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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of COVID-19 Management and Awareness Regarding Doctor's Privilege, Patient’s Right and Prevailing Law's during Pandemic

Sanjay D Gaiwale , Sanjay D Gaiwale1 , Avinash Jadhav2 , Vijay K Domple3 , Rahul Band4 , Ajay Ghangale5 , Vandana Gundla6

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 14(4):p 787-792, . | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.14421.1
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How to cite this article Sanjay D Gaiwale, Avinash Jadhav, Vijay K Domple et al./Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of COVID-19 ManagementandAwarenessRegarding Doctor’s Privilege, Patient’s Right and Prevailing Law’s during Pandemic”/ IndianJournalofForensicMedicineand Pathology/2021;14(4):787-792.

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-Introduction: The accelerated spread of the COVID-19 Disease has become a major cause of concern for the medical profession. The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of COVID-19 management and awareness regarding doctor's privilege, patient’s right, and prevailing laws. Materials and Methods: Atotalof250respondentsfromthehealthcare Institutecompletedaquestionnaire-based survey.The questionnaire was prepared from the current guidance for medical professionals published by the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)and MOHFW Govt. of India. A suitable sampling method was used for data collection and distribution. Descriptive statistics were carried out for all groups based on the percentage of correct responses. Individual pairwise comparisons were done using the Median test. Results: In the Present study 94.60% of the participants had knowledge regarding COVID-19 infection but less than 90% of the total participants could correctly defined “close contact.” The responses related to doctor's privilege, patient’s right, prevailing laws during pandemic were 83.33%. Out of that, 90.55% of correct responses were from senior faculties. However, awareness regarding recent ordinance and changes in exiting Epidemic Diseases Acts were very low (74.92%) in Junior Faculty. There were 100% correct responses regarding awareness about Transmission and conduction of Medico-Legal Autopsy on COVID-19 Positive Dead Bodies. However, the Knowledge of survival of SARS-CO-2 on Dead body were very low (84.46%). Conclusion: There is a needforregulartrainingprogramsonCoronaManagementandAwareness Regarding Doctor's Privilege, Patient’s Right, Prevailing Laws.

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  • Sanjay D Gaiwale
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  • Sanjay D Gaiwale1
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  • Avinash Jadhav2
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  • Vijay K Domple3
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  • Rahul Band4
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  • Ajay Ghangale5
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  • Vandana Gundla6
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