Table 6. Classification of responses obtained from participants to what do they think is the cause of the rising number of COVID cases among general population and their solutions.

Causes for rising number of COVID cases as per participants responses
S No.	Cause	Frequency of responses
1	Irresponsible behaviour of people. They have a careless attitude.	787
2	People are not sincerely following the rules of the government.	793
3	People are either not wearing masks or they are wearing it inappropriately.	689
4	People are not maintaining social distance.	605
5	People are not following hand hygiene properly.	430
6	People do not believe that the coronavirus does exist and are having faith on fake messages.	3
7	People want to rush back to work.	108
Solutions to control the rising number of cases
S No.	Solutions	Frequency of responses
1	Wearing masks properly	602
2	Maintaining social distance	584
3	Avoiding maximum gatherings at religious places, crowded places, malls, theatres, etc.	346
4	Adopting personal hygiene, frequent hand washing	423
5	The government should have proper quarantine facilities.	183
6	Strict action must be taken against offenders.	554
7	Vaccinations are required.	276