Fear of COVID-19 in dentistry students: an evaluation of their knowledge and practices
| Autor: | Muhammad Mansoor Majeed, Madiha Anwar, Muhammad Uzair, Muhammad Bilal Bashir, Noureen Iqbal Syeda, Naseer Ahmed Tanoli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Pakistan Journal of Public Health. 12:122-126 |
| ISSN: | 2226-7018 2225-0891 |
| DOI: | 10.32413/pjph.v12i3.865 |
| Popis: | Background: This study's objective was to analyse the fear of COVID-19 among the dentistry student and the knowledge, attitude, and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: It was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. An online survey form was designed and distributed to undergraduate dental students via google forms. A previously validated fear of coronavirus scale (FCV-19S) was used to analyse the fear. SPSS 21 was used for data entry and data analysis. Descriptive statistics were applied to calculate the frequencies of different variables. Independent t-test was executed to determine the difference of FCV-19S among gender and between public and private dental colleges. ANOVA was carried out to evaluate the difference in fear among different levels of BDS. Results: Data of 983 individuals from different dental colleges in Karachi, Pakistan, have been analysed. The majority of the students were females in 1st year and private sector dental colleges (P |
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