New Delhi: The level of preparedness of the poor population and rural populations in India remains low when dealing with Covid infections at the household level, a survey conducted by the Sambodhi research organization revealed.
Significantly, the survey observed that many households of urban and rural poor people do not have basic medical equipment to measure vital health parameters associated with Covid.
“Only 9 percent of households that have a temporary Oudimeter are 3 percent bleak have access to oxygen cylinders.
Also, only 40 percent of respondents know the closest medical suppliers / store to access if they have covid symptoms,” the study said.
Done in July 2021 in 10 states, surveys show that among 7,116 households only about 20 percent have a thermometer and around 50 percent have drugs available to treat symptoms such as fever, headaches.
In 10 countries, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan People are mostly not informed about newer variants of the Covid-19 virus and related symptoms.
The respondents also showed a lack of understanding of when to be treated at a covid positive person.
About 35 percent of respondents said that patients had to be hospitalized at the beginning of the first symptoms, while 18 percent have a positive result of Covid is a sufficient reason to make the person hospitalized.
“There seems to be a need to improve the dissemination of information between the susceptible parts of the community on the newer Covid variant, the related symptoms and treatment protocols are recommended, so people take the right steps,” said Swapnil Shekhar, Sambodhi.
In positive results, the survey showed that around 88 percent realized homecare for covid patients along with 70 percent of respondents said they had arrangements to isolate positive family members Covid and 76 percent said they would be able to make food arrangements.