Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of dentists regarding mucormycosis as a possible orofacial manifestation of COVID‑19 in postpandemic times: A cross‑sectional study.
| Autor: | Tiwari, Shilpi, Chourasia, Hemant Ramesh, Bhatia, Amrita Pandita, Chandran, Ajay, Tafzal, Kurshid, Sekhar, Madukkuri Raja, Jandrajupalli, Suresh Babu, Chandolu, Swarnalatha, Nayyar, Abhishek Singh |
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CROSS-sectional method PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ATTITUDES toward illness ORAL manifestations of general diseases POST-acute COVID-19 syndrome IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients CHI-squared test DESCRIPTIVE statistics PROFESSIONS DATA analysis software PSYCHOLOGY of dentists DENTISTS' attitudes MEDICAL practice COVID-19 pandemic DISEASE complications SYMPTOMS |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Academic Medicine; Jan-Mar2024, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p19-25, 7p |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is a rare but serious fungal infection usually seen in immunocompromised hosts. There are cluster of cases being reported and diagnosed as mucormycosis in treated COVID-19 patients in the postpandemic times. The aim of the present study was to assess awareness among dentists regarding mucormycosis and other possible oral manifestations of COVID-19 in the postpandemic times and the associated complications. Materials and Methods: In the present cross-sectional study, a well-structured questionnaire composed of a total of 17 closed-ended questions was used to cover questions to assess awareness among dentists regarding the possible oral manifestations of post-COVID-19. Furthermore, statistical analysis was done using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 (IBM, Chicago, IL, USA), while the Chi-square test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data statistically. Results: The Chi-square test was used to analyze the association of the knowledge, attitude, and practice scores regarding COVID-19 and the academic qualification of the participants revealed that despite having sufficient information (knowledge and attitude scores), no significant difference (P = 0.7288) was observed in the practices of the participants irrespective of their academic qualification. On analyzing the data further, though, a significant positive correlation was observed between all the components of the knowledge, attitude, and practice scores of the participants (P = 0.0001) using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Conclusion: From the findings of the present study, it could be concluded that dentists were well aware of the possible oral manifestations of COVID-19, including mucormycosis, though the possibility of increasing awareness among dentists regarding the multidisciplinary approach required for the management of deep fungal infections such as mucormycosis cannot completely be ruled out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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