• Vaibhavi Sharma
• Vidhi Bhatt
• Neha Patel
• Tulsi Vankar
• Nidhi Naik, Priyanka Parmar, Priya Bhatt, Seema Boresa

Background of Study:Corona virus is a family of viruses that can cause illness such as the common SARS and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [MERS]. COVID-19 is highly contagious with a certain mortality rate. It was classified as class-B infectious disease managed as class-A infectious disease by China in January 2020.1Corona virus spread from person to person through respiratory droplets. Elderly people with underlying disease are more likely to be infected with the virus and develop severe disease.2Children and infants are also at high risk. This disease caused respiratory infection like, flu with main clinical symptoms such as dry cough, fever and tiredness.3More than 220 countries and territories affected by the pandemic, the highest rates of infection and death have been recorded in the USA, India, and Brazil.4 Objectives :( 1) To assess the level of knowledge regarding COVID- 19 pandemic among rural population of Kheda district. (2) To assess the level of attitude regarding COVID-19pandemic among rural population of Kheda district. (3) To assess the practice regarding preventing him/herself and spread of COVID-19 infection among rural population of Kheda district. (4) To find out significant association between knowledge, attitude and preventive measures with demographic variables. Methodology: Research design: Non experimental research, cross sectional research design with quantitative research approach was used for research study. The researcher used non probability random sampling technique for selecting the 150 samples. The tool used in the study were: structure demographic questionnaires, structure knowledge questionnaires structured preventive measures questionnaires and 5-point Likert scale rating for assessment of attitude of People towards Covid-19. Validity of tool was assessed by 7 experts. Assessment of the tool was ascertained by the chi-square formula. Results: The study revealed that the, there are only Religion and Marital status from knowledge and preventive measures are significant from the demographic variables, other demographic variables are not significant with knowledge, attitude and preventive measures. From the data there are 4% person having Poor, 59%person having moderate and 37%person having good knowledge of COVID-19; for Attitude 0.66% person having poor, 19.33% person having Moderate, and 80% person having good attitude towards Corona virus; and for preventive measures 5.33%person having poor and 94.66%person having good practice towards corona virus.

Knowledge, Attitude, preventive measures, COVID-19.

"“A Cross Sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge, Attitude And Preventive Measures towards Covid-19 among People Residing in Rural Area of Kheda District.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no.a334-a339, November-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111046.pdf

"“A Cross Sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge, Attitude And Preventive Measures towards Covid-19 among People Residing in Rural Area of Kheda District.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no. ppa334-a339, November-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111046.pdf