Evaluation of covid-19 awareness and understanding amongst pharmacy students at gayatri college of pharmacy Sambalpur, Odisha

Introduction: Global Pandemic COVID-19 caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2(SARS COV 2) spreading rapidly and become a serious challenge for the entire healthcare profession It results in a significant burden on the human race There is no effective treatment so far discovered for the SARS CO V 2 As the modified strain of the virus is new the research on various aspect like pathogenesis, prognosis, etc are limited due to lack of time and rapidly spreading The best measure is prevention by maintaining social distancing and other hygienic measures Objective: The surveyor study Aims to determine the level of awareness, perception and professional knowledge of COVID 19, Global pandemic in different aspects like mode of transmission, Preventive and Precaution and approved treatment protocol among Pharmacy students at various stages in the study one of the vital aims is to identify the key source of gained awareness as well as identify which of these were is the most effective in information delivery Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Pharmacy students of Gayatri Colege of Pharmacy, Sambalpur using a questionnaire total of 50 Participants who fully completed the questionnaire were included in the Study Conclusion: The result suggests that Participants basic knowledge about COVID-19 is acceptable Although improvements are advised in the understanding of preventive measures that can be taken, Recommended more focus towards it as it is so helpful in creating Awareness © IJCRR