Awareness and Attitude of Undergraduate Medical Students towards 2019-novel Corona virus.
Pak J Med Sci
; 36(COVID19-S4): S32-S36, 2020 May.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1726818
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the knowledge, awareness and attitudes of medical students towards recently discovered coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).METHODS:
This was a cross sectional study conducted on medical students in CMH Lahore Medical College,(LMC), Institute of Dentistry (IOD). A questionnaire containing demographic information, 14 knowledge and eight attitude items was completed by 384 participants.RESULTS:
Overall, >90% people were aware about the etiology, mode of transmission and possible symptoms; however, very few of them knew about the in-depth details. Knowledge score revealed that 80% of participants had sufficient knowledge about coronavirus. MBBS students and nursing Students had significantly better knowledge in comparison with other students. In terms of attitude, >80% of students showed positive attitudes among which the nursing students were dominant.CONCLUSION:
The medical students of CMH LMC showed a satisfactory level of awareness and attitudes towards COVID-19 with an obvious difference with regard to disciplines. More educational efforts with periodic educational interventions are still needed about the current pandemic.
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Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Pak J Med Sci
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2636
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