Awareness and Attitude of Undergraduate Medical Students towards 2019-novel Corona virus
In: Pakistan journal of medical sciences, Jg. 36 (2020-06-26), Heft COVID19-S4
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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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Awareness and Attitude of Undergraduate Medical Students towards 2019-novel Corona virus
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Azal, Ikhlaq ; Hunniya, Bint-E-Riaz ; Imtiaz, Bashir ; Farhat, Ijaz |
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Zeitschrift: | Pakistan journal of medical sciences, Jg. 36 (2020-06-26), Heft COVID19-S4 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2020 |
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ISSN: | 1682-024X (print) |
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