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Objective: To assess the general perspective of population their believes and myths regarding the pandemic outbreak and use of mask as precautionary measures Methods: A Cross-sectional observational study conducted from January-June 2020, among the general population of Karachi Total 470 participant age range of 18-60 years were included in the study Data was analyzed by SPSS version 21 0, for descriptive statistics Correlation between variables was assess by Kruskal Wallis Test, spearman rank correlation was established to assess the significant correlation between Knowledge, myths and practices Result: Out of 470 respondents, 74 31% were male and 25 69% of female More than half of respondents aged between 51 to 70 years i e 53 92% While 21 76% respondents were categorized in illiterate category The mean rank score for knowledge, myths and practices were 217 95±2 1, myths score was 236 07±2 1, 241 12±2 1 respectively The spearman rank correlation was established between knowledge myths and practices, a significant correlation between was established by Knowledge-myths (r= 0 0176, p= 0 015), knowledge-practices (r= 0 0174, p= 0 001) however myths-practices (r= 0 0170, p< 0 001) Believes and myths related to the mask was concerned i e 56 1 were using N-95 masks, 89% respondents reused the masks, 59 1% used the mask between 2 to 5 times Wearing mask is not a precautionary measure was mainly found as a myth in respondents i e 78 7% 67 2% respondents had myths about unnecessary use of mask The study highlighted the non-optimal behavior and practice with regards to the use of preventive measure including the use of mask in the pandemic outbreak © 2020 Assiut University All rights reserved

ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE BELIEVES AND MYTHS REGARDING THE USE OF MASK IN COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN KARACHI PAKISTAN