COVID – 19 Awareness among Adolescents in Pune City: A Survey Study

Abstract

Introduction: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID -19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered novel
coronavirus caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) [1]. The new virus was
first discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province of China. Background and Objectives: The
Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly affected the world around us and the society which we belong to. The Aim of
this study is to assess the awareness of COVID-19 disease among adolescents and to find out the association
between the awareness and selected demographic variables. Materials and Methods: Quantitative non
experimental descriptive survey research design was used with sample size of 108 adolescents of Pune
city. Non probability convenience sampling technique was used for the study. Reliability of the tool and
was 0.81. The tool was divided in two sections. Section I included demographic proforma of the sample.
Section II was about self-administered structured knowledge questionnaire comprised of twenty questions
(Multiple choice questions). Each correct item was given 01 mark and wrong response received 0 marks.
After taking the consent from each samples tool was administered to participants. Results: the awareness
on the basis of frequency and percentage among adolescents of Pune city that majority of respondents
have good knowledge (52.8%), average knowledge (43.50%) and 3.7% respondents had poor knowledge.
Conclusion: Awareness in terms of knowledge among adolescents are good followed by average score. It is
very crucial and essential to maintain and update self with the current scenario related to COVD 19 disease