Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards COVID 19 prevention and precaution among non-teaching faculty in a private dental institution
Journal for Educators Teachers and Trainers
; 13(6):282-290, 2022.
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in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-2243405
ABSTRACT
Background:
The society must routinely practice precautionary measures and precautions to control the spread of Coronavirus, as no vaccines and antiviral treatments are currently available. This study examines non-teaching faculties knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) related to COVID-19, their relationships and identified the pandemics vulnerable population inorder to provide recommendations for policies and behavioural interventions.Materials andmethods:
A total of 90 non-teaching staff from a private dental institution participated in this study. A self administered, 12 item questionnaire was circulated among the non-teaching staff. Only completely filled forms were taken into account for analysis by using SPSS software version 23 with Pearson Chi square test method.Results:
The final analysis was done using responses from 89 non-teaching faculties. On the whole, knowledge regarding COVID-19 was found to be moderate among these no-teaching staff.Conclusion:
This study shows a baseline knowledge regarding this pandemic. Even though the participants had fair knowledge, their attitude towards answering the questions was good.
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Web of Science
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal for Educators Teachers and Trainers
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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