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Item Knowledge Attitude and Practices amongst Nursing Professionals of Central India during COVID-19 pandemic: A Cross Sectional study(Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- 221005, India., 2022-03) Motwani, B.; Ojha, S.; Sonkar, R.; Nadkarni, J.Introduction: Nurses being important frontline workerscan also be a part of infection transmission chain which can be prevented by assessing gaps in their KAP. This study aimed to assess the awareness regarding COVID-19, attitude and coherence to the existing practices amongst nursing professionals of Madhya Pradesh during COVID -19 pandemic. Methods: A questionnaire was prepared based on the guidelines of WHO/ICMR and was circulated via internet to nursing professionals working in either government /private sector medical institutes between 1stMay and 30thJune 2020. Knowledge, attitude, practices and stress levels were assessed. Results:Nursing professionals from 35 districts of Madhya Pradesh participated and the average age was 29 years. The study showed averageknowledge score (56% correct rate) with majority showing optimistic attitude and reasonable practices in fight against the pandemic. Health care training showed significant positive correlation with KAP. Public sector staff excelled more on knowledge scale, showed more positive attitudes and safer practices. Pessimistic attitudes and inauthentic practices showed significant correlation with poor knowledge scores. Majority of the nurses (78%) showed moderate to severe stressItem Prevailing Marketing Practices and Consumer Preference for Pork in Bareilly City(Association of Mastitis, 2019-08) Ojha, S.; Mendiratta, S.K.; Kumar, R.R.; Agrawal, R.K.; Talukder, S.; Chand, S.; Jaiswal, R.K.; Verma, M.R.Present study was conducted using purposive sampling technique to identify prevailing marketing practices and consumer preference for pork in Bareilly city. The study revealed that majority of retailers come under middle age group and belong to lower socio-economic strata. Facilities of chiller, deep freezer, disinfectant and packaging and labeling were not available at any retail shops. Majority of respondent sold 30-35kg pork/day with higher frequency of selling at morning within 4-5 hrs of slaughter. Problems faced by retailers were poor financial conditions and lack of marketing chain. Pork retailers required training and aids related to pork business from government. Majority of consumers at Bareilly city belongs to the lower socio-economic strata. Majority of individuals purchased pork at least 1-2 times per week, most of them purchased at morning time. Most of consumer preferred ham cut, purchased meat from road side stalls immediately after slaughter for preparing dishes from pork and preferred stewing. Finally, it can be concluded that pork was sold through unorganized sector, both consumers and retailers were not aware about quality and safety of pork and meager value chain exist for pork business at Bareilly city