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ABSTRACT Objective: To gain insight about the perception of female subjects on COVID-19 Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Gynaecology department of Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, from Mar to Jun 2020 Methodology: The data obtained from a questionnaire filled by a total of 205 female participants with mean age of 31 84 ± 8 52 years, visiting the Gynaecology outdoor patient department was used The data was analyzed and descriptive analysis was made in percentages Results: Electronic media (TV/Radio) was the main source of information about COVID-19 for 170 (83%) of the participants Most of the participants identified that the main symptoms of COVID were flu 115 (56%), cough 104 (51%) and fever 109 (53%) About the protective and hygienic measures, 125 (61%) chose hand washing for twenty seconds while 116 (57%) of the participants chose wearing masks and 87 (42%) opted for maintaining the distance from an infected individual One hundred (49%) of the total participants believed that the transmission of the virus to infants takes place via breast milk of nursing females while 147 (72%) of the females responded negatively for the breastfeeding to be responsible for the transmission of the virus One hundred and thirty females (73%) believed that this disease was completely curable while 55 (27%) of females responded that a complete cure was not possible Conclusion: Most of the females have generally satisfactory information about the signs and symptoms of the novel virus and the commonly employed precautions against the disease
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General Perception about Covid-19 in Pakistani Females Visiting the Gynaecology Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital: a Cross-sectional Survey
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