Title: Study on Knowledge & Awareness of COVID-19 among Undergraduates of G.S.V.M Medical College Kanpur
Authors: Chaudhary Pankaj, Nigam Seema
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v9i6.19
Abstract
Background: COVID-19 is an abbreviation for Coronavirus disease 2019 since its first detection in China it has now spread all over the world, with reports of local transmission happening in more than 200 countries. A series of measures have been suggested to reduce COVID-19 infection, including knowledge & awareness for prevention and control.
Objective: To assess the knowledge & awareness regarding COVID-19 among undergraduates.
Methodology: A Crossectional study was conducted among the undergraduate of GSVM Medical College Kanpur from 1st November 2020 to 15th December 2020. A total of 182 undergraduate students who consented to the study were included.
Results: The majority 99.4% knew about the COVID-19 pandemic, 81.3% of participants uses Aarogya Setu applications for online tracking awareness, 96.7% wash their hand regularly and 90.1% of participants wear a mask to avoid transmission.
Conclusions: Our study showed that the undergraduates had good knowledge, awareness, and sensible prevention measures regarding COVID-19 infection.
Keywords: knowledge, awareness, COVID-19.
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