KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND PRACTICE RELATED TO COVID-19 AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG ADULTS IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

ABSTRACT.
INTRODUCTION: Covid-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) a universal community wellbeing
emergency upsetting millions of individuals all over the globe. To surround the transmissions of
this virus diverse and unusual paces had been taken. The intensities with familiarity and
application of precautionary measures associated with COVID-19 in Pakistani cities are blurred.
Furthermore, here is scantiness of data in regard to the influences of covid-19 on the mental
wellbeing of subjects. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the mental health status and to express
information and practices associated to COVID-19 amongst subjects in Khairpur and related
regions. Place: Khairpur medical college Khairpur Mirs. DURATION: The research was held
from 15 March 2020 to 15 June 2020 for duration of 03 months. DESIGN: cross sectional. Data
collection: after the consent data was collected on predesigned profoma and filled accordingly.
Data analysis: data was analyzed in terms of quantative and qualitative aspects, age, gender and
other demographic variables were assessed. Frequencies and percentages were calculated,
different statistical tests were applied thru SPSS version 22. RESULTS: The mean age of
subjects was 44.41SD 12.99 years with minimum 28 and maximum 70years. knowledge about
Symptoms of COVID-19, knowledge about Transmission methods, and knowledge about
Preventive actions,70.8%, 75.0%and 72.0% respectively. Gender * Anxiety, depression, and
psychological distress scores was assessed in subjects and found statistically significant in
present study. Gender wise Perception, knowledge about Symptoms of COVID-19COVID 19,
Gender wise Perception, knowledge about knowledge about Transmission methods, and Gender
wise Perception, knowledge about preventive actions COVID 19 was assessed in subjects of
study this was statistically insignificant. Conclusion: CONCLUSION: In large number of the
adults charted for levels of familiarity with COVID-19, the precautionary measures were very
low particularly for eluding public crowds that is one of the back bones in preventive procedures.
It was also concluded from current study that the depression was very common in general
population.