in this era of COVID-19 epidemic health care workers are at increased risk of contracting the disease. The WHO estimates that around 20% of HCW have already acquired the infection in the world worst affected areas. It is a paramount important to prevent spread of infection among the HCWs as they can be a source of community transmission. There are some evidences showing there is a gap in knowledge, attitude and practice of personal protective equipment use among the health care workers.