Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
4-20-2020
Abstract
India, with 13,387 cases reported as of April 17, currently accounts for just 0.6% of the COVID-19 cases worldwide. The nationwide lockdown may have helped contain the initial COVID-19 outbreak. However, until testing rates improve, the size of the outbreak remains unclear, and the risk of spread remains. It is critical to ensure ongoing adherence to current social distancing and handwashing behaviours to protect the population from a larger outbreak. An ongoing COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes and practices study implemented by the Population Council Institute in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh sought to assess the extent to which study participants felt personally at risk of COVID-19.
DOI
10.31899/pgy14.1009
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Population Council Institute. 2020. "Low perceived risk: A challenge to adoption of preventive behaviors for COVID-19?" brief. New Dehli: Population Council Institute.
Project
Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic; Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults (UDAYA)
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