Assessment of Behavior and Attitude of Academic Community During Covid-19 Contingency |Biomedgrid

The survey about the behavior and attitude of an academy community was carried out to know their preventive measures and response caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. In the period between March 26 and May 31, 2020, data from “Survey on the Follow-up of the Community of the Medical Faculty” were collected using Lime Survey version 4.2.5 in the CIPPS Survey Service. The use of mouth and face mask in the respondents barely exceeded 70%. 10% of the respondents have chronic diseases such as hypertension and obesity. 95% reported constant hygienic measure of hand-wash with soap and water, while more than 94% have respected physical-space distance. 20% of the survey population showed respiratory symptoms, which fell to 5% in the last 9 weeks. The most frequently reported symptoms were headache, cough, odynophagia, rhinorrhea, asthenia, anosmia and symptoms associated with respiratory tract. Less than 1% required medical attention, using non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs.