https://socictopen.socict.org/files/original/47bd4097349498d8b9ce866bdd971a4e.pdf 95a37de53730c8679b3e5bf2630494d7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards COVID-19 Among General Population of Karachi South: A Cross-Sectional Survey Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mahnoor Khawaja M. Saleem, Abhishek Lal, Anas Sanaullah, Mahnoor Sheikh, Sara Saaed, Naseer Ahmed Description An account of the resource Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of precautionary measures against COVID-19 by the general population of Karachi South, Pakistan. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted among the general population living in the district South of Karachi, Pakistan from April to May 2020. A structured questionnaire was formed using google forms, containing 31 questions regarding knowledge regarding transmission, signs and symptoms of the coronavirus, attitude, and precautionary measures for novel coronavirus outbreak were noted. Results: Of 400 participants, most of the participants 259 (64.8%) were from 20-30 years of age group with females predominantly higher, i.e. 217 (54.3%). The majority of the participants 315 (78.5%) believed that COVID-19 is a viral infection. The majority of the participants 328 (82.0%) believed that COVID-19 starts with flu-like symptoms whereas few of them 65 (16.3%) thought stomach upset was also part of it. Similarly, majority of the participants, 320 (80.0%) presumed that elderly population was most effected by COVID-19 pandemic. The majority 286 (71.5%) of the participants were consuming home-based food rich in vitamin c and zinc. only 233 (58.3%) participants preferred to wear a surgical mask. Regarding use of supplements to boost immunity, 213 (53.3%) of the participants were not taking supplements, comparatively 186 (46.5%) consumed it. Conclusion: Currently COVID-19 outbreak is on rise worldwide, but the general population is cognizant of knowledge, attitude, and practices of precautionary measures against it. Our findings can be useful for public health authorities, clinicians, and media to intercept the transmission of COVID-19. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource awareness, protection, covid-19, Knowledge, Precautions Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.36570/jduhs.2020.2.991 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Dow University of Health Sciences Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medicine