by producing the vaccine. Follow what the government said COVID-19 caused a plethora of human life. Scientist and medical experts are made whole against the COVID by producing the vaccine. Therefore the Aim of the study to make aware about knowledge about facts and prevailing myths regarding COVID-19.
Material And Method: This study employs a online survey method to make aware about facts and prevailing myths regarding COVID-19 among general public this survey link was promoted through social media or direct survey. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board in Saveetha University. Data was entered in Microsoft excel sheet after collection and was analysed using SPSS software.
Results : In this survey we found that the most of the people (89%) maintained social distance at all times. 77% of people wash their hands frequently. 89% of people maintain safety precautions when they travel in public transport. p-value: 0.848,(p>0.05) chi-square test was done and association was found to be statistically not significant.
Conclusion : Based on the present study it can concluded that university degree holder have more knowledge than the post secondary school and secondary school.
