Open Access<p>Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review</p>
Author(s) -
Irma Melyani Puspitasari,
Lutfiah Yusuf,
Rano K. Sinuraya,
Rizky Abdulah,
Hiroshi Koyama
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s265527
Subject(s) - pandemic , optimism , covid-19 , outbreak , population , positive attitude , health care , global health , china , family medicine , medicine , economic growth , psychology , political science , environmental health , virology , social psychology , law , economics , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 due to its rapid spread on a global scale. More than 118,000 cases had been reported in 114 countries, and mortality had reached a total of 4291. Scholars have suggested that the level of panic is correlated with knowledge and attitude among the population. This review presents a summary of knowledge, attitude, and practice during the COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers, medical students, and populations in the US, the UK, Italy, Jordan, and China in April 2020. Analysis reveals that the level of the knowledge was positive in general, and optimistic attitudes and good practices are held. Utility of substantial knowledge and positive attitudes and practices hopefully can control the spread of COVID-19.