Abstract
In this cross-sectional study, a selfadministrated online questionnaire was circulated
through emai ls and social media. The
questionnaire comprised of close ended questions
regarding assessing awareness about the causes
and symptoms of COVID-19 and knowledge about
preventative measures required to be taken at
individual and state level. A total of 350
participants responded to the survey in the given
th th time period of six days from 13 to 19 March 2020.
The participants belonged to all provinces of
Pakistan including Azad Jammu Kashmir and
Objective: To examine the level of public Islamabad.
awareness towards the coronavirus pandemic
and knowledge about its preparedness.
Results: Public was aware of the COVID-19
epidemiological breakout, its causes, symptoms,
modes of transmission and preparedness
mechanism. The correlation matrix also depicted
that public awareness about the danger of COVID19 were significantly correlated with the
preparedness at the individual and state levels.
Conclusion: The general public was well aware of
the COVID-19 epidemiological breakout, its
causes, symptoms, modes of transmission and
preparedness mechanism. (Rawal Med J
202;45:502-506).
