Stay Home Stay Safe: General Public Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior Regarding Covid-19 During the Lockdown in Developing Countries

Sikandar Ali Qalati∗, Naveed Ahmed, Jinlan Mei, Troung Thi Hong Thu and Jan Muhammad Sohu
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Sikandar Ali Qalati∗: School of Management, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu, China
Naveed Ahmed: School of Management, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu, China
Jinlan Mei: School of Law, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu, China
Troung Thi Hong Thu: School of Education, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, Chin
Jan Muhammad Sohu: School of Management, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu, China

International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2020, vol. 6, issue 2, 69-77

Abstract: To date, there has been little work dedicated to investigating the general public knowledge, attitude, and behavior regarding novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in developing countries. This study aims to investigate the general public knowledge, attitude and behavior regarding COVID-19. One thousand three hundred and eighty participants completed the study, one-third of them were female, and two-thirds were male. A cross-sectional online survey conducted to collect responses of three developing countries (China, India, and Pakistan). The IBM SPSS version 23.0 used for descriptive and regression analysis of the study. The findings of the study include the intermediate knowledge and attitude of the general public compared to practices regarding COVID-19. Marital status significantly linked with knowledge, whereas country and marital status significantly linked with attitude, gender, and country significantly linked with behavior. Moreover, the correlation between knowledge, attitude, and general public behavior were significant (correlation coefficient = 0.322, p

Keywords: Knowledge; attitude; behavior; developing countries; general public; lockdown (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.20469/ijhss.6.20002-2

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