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

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 was conducted to collect responses from three developing countries (China, India, and Pakistan). The IBM SPSS version 23.0 was used for descriptive and regression analysis of the study. The study’s findings include the intermediate knowledge and attitude of the general public compared to practices regarding COVID-19. Marital status is significantly linked with knowledge, whereas country and marital status are 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 < 0.05). The study’s findings proposed that the general public should follow the instructions of government and health agencies to stay home stay safe. And future studies should focus on motivating factors for governments to impose lockdown.