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Awareness and Attitude of Undergraduate Medical Students towards 2019-novel Corona virus.


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.

SUBMITTER: Ikhlaq A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7306955 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Awareness and Attitude of Undergraduate Medical Students towards 2019-novel Corona virus.

Ikhlaq Azal A   Bint-E-Riaz Hunniya H   Bashir Imtiaz I   Ijaz Farhat F  

Pakistan journal of medical sciences 20200501 COVID19-S4


<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the knowledge, awareness and attitudes of medical students towards recently discovered coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>Overall, >90% people were aware about the etiology, mode of trans  ...[more]

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