Knowledge and anxiety regarding COVID 19 pandemic among parents and students Grace Prabha C.M.C.1,*, George Deepa2, Jose Sumi3, Maria Joice C.M.C.4, Naveena C.M.C.4, Tomy Athul Tintu4, Mathew Joicy T.4, Thomas Jitha P.4, Francis Dona4, Poulose Tintu4, Joseph Merin4, Babitha C.B4, Dileep Divya4, Andrews Merin4, Antu Ashni4, Madhu Ginu4 1Principal, Carmel College of Nursing, Chunangamvely, Erumathala P O, Aluva683112 2Associate Professor, Carmel College of Nursing, Chunangamvely, Erumathala P O, Aluva683112 3Senior Lecturer, Carmel College of Nursing, Chunangamvely, Erumathala P O, Aluva683112 4Carmel College of Nursing, Chunangamvely, Erumathala P O, Aluva683112 *Corresponding Author Email: prabhagrace@gmail.com
Online published on 8 June, 2022. Abstract Purpose The study aimed to assess the knowledge, anxiety, correlation between knowledge and anxiety among students and their parents regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and its global spread. Design and method The research design adopted was descriptive survey design. 146 parents and 158 students were selected by purposive sampling technique. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result 78.1% of the parents had good knowledge and 21.9% had average knowledge. 58.9% of the parents had mild anxiety level, 36.3% had moderate anxiety level and 4.8% had severe anxiety level. 75.95% of the students had good knowledge and 24.05% had average knowledge. 66.46% of the students had mild anxiety level, 30.38% had moderate anxiety level and 3.16% had severe anxiety level. There is a negative correlation between knowledge and anxiety among parents (r = - 0.214), which is significant at p = < 0.05 (p = 0.009). The student's knowledge has significant association with their age and anxiety has the significant association with their age and family income. The parent's knowledge has significant association with education and anxiety has the significant association with age, occupation and number of family members. Conclusion The study concluded that majority of sample has average knowledge and moderate anxiety regarding COVID19. Top Keywords COVID-19 pandemic, Knowledge, Anxiety, Parents and Students. Top |