Perception of the Indians regarding the sudden outbreak of COVID-19: A Rapid Online Cross-sectional Survey.

[摘要] India is the second most populated country in the world having a rapidly growing population which iscurrently increasing at the rate of 16 million each year. At that situation to estimate the knowledge andprevalence of contraception among people an online randomized survey has been done among 126 volunteer.An anonymous online questionnaire has been developed and circulated among general public to assess theknowledge, attitude and practices regarding contraception and related factors. Majority of people around92.9% were aware of the existence of contraceptive methods. The most commonly used contraceptive wascondom 26.2%. Majority of 65.1% did not use any kind of contraceptive methods. About 26.2% used Condoms,minimum 15.1% used pills, and 5.6% used withdrawal method. Around 34.9% participants felt different typesof issues after using any contraceptive tools. The study highlights that awareness does not always lead to useof contraceptives. A lot of educational and motivational activities and improvement in family planning servicesare needed to promote the use of contraceptive and reduce the high fertility rate & also to reduce the fatalitydue to sexually transmitted diseases.

[学科分类] 工程和技术（综合）

[关键词] Awareness;COVID-19;India;Pandemic