Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: May | Volume: 12 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 321-326
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220534
COVID Appropriate Behaviour among Community Dwelling Individuals of Ahmedabad Post Second Wave of COVID-19
Tarshika R. Jain1, Mihirdev P. Jhala2
1First-Year MPT Student, JG College of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad,
2Principal, JG College of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad
Corresponding Author: Tarshika R. Jain
ABSTRACT
Background: The novel Corona virus disease highly transmissible disease that has swept the globe. During this pandemic, people were seen to adopt many Covid Appropriate Behaviour. Strengthening a preventive behaviour is the ultimate way to tackle such pandemic.
Use of face mask, hand hygiene, maintain physical distance, avoid public gathering are some of the examples of covid appropriate behaviour
Aims and Objective: To determine covid appropriate behaviour among community dwelling individual of Ahmedabad after second wave of COVID-19.
Method: A community based cross sectional study was carried out within community dwelling individuals of Ahmedabad. A self-made questionnaire containing covid appropriate behaviour guidelines given by government of India filled by participants of Ahmedabad and the questionnaire contained total 11 questions which were rated on 4-point Likert scale. The data was collected from 704 individuals of Ahmedabad. The data examination performed with Microsoft Excel 2019.
Results: Among 704 participants 41.42% participants followed the guidelines of covid appropriate behaviour Every time,25.8% participants Often followed the guidelines,13.83% participants Rarely followed the guidelines and 18.92% participants Never followed the guidelines.
Conclusion: Majority of the individuals were following the covid appropriate behavior guidelines given by government of India.
Key words: Covid Appropriate Behaviour, Second wave, Pandemic, Covid-19.