Knowledge and perceptions about COVID-19 among the medical and allied health science students in India: An online cross-sectional survey
| Autor: | Pushti M. Shah, Jay R. Patel, Kushalkumar Gohel, Prati B. Patel, Niraj Pandit, Asavari Raut |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Pharmacy Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Perception Pandemic Health care medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Students media_common 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Descriptive statistics business.industry Healthcare Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Test (assessment) Knowledge Infectious Diseases Family medicine Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Psychology business Seriousness |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 9, Iss, Pp 104-109 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2213-3984 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cegh.2020.07.008 |
| Popis: | Background An infection (COVID-19) without any specific cure makes the people more vulnerable to get affected due to insufficient knowledge and unhealthy practices. In this scenario, healthcare students can act as reliable information providers. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and perception about COVID-19 among medical and allied health science students. Methods A web-based cross sectional survey was conducted during February and March 2020. A 24-item survey was developed and randomly distributed among the study population. Descriptive statistics was applied to represent participant characteristics and Chi-square test was used to evaluate the level of association among variables with a significance level of p Results Total, 97.95% (715/730) participants completed the survey. High proportion of students were from pharmacy (45.73%) followed by medical (22.52%), physiotherapy, nursing and dental background. Majority of participants were having adequate knowledge while about 18% had partial knowledge about the symptoms of severe COVID-19 cases. Students have shown a positive perception of COVID-19 prevention and control while few invalid responses related to the use of herbal medicines or garlic were noted. About 50% had rightly stated that, the antibiotics and vaccine are not effective in COVID-19 infection at present. Conclusion As the COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing worldwide, it is essential to improve the knowledge and beliefs among general public to prevent its spread. Health care students with their education background and basic understanding about COVID-19 can play a significant role by making community people aware about the seriousness of this pandemic situation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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