Knowledge, attitude and practices towards COVID-19 preventive measures among adults in Bhutan: A cross-sectional study.

Knowledge, attitude and practices towards COVID-19 preventive measures among adults in Bhutan: A cross-sectional study.

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The COVID-19 pandemic posed a major global health Towel challenge.Preventive measures against the spread of COVID-19 require the involvement of all sections of society.Knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 preventive measures influence human practices.

We describe the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of COVID-19 preventive measure in Bhutan.This was a cross-sectional survey using multistage-cluster sampling involving participants from all 20 districts of the country.The knowledge was assessed using 12 items, attitude using 6 Likert items and practice using 10 items.

There was total of 1708 respondents.The mean knowledge was 10.7, (SD = 1.

5; range 0-12); 86.38% had good knowledge, 10.95% had average knowledge, 2.

69% had poor knowledge.The common sources of knowledge were television (84.9%) and family and friends (74.

7%).Those Pouch younger than 30 years were associated with good knowledge.The fear of contracting COVID-19 was reported by 96% and 86.

4% agreed that appropriate preventive measures can help control the spread of COVID-19.Nearly all the respondents (97%) wore mask while going out and majority practiced good hand hygiene (87.9%) and proper cough etiquette (84.

1%).The knowledge on COVID-19 preventive measures was good and the majority held positive attitudes and practices.