The Knowledge and Awareness on Covid-19 among Rural Adults at Puducherry

E.Arulmozhi; M.Melvin David

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.6602

The Knowledge and Awareness on Covid-19 among Rural Adults at Puducherry

Author(s)	E.Arulmozhi, M.Melvin David
Country	India
Abstract	Background and Aim: COVID-19 is the disease caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 most commonly present with fever, dry cough and fatigue other common symptoms are Loss of taste or smell, Nasal congestion, Conjunctivitis (also known as red eyes), Sore throat, Headache, Muscle or joint pain, Different types of skin rash, Nausea or vomiting, Diarrhea, Chills or dizziness1. Knowledge and awareness of mode of disease transmission, basic hygiene principles and measures in public health crisis are vitally important for developing effective control measures4. This study aimed to identify the knowledge and awareness on COVID 19 among rural population in Puducherry to plan the control measures and training programme. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in march 2023 among Rural adults in Puducherry, total of 173 study participants who gave consent to participate was employed purposively. One to one data was collected using interview method, Awareness and knowledge regarding COVID 19 includes Symptoms, Communicability, Prevention, Protective measures was assessed using structured reliability tested (Cronbach's Alpha method r = 0.73) questionnaire, collected data was analysed using SPSS version 23.0 and all the test were performed at a 5% significance level Results: The mean age of study participants was 36.9 ± 15.8 and 52.6% were Females and 47.4% were males, awareness regarding the COVID 19 among rural adults was 91.9%, most of them are aware regarding the disease from to Television (66.5%) next to WhatsApp communication (31.2%) which shows both mass media and social medias plays a role in communicating health awareness in rural areas. In regards to level of knowledge 87.9% of them has Low level of knowledge and 12.1% of the had Moderate level of knowledge regarding COVID 19. Association was done between Level of knowledge and Age which is statistically highly significant at chi-square value 14.465 (p = 0.001) which suggest that age group 21-40 Years are more knowledgeable than others. Conclusion: The present study conducted that among rural adults in Puducherry, awareness regarding COVID 19 was high but the level of knowledge regrading Symptoms, Communicability, Prevention, Protective measures are very low. This study suggest that mass media and social media communications are plays an important role in awareness and health communication, Strong public and health professional communication system through mass media and social media may create healthy environment and improve the health awareness among rural population.
Keywords	COVID 19, Level of Knowledge, Awareness, Rural Adults, Mass media Communication, Social Media Communication
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023
Published On	2023-09-20
Cite This	The Knowledge and Awareness on Covid-19 among Rural Adults at Puducherry - E.Arulmozhi, M.Melvin David - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.6602
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.6602
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gssfns

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