COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented human health and economic consequences all across the globe. Being an international health emergency, the current state of global and national preparedness is at peak. The cases in India are increasing every day in spite of substantial efforts and control measures by the health authorities. Indian citizen's knowledge, attitude, awareness, and practice influence their adherence towards COVID-19 control measures. This online study was conducted among Indian citizens KAAP towards COVID 19 during the national lockdown period. An online KAAP questionnaire was shared with four regional coordinators and it was shared with many citizens through online platforms in their regions. There were a total of 16 questionnaires in the KAAP online format. Among the survey respondents (n=12091), 57.9% were females, 51% hold an undergraduate degree, and 63.06% were from urban locality. The majority of the respondents (87.2%) had confidence that India will win the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic health crisis. Also the majority of respondents (86.5%) have adequate knowledge about the COVID-19. The COVID-19 knowledge scores were significantly lower in persons without the confidence of winning (P<0.001). In multiple logistic regression analysis showed that COVID-19 knowledge score (OR: 0.69, P<0.0001) were significantly associated with negative attitudes and preventive practices towards COVID-2019 with no confidence of winning. Most of the Indian citizens with an undergraduate degree, particularly females, have adequate knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic, and they hold optimistic attitudes and follow appropriate practice towards COVID-19. More targeted and focused health guidelines meeting the various segments of the Indian population should be provided at improving COVID-19 knowledge, which will improve their optimistic attitude. Due to fewer respondents, the results should not be generalized to the entire population.

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Pelvic organ prolapse is one of the common conditions in women with reproductive age group. In the developing countries pelvic organ prolapse poses as a common problem of the women population. We present a case of 21-year-old female with third degree uterine prolapse operated with laparoscopic sling procedure. The patient evaluation revealed weakness of pelvic oor muscles and urinary incontinence. She underwent threeweeks of structured and comprehensive Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) in the department of Community Physiotherapy. The PFMT protocol included patient education primarily motivating the patient to adhere to the exercises. She was prescribed with relaxation technique, core muscle training and pelvic oor muscle strengthening exercises. There was a signicant improvement in the pelvic oor muscle strength after three weeks of therapy and there was a signicant improvement in the urinary incontinence. Presentation of this case clearly demonstrates the importance of pelvic oor muscle training in improving the strength of the pelvic oor muscles and controlling the urinary incontinence thereby improving quality of life