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A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING COVID-19 VACCINATION AMONG GENERAL POPULATION
Authors Name:
Ms. Minnu Jalarth
, Mrs. Vandana P C , Ms. Meeramol M , Ms. Rasana C J , Ms. Sweety shaji
Unique Id:
IJSDR2302064
Published In:
Volume 8 Issue 2, February-2023
Abstract:
In December 2019, an outbreak of the novel corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was initially detected in Wuhan city, Hubei province, China. The development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is a critical step to halt the pandemic. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding COVID-19 vaccination among general population in selected Grama Panchayath, Thrissur. The research approach adopted for the study was quantitative approach and design was non experimental descriptive design. The sample selected for the study were above 18 years including male and female in general population of Trikkur, Grama Panchayath, Thrissur. The main objective of the study were to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding COVID-19 and to find the association between knowledge and attitude to their selected demographic variables. The sample were selected by convenient sampling technique and data was collected. The data was collected by selected demographic variables, structured knowledge questionnaires and 5 point Attitude scale to assess the attitude. The result showed that out of 60 samples, 19 people had adequate knowledge (32%) 36 samples had good knowledge (60%) and 5 samples had excellent knowledge (8%) and no samples had poor knowledge regarding COVID-19 vaccination. Regarding attitude 52 (87%) of sample had adequate attitude and only 8 (13%) had inadequate attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination. The study further revealed that there is no significant association between knowledge and attitude regarding COVID-19 vaccination among selected demographic variables in general population.
Keywords:
: COVID-19; Knowledge; Attitude; Vaccination; General Population
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"A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING COVID-19 VACCINATION AMONG GENERAL POPULATION", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no.366 - 370, February-2023, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2302064.pdf
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Published Paper ID: IJSDR2302064
Registration ID:203954
Published In: Volume 8 Issue 2, February-2023
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Page No: 366 - 370
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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