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Influence of Social Media on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of COVID 19 among Public Attending Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram

Athirarani MR, null, Sheril Rose Shibu1 null, Simi S2 null, Smitha S Abraham3 null, Sneha Wilfred4 null, Sona Elsa Roy5 null, Sona George6 null, Soorya N S7 null, Sneha Leeza VL8 null, Athirarani MR null

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Indian Journal of Communicable Diseases 8(1):p 23-25, January-June 2022. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijcd.2395.6631.8122.3

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Sheril Rose Shibu, Simi. S, Smitha S Abraham, et. al./Influence of Social Media on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of
COVID 19 among Public Attending Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram/Indian J Comm Dis. 2022;8(1):23–25.
 

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Received : December 07, 2021         Accepted : January 08, 2022          Published : June 10, 2022

Abstract

Public awareness and prevention of COVID 19 infection play important roles in disease control; a lack of
reasolllnable knowledge of infectious disease leads to low detection rates. The objective of the study was to assess
knowledge regarding prevention of COVID 19 virus infection and to find out the association between use of social
media and knowledge of public regarding prevention of novel corona virus. The research approach adopted for
the study was quantitative approach and design was cross sectional design. The study setting was outpatient block
of Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. Sample size was 110. Tool used was structured questionnaire.
58.2% had good knowledge and 46 participants 41.8% had poor knowledge. The study showed no association
between use of social media and knowledge of public regarding prevention of novel corona virus.
 

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Data Sharing Statement

There are no additional data available. All raw data and code are available upon request.

Funding

This research received no funding.

Author Contributions

All authors contributed significantly to the work and approve its publication.

Ethics Declaration

This article does not involve any human or animal subjects, and therefore does not require ethics approval.

Acknowledgements

We would like to express our gratitude to the patients, their families, and all those who have contributed to this study.

Conflicts of Interest

No conflicts of interest in this work.

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Sheril Rose Shibu, Simi. S, Smitha S Abraham, et. al./Influence of Social Media on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of
COVID 19 among Public Attending Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram/Indian J Comm Dis. 2022;8(1):23–25.
 

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Received Accepted Published
December 07, 2021 January 08, 2022 June 10, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijcd.2395.6631.8122.3

Keywords

Social MediaNovel Corona VirusKnwledgePrevention of novel corona virus

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Received December 07, 2021
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