Context: Coronavirus disease 2019 (CoViD 19) pandemic has induced the government to initiate strict control measures. Improvements to these measures and shortcomings could be gleaned with the understanding of the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of the public. Aims: The aim of this study the CoViD 19 KAP of a south Indian state population. Settings and Design: This was a Cross-sectional observational study. Subjects and Methods: We conducted an online survey to elicit this information. Statistical Analysis Used: Mean, Standard deviation, Binomial and Multinomial logistic regression. Results: Of the 1837 subjects who answered the survey, 70% were youth (16–29 years), 54% were postgraduates and 47.8% were desk jobholders. The mean knowledge score was 9.92 ± 2.37/14 and 94.44% secured at least above-average score. The subjects had a positive (70%) attitude towards the CoViD 19 situation and 77% of subjects followed good preventive practices. However, we found that women, people with low education and nonmedical background were associated with poor knowledge and practices. The attitude was poor in subjects occupant in physical works. Conclusions: The health policy would better serve the purpose of the groups with poor scores are targeted.


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性别和职业预测南印度州人口群体的 2019 年冠状病毒病知识、态度和实践。


背景： 2019 年冠状病毒病 (CoViD 19) 大流行已促使政府采取严格的控制措施。通过了解公众的知识、态度和实践 (KAP)，可以收集对这些措施和不足之处的改进。目的：本研究的目的是研究南印度州人口的 CoViD 19 KAP。设置和设计：这是一项横断面观察研究。主题和方法：我们进行了在线调查以获取此信息。使用的统计分析：平均值、标准差、二项式和多项式逻辑回归。结果：在回答调查的 1837 名受试者中，70% 是青年（16-29 岁），54% 是研究生，47.8% 是办公室工作人员。平均知识分数为 9.92 ± 2.37/14，94.44% 的分数至少高于平均水平。受试者对 CoViD 19 的情况持积极态度（70%），77% 的受试者遵循良好的预防措施。然而，我们发现女性、受教育程度低和非医学背景的人与知识和实践不足有关。从事体力劳动的受试者的态度很差。结论：卫生政策能更好地服务于得分低的人群。