Awareness Among Undergraduate Students of Mangalore City Regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): A Questionnaire Study
| Autor: | Megha Mukherjee, Ramya Shenoy, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Nikita Rungta, Deeksha Das |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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young adults Hand washing 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Adolescent Universities Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 0211 other engineering and technologies India 02 engineering and technology epidemic 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic medicine Humans Hand Hygiene 030212 general & internal medicine Students hand washing Questionnaire study 021110 strategic defence & security studies SARS-CoV-2 Public health Brief Report pandemic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Awareness Family medicine Female Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness |
| ISSN: | 1938-744X 1935-7893 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/dmp.2020.204 |
| Popis: | Objectives:COVID-19 outbreak has surfaced as an imminent threat for the public health. Because India is a populous country, it is important for Indians to be aware of the basic modes of prevention that can diminish the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.Aim:The present questionnaire study was carried out among the undergraduate students to assess the awareness regarding the spread and control of COVID-19.Methods:The questionnaire was circulated among the undergraduate students as a Google form.Results:The study included responses of 868 undergraduate students belonging to 2 university colleges. The majority of the participants were females (63%; n = 547) in the age range of 18-23 y. Approximately 98.3% (853) had awareness regarding COVID-19. Approximately 94.7% (822) were washing their hands after visiting public places, out of which only 90.6% (786) were aware of proper steps to be followed in hand washing. It was concluded that it is required to create awareness among 20.8% (181) of our study participants regarding the importance of hand washing to control COVID-19.Conclusions:Awareness regarding COVID-19 among study participants was good. However, a small part of the study population is required to be educated on proper steps to be followed in hand washing. |
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