| Autor: |
Archana Pai, Sylvana Fahad, Nikhil Chandran, Anjhana Narayanan, C. B. Sudeep, Sanupa Madhavan |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Journal of Medical Research. 6:197-202 |
| ISSN: |
2395-7565 |
| Popis: |
Background and Objectives: The extensive spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is a major concern among the healthcare profession. The study aims to assess the perception and knowledge about COVID 19 outbreak among various college going medical students Materials and Methods: A total of 1141 responders completed a questionnaire- based survey on the perception and knowledge about COVID 19 outbreak among various college going medical students. Data collection and the distribution of responses was presented as frequencies and percentages. Data was analyzed using convenient sampling method. Based on the percentage of correct responses descriptive statistics were performed for all groups and subgroups and for the percentage of correct responses individual pair wise comparisons were done using the median test. Results: 90% of the responders provided correct answers indicating adequate overall awareness for all subgroups. More than 75% of the responders were aware of the various symptoms and mode of transmission of COVID 19. However, only 26% of the responders were unaware about the spread of COVID 19 infection, 93% responders know about the primary actions taken after getting infected with COVID 19. Almost all (95%) of our responders were aware of the preferred method for hand hygiene. Conclusion: This study showed good knowledge of COVID-19 among 1136 various college going medical students with an overall knowledge score of more than 90%. The results of the study helped us to conclude that students showed extensive knowledge about general information of COVID-19 like its route of transmission, people at high risk symptoms and signs, and complications. Hopefully, conducting periodic webinars could be a useful tool to create more awareness in this regard for all healthcare students and professionals. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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