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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Behavior and Risk Perception of COVID-19 Pandemic among Medical and non-Medical University Students.
Fatima, Madeeha; Habib, Aamna; Khan, Saira; Butt, Muhammad Hammad; Mallhi, Tauqeer Hussain; Khan, Yusra Habib; Zaheer, Asifa; Habib, Muhammad Umar; Khan, Abdul Qayyum; Khan, Muhammad Imran; Iqbal, Azhar; Mehmood, Malik Hassan; Masood, Imran.
  • Fatima M; Department of Pharmacy, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • Habib A; Department of Pharmacy, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • Khan S; Department of Applied Psychology, Government College Women University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • Butt MH; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Mallhi TH; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Khan YH; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Zaheer A; Department of Physiology, Faisalabad Medical University/Allied hospital, FaisalabadPakistan.
  • Habib MU; Department of Surgery, District Head Quarter Hospital, Chiniot, Pakistan.
  • Khan AQ; School of Pharmacy, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Khan MI; Department of Pharmacy, Riphah International University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Iqbal A; Department of Operative Dentistry & Endodontics, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Mehmood MH; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Masood I; Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep ; : 1-4, 2022 01 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1867970
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has substantially affected students around the globe due to the closure of educational institutes. However, student involvements and contributions are important in combating the disease; for this reason, the current study was designed to assess the knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP), preventive behavior, and risk perception among university students.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted among medical and non-medical university students, from April 1 to June 30, 2020. The 68-item questionnaire was used to evaluate responses using statistical approaches (Student's t-test, regression-analysis, and co-relation analysis) by considering a P-value <0.05 as statistically significant.

RESULTS:

A total of 503 university students (medical and nonmedical) were selected, where majority of participants were females (83%) and 64.5% were of age ranged from 16 to 21 years old. The participants (80%) reported good disease knowledge with a mean score of 12.06 ± 1.75, which substantially higher among medical students (P < 0.05). Most of the respondents (72%) believed that COVID-19 will be effectively controlled through precautionary measures. In correlation subgroup analysis, a significant relationship (P = 0.025) between knowledge and positive attitude were indicated. Fear and knowledge of COVID-19 emerged as strong predictors (P < 0.001) of preventive behaviors towards disease.

CONCLUSION:

This study demonstrated satisfactory knowledge, positive attitudes, and suitable practices among students toward COVID-19. University students can be involved in public education to aid the health authorities in achieving the targets of educational campaigns with maximum population coverage.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Disaster Med Public Health Prep Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Dmp.2022.1

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Disaster Med Public Health Prep Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Dmp.2022.1