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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Towards COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Pabashi Poddar1, Amita Maheshwari1, T S Shylasree1
1Gynecologic Oncology Disease Management Group (DMG), Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra India.
Aim:
To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic among patients and their attendants visiting the gynaecologic oncology outpatient department (OPD) and to assess the factors associated with a KAP score.
Methodology:
A KAP cross-sectional survey was conducted over three months exploring KAP relevant to COVID-19. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to compare the differences in knowledge, attitude and practice by demographic characteristics. Correlation between knowledge, attitude and practice was done using Spearman's rank correlation test. Binary logistic regression analyses were applied to identify possible determinants of good knowledge, attitude and practice.
Results:
A total of 521 completed questionnaires were included. The study revealed an overall good knowledge (16.09/20), attitude (8.34/10) and practice (12.73/14) scores. Education status, standard of living (rural/urban) and economic status determined an adequate overall knowledge, attitude and practice score, while an adequate practice score varied significantly by standard of living and education status. Significant positive linear correlations were found between knowledge-attitude (r = 0.513), knowledge-practice (r = 0.407) and attitude-practice (r = 0.407).
Conclusion:
The study demonstrated good overall knowledge, attitude and practices towards COVID-19 pandemic among gynaecological oncology OPD patients and their attendants.
Supplementary Information:
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40944-022-00624-1.
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