Knowledge, attitude and practices during Covid 19: Interventions and preventions

Pages: 241-244
Gaganpreet Kaur (Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)
Atinder Pal Kaur (Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)
Lakhwinder Kaur (Extension Scientist, Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

Corona Virus disease infected a large number of people globally and cause huge number of deaths worldwide. The knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) regarding COVID-19 plays an important role in determining society’s
readiness to accept the changes and provide a useful insight to address poor knowledge about disease. The present study aim to assess the knowledge, attitude as well as practice regarding covid-19 among 300 participants to evaluate the satisfaction towards government efforts to fight covid-19. The study suggested that the respondents had knowledge that there is no drug available for Covid 19 and knew covering nose and mouth with mask and using alcohol based hand sanitizer could prevent the disease. The respondents had a positive attitude towards winning war against corona virus and they also stated by adopting safety measures we can together fight against corona and defeat it. As regard to practises followed by respondents, they were avoiding large gatherings and were wearing masks while going out of their houses. Use of preventive measures creates less panic among respondents and ready to adapt changes during lockdown has showed positive attitude towards government instructions. The study suggested that people must routinize their behaviour and practise the interventions stated by the government to control Covid 19.