ABSTRACT
Background: COVID-19 have made the people more susceptible to get affected due to insufficient knowledge and unhealthy practices. Medical students can play a pivotal role as reliable information providers. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and perception about COVID-19 among medical students of a Tertiary care centre. Method(s): An online cross-sectional survey was conducted using Google Forms, which the participants completed between November 2020 January, 2021.The study was conducted among MBBS undergraduate. Descriptive statistics was applied to represent participant characteristics. Result(s): 100 percent participants completed the survey. All are MBBS students. Majority of participants were having adequate knowledge while about 6.2% had partial knowledge (selected either RT-PCR or Immunofluorescent antigen detection assay) for Covid 19 detection. Students have shown a positive perception of COVID-19 prevention. More than half of the students (62.5%) were found to have a correct perception that antibiotics are not effective in COVID-19 treatment as well as 15.8% stated that vaccines are not sufficient to prevent COVID-19 transmission at present. Conclusion(s): As the COVID-19 is showing on and off waves of cases worldwide, it is important to impart the knowledge and beliefs among common man to further prevent a pandemic of such concern. Medical students with their education background and basic understanding about COVID-19 can play a substantial role by making community people aware about the true facts of this pandemic situation. Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.