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).

Adeela Rehman, Eesha Yaqoob, Saad Javed, Ramish Fatima, Ahmad Owais Khan, Ibad ullah Sajid. (2020) Public awareness and preparedness towards Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan, , Volume 45, Issue 3.
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