Knowledge and awareness in maintaining good health during infection outbreak (Covid-19) among parents of South Indian population-a survey

Abstract

Introduction: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered virus named ‘coronavirus’ which is rapidly spreading all around the world thereby affecting the majority of the world population causing distress. Most of the people who are infected with the COVID-19 virus are prone to experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Only the aged and sick people are at high risk. Materials and Methods: A self-structured questionnaire was distributed through an online google forms link to about 109 indi-viduals belonging to the parental population of India among all age groups. The results were collected and the data was analyzed using SPSS software version 20. Results: The majority of the Indian parental population was aware of COVID-19 and also about maintaining the proper health of their children. The results of the survey conclude that Indian parents are concerned about their children and their health. Conclusion: Further, the campaign can be done to make the Indian parental population aware of ill-effects of COVID-19.