Level of Awareness & Attentiveness Associated to Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) among People of Pakistan

Abstract

Background: Corona viruses are huge family of viruses named for the crown-like spikes on their surface. There are seven CoV viruses which will infect humans, including the “2019 Novel Corona virus” (the infection right now making features), SARS and MERS.. Symptoms include fever, breathlessness, and coughing. The illness spreads through animals and shut contact with people that have already been infected currently the virus is spreading from person to person in China as many recent cases don't seem to be related to animal markets. Method: A cross sectional investigation about the attention of corona virus (CoV), its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment was directed in several groups of individuals i.e, literate and illiterate people of Pakistan. Data was collected by means of survey based questionnaire which was prepared by the pharmacy students of Jinnah University for Women. Result: According to demographic data obtained by the cross sectional investigation about the attention of corona virus in Pakistan which was conducted among literate and illiterate people (18-25 of age).Out of which 47.9% were medical students, among these people 92.6% knew about corona virus and 97.5% people knew about its person to person transmission, and 58.8% understand its symptoms in keeping with this survey only 23.5% people knew the treatment, 76.5% people didn’t even understand the diagnosis of corona virus. Conclusion: The motivation behind this study was to assemble the information about the extent of control of corona virus with improving knowledge awareness of CoV (COVID-19) to raised inform patients about this life threatening disease in health care systems.