A study to assess the awareness and attitude towards maintaining social distancing during corona virus disease (COVID 19) pandemic among residents of selected area of pune city

Abstract

There is a public health alert as a huge pandemic situation has emerged in the country and across the globe regarding the novel corona virus outbreak. India is on high alert as total cases crossed one lakh.1 Maharashtra is leading the scoreboard with 33000 plus cases and number is increasing day by day. Social Distancing plays important role in combating the situation but depends on the attitude and awareness of the community2 Objective: The main aim of the study is to identify the attitude and level of awareness among the community regarding social distancing in pandemic situation Methods: A cross sectional design was used along with structured questionnaire tool for data collection. A snowball sampling method was adopted where a goggle form was developed which was sent through various online modes. The study mode was purely online. Participants were from the age of 18 and above who knows English and were willing to participate in the study. Results: The results showed that People have partial awareness related to the pandemic situation of corona virus spread. Surprisingly 33.1% people think that there is treatment of COVID 19. They showed good interest and positive attitude towards hand washing and maintain social distancing but for maintaining protocols and guidelines to follow for social distancing they were not comfortable.