Late Breaking Abstract - Knowledge, anxiety and use of hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis among healthcare students and professionals regarding COVID-19 pandemic in India: An observational cross-sectional study

Background: Limited data is available about knowledge, anxiety and use of HCQ prophylaxis among health care personnels in India related to COVID-19 pandemic Methods: A cross-sectional study was done in May 2020, using a validated questionnaire comprised of 28 questions at a tertairy care health-care center in India Results: A total 957 respondents were included (10 2% nurses, 45 2% medical students, 24 3% paramedical students, 11 7% residents and 8 6% faculty) Overall knowledge score was 9 3/15;highest for preventive practices (4/5), followed by clinical knowledge (2 7/5) and use of Personal Protective Equipment (2 6/5) Overall score was higher in faculty (10 8), least in nurses (8 5) & paramedical students (8 4) [p 65 years age at home on multivariate analysis (p< 001) Conclusions: The lower COVID-19 knowledge scores were significantly associated with a higher likelihood of anxiety and potentially dangerous practices towards COVID-19 epidemic