The most recent outbreak of the highly infectious acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 has grappled the world. Human behavior and awareness assessment during this crisis is crucial in an effort to contain the pandemic. Objectives: We conducted this study to assess evaluation of awareness, attitude, prevention, expectations, and precautionary measures against COVID-19 among the university students in Odisha. Methods: This is a comprehensive cross-sectional study that was conducted as an online survey using an online self-completed questionnaire. The participants were students enrolled in different universities in Odisha. The questionnaires were divided into four main sections: general health knowledge, sterilisation, prevention, and precautionary measures on COVID19. Results: Most of the students (85.8 %) believed that consuming antibiotics is not useful, 75.9% considered that washing hands with normal water is helpful and 61.8 % believed drinking a hot drink will help prevent COVID-19. Where 54.7% of participants followed the world health organization as the primary sources of information and 27.4% of the participants used social media to obtain information about (SARS)-CoV-2. Most of the participants (99%) agreed that self-isolation and maintaining distance can decrease the spread of COVID-19. The majority of the respondents had sufficient knowledge and their attitude and perception towards Covid-19 preventive measures was satisfactory. Conclusion: Odisha Universities students demonstrated an expected level of awareness about the COVID-19 virus and implemented effective strategies to prevent its spread.
Covid-19, students, information, spread
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