KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS COVID-19 PANDEMIC AMONG BUSINESS PERSONS OF BIRTAMODE, JHAPA, NEPAL

The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and behavior towards COVID-19 among the small business persons in the study area. This study tried to acknowledge the proper knowledge gap between the macro and micro level population and researches. This study was based on the field survey conducted for a week among the respondents. Out of the purposively selected 80 respondents 80% were male and 20% were female. Among the total respondents, 85% respondents were in the 45- 64 years age group. Higher the percentage of male had information, ideas, effects, preventive measures, importance of preventive measures, currently practicing habit of preventions towards COVID-19 than females. Some confusion and forgetfulness about transformation of COVID-19 between the people and use of preventive measures were prevailing in the respondents.