Investigation on KAP Model of Urban Residents in Prevention and Control of COVID-19

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice of the residents in Changxing community in the prevention and control of novel coronavirus pneumonia, and put forward targeted suggestions for formulating epidemic prevention and control measures. Methods: Convenience sampling method was used to invite residents to fill in the self-designed questionnaire online. Results: Total of 294 valid questionnaires were obtained. Among them, the awareness rates of the infectious source, transmission route, incubation period and epidemic situation of COVID-19 were 84.7%, 94.2%, 90.1% and 83.0% respectively. The proportions of judging that COVID-19 has high infectious characteristics, low mortality and high cure rate were 89.5%, 40.1% and 62.6%. The proportions of mastering the knowledge of preventive behaviors such as wearing masks, avoiding family and friends' gatherings, and washing hands correctly were 98.0%, 96.6% and 90.8%; The level of attitude towards epidemic prevention and control measures and awareness of prevention behavior exceeded 90%. Conclusion: The knowledge, attitude and practice of residents in Changxing community on COVID-19 are good.