scholarly journals Awareness Assessment regarding COVID-19 among Population - A Cross-Sectional Online Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Shatrughan Pareek ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Amount Of Knowledge

Background and Objective: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is a very contagious disease. The study was conducted with aim to assess the awareness towards Corona virus disease among the population. Awareness towards the disease is important for prevention and control. Methodology: The research design was descriptive cross-sectional design. The study was conducted online in India due to COVID-19 crisis and lockdown. A structured awareness questionnaire was distributed to subjects by using social media platform. The questionnaire was based on information by the WHO. In present study, 585 subjects were included in the study by non-randomized snowball sampling technique. Result: In the present study, almost two third i.e. 66.2% of the respondents were females while; one third (33.8%) were males. Majority of the subjects (46%) learned about COVID-19 from social media. Awareness towards spread of disease and supportive treatment were 92.2% and 74% respectively. Additionally, majority i.e. 97% respondents knew the measures to be done if COVID-19 symptom occurs. In terms of affected by COVID-19, more than half i.e. 55.9% stated that all age groups are equally at risk followed by 39.7% disagreed with this statement, while 4.4% had no idea. Furthermore, towards COVID-19 management, 84.3% responses were correct. The overall awareness regarding COVID-19 was 74.2%. Conclusion: Upon understanding the percentage of people not aware about the age groups this virus will be affecting, keeping in mind good amount of knowledge amongst individuals about maintaining hygiene and social distancing, this survey would help the health care workers to create awareness regarding the effect of this virus on different age groups to help prevent carelessness amongst youth in following the regime. Furthermore, awareness among population towards the disease is crucial to minimize morbidity and mortality due to the disease.

scholarly journals Perceived stressors and outcomes among professionals working from home during COVID-19 pandemic in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1726
Author(s):  
Shikha Gulia ◽  
Smriti Arora
Keyword(s):  
Social Stress ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Working From Home

Background: Aim of the study was to assess stressors and positive outcomes among professionals working from home during COVID-19 pandemic in India. Novel Corona virus disease (COVID-19) originated from China has rapidly spread in the world across borders, infecting millions of people throughout the whole world. As this novel corona virus is highly contagious and has enforced countries for complete shutdown, anxiety and concerns in society are globally affecting every individual to variable extents. Due to this lockdown, most of the professions have very first time in world and specially in India opted for working from home.Methods: This is quantitative approach study, cross-sectional study. Convenient and snowball sampling technique used to select subject via google form technique. 284 professionals enrolled in study from various professions and the google form was sent through mail, WhatsApp and text messages. The data is analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: The results of the study shown that majority of the professionals have experienced stress related to their job, social stress along with the physical stressors and have also developed some new life skills and utilized this time to plan about new ideas and goals.Conclusions: There is an intense need to keep a check on mental health during work from home to relieve stress and anxiety posed by COVID-19 pandemic.

Corona Virus (COVID-19) Awareness Assessment - A Survey Study Amongst the Indian Population

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Indian Population ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Amount Of Knowledge

Aim: The aim of this survey study was to assess the level of awareness amongst Indian population regarding the COVID-19. Method: A survey was conducted amongst 745 individuals to assess their level of awareness regarding COVID-19 and steps to be taken for its prevention. Result: The results revealed that a considerable percentage of individuals learned about the pandemic through social media and news and were aware of the mode of spread of the virus and also steps to be taken to prevent it from spreading. But considerable percentage of people was also not fully aware regarding the age groups this virus will be affecting. Conclusion: Upon understanding the percentage of people not aware about the age groups this virus will be affecting, keeping in mind good amount of knowledge amongst individuals about maintaining hygiene and social distancing, this survey would help the health care workers to create awareness regarding the effect of this virus on different age groups to help prevent carelessness amongst youth in following the regime.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among Nepalese Residents: A quick online cross-sectional survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asraf Hussain ◽  
Tripathi Garima ◽  
Bishnu Mohan Singh ◽  
Ramji Ram ◽  
Raman Pal Tripti
Keyword(s):  
Virus Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Medical Background ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
First Case

Background: Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease. It is caused by a novel virus belonging to a family known as corona virus. This virus was first identified in the month December 2019 in Wuhan, China Hubei province. Since its first identification it has spread globally. It was declared a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020 by WHO. Despite all efforts the virus continues to spread and WHO declared it a pandemic on March 11, 2020. In Nepal the first case was tested positive on23rd January and ever since numbers are increasing as days passed by. Residents of the country are the most important stakeholders to control the spread of such viruses. Nepal is a land locked country situated between India and China and is one of the vulnerable areas among SAARC nations. In spite of being such a vulnerable nation there was a lack of previous studies detecting the degree of awareness among Nepalese residents towards COVID 19. Aims and Objectives: This study aims to assess the current level of awareness towards COVID 19 among Nepalese residents and to analyze their attitudes and practices towards COVID 19 which is very important for people’s active participation to control this pandemic. In this study we investigated Nepalese residents KAP towards COVID-19. Material and Methods: This is cross sectional online study. A self-developed online questionnaire was completed by the participants. There were a total 29 questions among which 15 questions assessedknowledge, 6 questions assessed attitude and remaining 8 questions assessed practice. Results: Among the respondents (n=760), 65.7 % were male, 50.3 % were healthcare workers, overall range of correct answers for knowledge questionnaire was 60.0-98.7%, that for attitude was 77.9-96.4% and for practice was 78.2-95.0 %. Participants with a medical degree had statistically significant better practice against COVID 19 compared with the general population. Conclusion: Findings of this study show that knowledge among people of Nepal about COVID 19 is satisfactory. Yet a significant number of participants are lacking confidence when compared to other countries. Better practice against COVID requires a sense of responsibility, though the respondents with medical background had better sense of act against COVID prevention practice.

scholarly journals Profil Pengetahuan Vitamin untuk Pencegahan COVID-19 pada Pekerja Industri di Kota Cilegon

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Salsabila Salsabila ◽  
Liza Pristianty ◽  
Abdul Rahem ◽  
Yuni Priyandani
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Vitamin B ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Corona Virus

Banyaknya industri di Kota Cilegon yang tetap beroperasi saat pandemi corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) membuat pekerja industri harus tetap pergi bekerja sehingga berpotensi tertular. Usaha pencegahan infeksi COVID-19 dilakukan dengan penerapan protokol kesehatan dan peningkatan sistem imun. Peningkatan penjualan vitamin B, C, D, dan E hingga tiga kali lipat selama pandemi menandakan bahwa masyarakat berusaha berperilaku untuk meningkatkan sistem imun. Pengetahuan merupakan tahap awal seseorang dalam menerima stimulus baru yang akan menentukan sikap dan tindakan dalam berperilaku. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui profil pengetahuan tentang vitamin sebagai peningkat sistem imun untuk pencegahan COVID-19 pada pekerja industri di Kota Cilegon. Desain penelitian merupakan observasional secara cross sectional dengan teknik accidental sampling dan snowball sampling. Penelitian ini mendapatkan keterangan layak etik dari Komisi Etik Fakultas Farmasi Universitas Airlangga. Penelitian dilakukan pada 100 responden pekerja industri pada bulan Mei sampai Juni 2021 di Kota Cilegon. Responden diberikan instrumen kuesioner secara daring (online) dengan Google Form. Instrumen kuesioner terdiri tiga indikator yaitu pengetahuan tentang COVID-19, pengetahuan tentang sistem imun, dan pengetahuan tentang vitamin sebagai peningkat sistem imun untuk pencegahan COVID-19. Analisis data dilakukan dengan Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) versi 25. Analisis data menunjukkan 1% responden memiliki pengetahuan rendah, 32% responden berpengetahuan sedang, dan 67% responden berpengetahuan tinggi. Pengetahuan pekerja industri di Kota Cilegon tentang vitamin sebagai peningkat sistem imun untuk pencegahan COVID-19 menunjukkan hasil pengetahuan tinggi.

scholarly journals The impact of social media access and anxiety among indonesia society during covid-19 outbreak

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Berru Amalianita ◽  
Ifdil Ifdil ◽  
Rima Pratiwi Fadli ◽  
Nilma Zola ◽  
Yola Eka Putri
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Media Access ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Survey Monkey ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
The Impact

A novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak began in Wuhan, China, has been named corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019. The first cases of  COVID-19 was reported in Indonesia on 2 March 2020. All caused global panic, fears, anxiety  around the coronavirus have been especially amplified by social media. During coroan virus outbreak, disinformation and false reports have bombarded social media and stoked unfounded anxiety among Indonesian society. This research, therefore, aims to analyze the impact social media and anxiety level during COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia. This research Cross-Sectional research was online conducted  during March 22 -25, 2020. The procedure of this research is  Indonesian citizens old were invited to participant online survey thought Survey Monkey platform. There are 1543  participant  form aged 17 to 60 Year and form several province and region in Indonesia. The instrumen useing  the DASS was to modify patients’ anxiety. Data analyzed using JASP (Jeffrey's Amazing Statistics Program). The research showed that respondents anxiety in the very haviness category with the highest anxiety when the duration of social media access more than 6 hours in a day. The anxiety base of aspect in watching/reading  have a higher, then Imagine and  listening when access social media about corona virus among Indonesia society. Social media use is complex reading or watching  lots of news about coronavirus has led to anxiety.

scholarly journals Aktivitas Fisik Masyarakat Urban di Jakarta Selatan

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Irma Guspita Dewi ◽  
Caroline Endah Wuryaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Lack of physical activity is one of the risk factors that cause death in the world. The risk of heart disease, diabetes mellitus and hypertension can be reduced by performing regular physical activity. In addition, the positive impact is on energy balance and weight control. The aim of this study was to obtain the overview of physical activity of the population within urban areas and its relation to their age. This study used a cross-sectional design and data collection was conducted in May - June 2018, located in urban and densely populated areas in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta Administrative City, Jakarta Province with a sample of 123 respondents. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling and data collection employed questionnaire interviews. This study found that the average age of respondents in this study indicated 41.8 years old and the most common physical activity carried out was walking (67%). Only jogging activity has a significant relationship with age (p-value = 0.003) and gymnastics exercise time (p-value = 0.036). An effort needs to be made to improve sports facilities and infrastructure in accordance to age groups, and to promote and educate regarding physical activities in order to increase community knowledge and participation.

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge and practices of urban population regarding COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in Bikaner, Rajasthan

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 3095
Author(s):  
Shatrughan Pareek ◽  
Narendra Kumar Kaushik ◽  
Diwakar Verma ◽  
Anupam Pareek ◽  
Yashawant Ramawat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
And Gender

Background: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is declared pandemic by the WHO.  It is a very contagious disease. The global mortality rate of Corona virus disease is around 3.1%. The study was conducted with aim to assess the knowledge and practices towards Corona virus disease among urban population. Awareness towards the disease is important for prevention and control.Methods: The research design was community based descriptive cross-sectional design. The study was conducted in selected urban communities of Bikaner district, Rajasthan. A structured knowledge questionnaire and Practice scale were distributed to subjects from March 2020 to April 2020. In present study, 327 subjects were included in the study by random sampling technique. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 22.0.Results: In the present study, 56.27% were male and 43.73% were female. Nearly 70% participants were graduate and above in educational status. In present study, mostly subjects (76%) have average to good knowledge and practice towards COVID-19. Finding of the study suggests that there was a weak correlation between knowledge and practices of urban people towards corona virus infection. The correlation was not significant (p value=0.1976) at 0.05 level of significance. The study also revealed that knowledge has association with only educational qualification and gender shown association with practices of urban population.Conclusions: Knowledge and practices among population towards the disease are crucial to minimize morbidity and mortality due to the disease. The people have knowledge towards corona virus infection but they are not implementing it into practice. 

scholarly journals Knowledge of Hand Hygiene among Undergraduate Medical Students in a Tertiary Healthcare Facility of District Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India: A Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
Sushil Kumar Shukla ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Symptomatic Treatment ◽  
P Value ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Corona Virus

Globally, we are going through the pandemic of COVID-19 also known as novel Corona virus disease or SARSCov-2 since last one year. Corona virus was found to be originated from Wuhan city of China. As of now, there is no treatment for COVID-19 disease, we are giving symptomatic treatment and few evidence-based drugs to treat the COVID-19 patients. To control the spread of COVID-19 disease, hand hygiene is among the most important measures including wearing a mask and maintaining the social distancing. The study was conducted among the students of 2020 and 2019 batches of MBBS in tertiary care facilities with simple random sampling technique. Total of 100 students were selected randomly according to their roll numbers. From each batch, 50 students were asked to perform the hand hygiene steps recommended by WHO in front of the interviewer. From 2020 batch, only 26 (52%) students and from the 2019 batch 39 (78%), were able to perform the hand hygiene steps recommended by WHO. The rest of the students had improper knowledge of hand hygiene. After applying Fisher’s exact test, the p-value is 0.0113 (P<0.5) which was found to be significant.

scholarly journals ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SELFITIS AND MENTAL WELL-BEING AMONG ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS OF KARACHI

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Sundus Riaz Paracha
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
American Psychiatric Association ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Academic Professionals ◽  
Mental Well Being

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS A selfie is referred to a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically from a smartphone or webcam, often shared on social media websites. Recent studies suggested that selfie addiction negatively affects the mental and social health of individuals. The American Psychiatric Association confirmed obsessive selfie-taking as a mental disorder. Therefore, this study aims to explore the association between selfie syndrome and mental well-being among academic professionals of Karachi. METHODOLOGY The cross-sectional survey was conducted on academic professionals, selected through the non-probability sampling technique. The data was collected through Selfitis Behavioural Scale and Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale. RESULTS A total number of 100 participants were included in the study with a mean age of 29±10.8 years. The findings showed that 42% to 45% of the selected sample showed severe to moderate selfitis behaviour while 13% had mild selfitis behaviour with no significant association with mental well-being. CONCLUSION It was concluded that the majority of individuals were suffering from moderate to severe selfitis behaviour with no significant association with mental well-being. Further studies are suggested to identify how selfitis behavior influences the mental well-being of different age-groups in Pakistan.

scholarly journals Social Distancing, Lockdown Obligatory, and Response Satisfaction During COVID-19 Pandemic: Perception of Nigerian Social Media Users

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-53
Author(s):  
Olalekan Seun Olagunju ◽  
Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa ◽  
Tesleem Kayode Babalola
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
General Acceptance

Background: Pandemics are challenging for clinical and public health agencies and policymakers because of the scientific and medical uncertainty that accompanies novel viruses like COVID-19 makes an increase of morbidity and mortality prominent. Consequently, there is a need to evaluate the public perception of social distancing, lockdown obligatory, and response satisfactory during the pandemic. Methods: This cross-sectional survey used an anonymous online google based questionnaire to collect data from respondents via social media platforms. The online survey was conducted among social media users from 1st to 30th April 2020. A snowball sampling technique was employed to recruit respondents for the survey. A total of 1,131 respondents responded across the country. Results: Nine out of every ten respondents believed that social distancing is an effective measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Also, 8 out of every ten respondents agreed with the lockdown measures. However, just 36.8% think their government is doing enough to stop the outbreak, and only 25% of the respondents were satisfied with the country’s response to the worldwide epidemic. The age of respondents was found to be significantly associated with satisfaction with emergency response during pandemics. Conclusion: It could be concluded that Nigerian public accepted social distancing as an effective way of curbing the spread of COVID-19 and general acceptance on lockdown obligatory; however, more than half of respondents expressed non-satisfactory with government and other agencies responses during the pandemics.

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