Assessment of Knowledge Regarding Infection Control Protocols among Dental Health Professionals during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Observational Cross-sectional Study
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
; 16(6):ZC29-ZC34, 2022.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1897156
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
It is necessary to prioritize occupational welfare, safety of dental students and health professionals to reduce coronavirus transmission, to offer the best benefit for patients.Aim:
To assess knowledge regarding standard operating procedures to be adhered in clinical setting during pandemic amongst undergraduate, postgraduate dental students and dental interns of dental colleges in northwest region, Karnataka. Materials andMethods:
This observational cross-sectional study was undertaken in dental colleges in northwest region, Karnataka from January 2021 to February 2021. Sample size was estimated to be 360 based on a pilot study. Participants were selected by the simple random sampling technique and were interviewed using a questionnaire comprising of 20 close-ended questions. The questionnaire was evaluated for reliability with Cronbach's α value of 0.82, face validity 0.85%, and content validity ratio 0.76. The collected data was entered in MS Excel and analysed using Statistical Package of the Social Science (IBM-SPSS) statistics-version 21 using descriptive analysis, Chi-square analysis, spearman's correlation coefficient test, and regression.Results:
The mean age of the participants was 24.6±1.35 years with marked gender distribution of 261 (72.5%) females and 99 (27.5%) males. Overall knowledge score for the standard operating procedure to be adhered during the pandemic was found to be 10.92±1.96 (undergraduates), 12.68±1.80 (postgraduates) and 11.55±1.82 (interns). More than half of the respondents 57.78% displayed a moderate level of knowledge. Spearman's correlation coefficient test revealed a high statistically significant difference between awareness about Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among participants and recommended masks during the procedure.Conclusion:
Postgraduate students had higher knowledge regarding standard operating procedures to be adhered in dental clinics compared to undergraduate students and interns. It's necessary that dental students are aware of latest infection control guidelines and implement them into their practices right from beginning.
adult; article; awareness; contamination; content validity; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; correlation coefficient; Cronbach alpha coefficient; cross-sectional study; data analysis software; dental clinic; dental health; dental student; face validity; female; gender; human; human tissue; infection control; Karnataka; male; mask; pandemic; pilot study; postgraduate student; practice guideline; questionnaire; reliability; sample size; sociology; undergraduate student; young adult
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Year:
2022
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Article
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