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Knowledge, attitude, and practice related to the COVID-19 pandemic among undergraduate medical students in Indonesia: A nationwide cross-sectional study.
Adli, Imam; Widyahening, Indah Suci; Lazarus, Gilbert; Phowira, Jason; Baihaqi, Lyanna Azzahra; Ariffandi, Bagas; Putera, Azis Muhammad; Nugraha, David; Gamalliel, Nico; Findyartini, Ardi.
  • Adli I; Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Widyahening IS; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Lazarus G; Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Phowira J; Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Baihaqi LA; Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Ariffandi B; Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Putera AM; Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Nugraha D; Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
  • Gamalliel N; Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Findyartini A; Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
PLoS One ; 17(1): e0262827, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1643285
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ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

The potential role of medical students in raising awareness during public health emergencies has been acknowledged. To further explore their potentials as public educators and role models for the communities during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, this study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of these students toward COVID-19.

METHODS:

An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among undergraduate medical students in Indonesia. Socio-demographics characteristics, social interaction history, information-seeking behavior, as well as knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 were collected through a self-reported questionnaire. A p-value of <0.05 indicated statistical significance.

RESULTS:

Out of 4870 respondents, 64.9% had positive attitude and 51.5% had positive practice toward COVID-19, while only 29.8% had adequate knowledge. Knowledge was slightly positively correlated with attitude and practice (ρ = 0.074 and ρ = 0.054, respectively; both p<0.001), while attitude was weakly correlated with practice (ρ = 0.234, p<0.001). Several factors including age, sex, place of residence, institution type, academic level, family income, history of chronic illness, prior volunteering experience, and perceptual awareness on COVID-19 were significantly associated with either knowledge, attitude, and/or practice toward COVID-19. Furthermore, health institution's and the government's press releases, as well as health expert opinions were deemed as the most reliable sources of COVID-19-related information-yet trivially none of these sources were associated with knowledge, attitude, and practice in the study population.

CONCLUSION:

Many undergraduate medical students in Indonesia had positive attitude and practice against COVID-19, yet only a few had adequate knowledge. This warrants further interventions to keep them updated with COVID-19 evidence to maximize their potentials in raising public awareness on COVID-19.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Social Perception / Students, Medical / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0262827

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Social Perception / Students, Medical / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0262827