Awareness Related To Safe Shopping Practices Post Covid19 - A Cross Sectional Survey.

Abstract

Background :This study states that COVID-19 started from one city of China in December 2019, but in a short span of time it covered almost all over the world. Nearly 216 countries are now victims of it . Some practises to decrease the spread of COVID-19 virus are social distancing, wearing a mask,etc..
Aim : The aim of the study is to analyse the awareness related to safe shopping practises post COVID 19 among the general public.
Materials and methods : A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the general population with a sample size of 105. A self administered structured questionnaire was prepared based on safe shopping practices post COVID-19, and it consisted of 15 questions. It was circulated to participants through an online platform (google forms). The statistics were performed using SPSS software, a chi-square test was used to check the association and P value of 0.05 was said to be statistically significant.
Results : 59% of the respondents were females and 41% were males,Among the respondents, a major population followed practices like wearing a mask,sanitizing and social distance while shopping.
Conclusion : This study sheds light on the current level of awareness regarding safe shopping practices post COVID-19.