Public Perspective and Adherence to Government Directives in the Face of COVID-19 Situation in India

Banerjee, Rupsa; Banerjee, Bratati

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“…Another study by Banerjee et al suggested that a large number of respondents (85%) were aware about the modes of spread of the disease and preventive strategies like correct handwash practices (90%) but a significantly lower number of respondents were using a mask while going out (6%). 6 Another study by Alahdal et al revealed that though males showed a higher level of awareness of COVID-19 as compared to female participants but when it comes to following the preventive practices towards COVID-19, females showed better behavioral practices than males. 7 In this study, males and females of age group 20-39 years showed better awareness regarding modes of spread as well as preventive strategies as compared to other age-groups.…”

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Knowledge and perception about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic among patients attending a rural primary health care facility in Delhi

Arora

Budh

Katre

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Another decade is suffering from the wrath of another coronavirus. Currently, this pandemic has spread to almost all countries of the world taking lives of millions of people globally. This study has uncovered the perceived facts about COVID-19 by general population as well as the effect of IEC in modulating their perception and presenting right amount of information in a scientific manner. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out at rural health training center, Barwala on patients attending out-patient department at RHTC, for a duration of 2 months. Pre-tested questionnaire for assessing public perception and awareness were used to collect data. Appropriate statistical tests were applied to find out association between different variables. Majority of study subjects (98.5%) were aware about the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19. Out of the total study subjects, 90% of them had correct knowledge about various preventive strategies undertaken to break the chain of transmission. However, only about half of the study subjects (53.1%) had correct knowledge regarding various modes of transmission of novel coronavirus. Motivating the people to report any possible infection and to follow the preventive strategies being recommended by experts on timely basis is an important aspect to curb the ongoing menace of COVID-19.

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Knowledge and perception about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic among patients attending a rural primary health care facility in Delhi

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Budh

Katre

et al. 2021

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“…11 It was lower than the findings reported in other studies from India and elsewhere. 9,10,[12][13][14] These studies were limited to the computer literate population only, this may be the reason for the higher prevalence in these studies. Among the five CAB measures, face masks or cover wearing in public was most likely to have adhered.…”

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“…This was consistent with other studies. 9,10,14 It may be due to the easy availability of face masks or covers, even homemade covers of cloth were considered as effective by GOI. 6,7 Only about 40% of participants practiced hand washing.…”

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Adherence to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour among small scale workers in unorganized sector in Rajasthan by applying health belief model and generalized social beliefs

Kumar

Praveena

Tiwari

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: People’s adherence to COVID-19 appropriate behavior (CAB) is important to prevent and manage coronavirus disease-19. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of adherence to CAB in small-scale workers in the unorganized sector by applying health belief model (HBM) and generalized social beliefs.Methods: This community-based, cross-sectional study was done in Central Rajasthan from January 2021 to March 2021. A pre-tested, structured, interviewer-administered tool was used to collect data from 384 participants. Data were collected on five constructs of HBM and two social axioms.Results: The mean (SD) age of participants was 36.89 (10.84) years. About 58% of participants were male. Adherence to all CAB measures was 15%, it was not found to be associated with age, gender, education level, residence and occupation. The most common practiced CAB measure was face cover (57.8%) followed by handwashing (43.75%). Adherence was found associated with all five HBM constructs and two social axioms.Conclusions: The adherence to CAB was low among small-scale workers in the unorganized sector. It is pivotal to consider the community’s perceived susceptibility, severity, benefit, barrier, cue to action, cynicism and reward for application to improve the adherence towards CAB.

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“…In their study, Banerjee and Banerjee et al reported higher adherence to IPC measures to combat COVID-19, which is not in line with our observations. 21 The above-mentioned study was conducted in May 2020, when the lockdown was at its peak, through an online, self-administered questionnaire among the English-speaking population. In contrast, our study was based on the direct observations of community practices and interviews of the people by the professionals.…”

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Community Preparedness and Practices for Prevention and Control of COVID-19 (COP-COVID): An Assessment from Rural Northern India

Gandhi

Rehman

Ilanchoorian

et al. 2021

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Objectives The study assessed the community preparedness to manage the COVID-19 and access to healthcare services during the lockdown of 2020 in a rural health block of northern India. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted during June-July, 2020 in 25 villages and five wards of a rural administrative block of Haryana. A pre-tested, semi-structured investigator administered checklist was used to assess the community preparedness and practices for COVID-19 prevention/control and healthcare access through direct observations and interviewing community health workers and beneficiaries. Results Active surveillance for influenza-like illness was carried out in 86.7% of the study units, though the frequency was once a month. There was poor adherence (adherence: 0-3%) to COVID-19 infection prevention & control (IPC) measures such as physical distancing and use of face masks. Rural beneficiaries reported difficulty accessing essential healthcare services than their urban counterparts. Conclusion A qualitative study to understand the facilitators and barriers for the non-adherence to IPCs measures by the study population and formulating behaviour change communication strategies for improving the IPCs is needed. Repeat, cross-sectional surveys at regular intervals may be planned to gauge the change and effect of the interventions on the community preparedness and practices.

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Public Perspective and Adherence to Government Directives in the Face of COVID-19 Situation in India

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Knowledge and perception about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic among patients attending a rural primary health care facility in Delhi

Knowledge and perception about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic among patients attending a rural primary health care facility in Delhi

Adherence to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour among small scale workers in unorganized sector in Rajasthan by applying health belief model and generalized social beliefs

Community Preparedness and Practices for Prevention and Control of COVID-19 (COP-COVID): An Assessment from Rural Northern India

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