Assessment of clients' knowledge concerning COVID 19 at primary health care centers in Baghdad city

Background: COVID-19 is a dangerous virus that affects the respiratory system and sometimes leads to death. And it appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and soon infected millions around the world, especially in Iraq. It became necessary to conduct a study on the virus. Objectives: This study aims to assess customer knowledge about COVID-19 in primary health care centers and to know the relationship between customer knowledge regarding COVID-19 in primary health care centers. Method: The descriptive study was designed using a studied sample of (n = 200) clients. Rusafa Baghdad Health Departments. This sample was distributed to the health departments of Baghdad, Al-Rusafa, and Al-Karkh. The questionnaire includes a total of 16 cognitive items. Data were collected using self-report and questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Results: Recent results indicate that more (90.5%) of clients have a good level of knowledge. When age is related to their knowledge, gender, education level, marital status, occupation, and economic status are not ranked according to their knowledge. Conclusions and Recommendations: The result appeared in the presence of good knowledge of the participants, while the relationship between age and knowledge of the participants was found only. Therefore, we recommend the Ministry of Health invests this knowledge from participants in reducing infection while urging them to get a vaccine. We also recommend researchers study the practical and psychological aspects of COVID-19 and its impact on clients. Keywords: Clients' Knowledge, COVID 19, Primary Health Care Centers