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Community-Based Assessment of Knowledge,Attitude, Practices and Risk Factors Regarding COVID-19 Among Pakistanis Residents During a Recent Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
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| Authors: | Afzal Muhammad Sohail Khan Aisha Qureshi Ubaid Ur Rahman Saleem Sadia Saqib Muhammad Arif Nadeem Shabbir Rana Muhammad Kamran Naveed Muhammad Jabbar Muhammad Zahoor Sarmad Ahmed Haroon |
| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Life Sciences, School of Science, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, Pakistan ;2.Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan ;3.Institute of Health Sciences, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey ;4.Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan ;5.Department of Biotechnology, University of Central Punjab (UCP), Lahore, Pakistan ;6.Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Laval University, Laval, Canada ;7.Department of Statistics, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan ;8.Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan ;9.Health Research Council (PHRC), Head Office, Islamabad, Pakistan ; |
| Abstract: | Exceptional precautionary measures have been adopted to stop the transmission and control of COVID-19 through the world and Pakistan is facing lockdown in this scenario. Public loyalty to precautionary measures is affected by their knowledge, attitude, risk factors and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19. The present study was conducted among the Pakistani residents to observe the knowledge, attitude, practices and risk factors towards COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan. A questionnaire was designed, and a cross-sectional survey was conducted among participants of the study area. Participants were asked the questions regarding knowledge, attitude, practices and risk factors towards COVID-19. Data were analyzed by SPSS and t/F test and correlation was applied among the knowledge, attitude, risk factors and practices. A total of 1060 questionnaires were received. 1004 were included while 56 were excluded. The highest representation was from Punjab province (65.6%), female (63%) and age group of 21–30 years (62.1%). Most participants were single (85%), Muslim (99.4%), Urdu speaking (45.6%) and were graduates (51.5%). Most of the participants were students (52.9%) and were from economically middle-class families (40.8%). The knowledge was positively correlated with attitude and practices whereas negatively correlated with risk factors (P? |
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