Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 and its prevention among medical and dental students in an educational institution in Telangana
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged as a global pandemic, threatening millions of lives worldwide. Everyone was overwhelmed by the plethora of information from different sources, creating confusion, misconceptions, and panic in the community. Aims: This study aimed to estimate th...
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| author | Preeti U. Deshpande Anuradha Basavaraju Nagapraveen Veerapu Ashish Akula |
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| description | Background:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged as a global pandemic, threatening millions of lives worldwide. Everyone was overwhelmed by the plethora of information from different sources, creating confusion, misconceptions, and panic in the community.
Aims:
This study aimed to estimate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among medical and dental students toward COVID-19 and to identify factors influencing them.
Materials and Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate students enrolled in MBBS and BDS courses, and KAP scores were calculated using a self-administered questionnaire. The statistical analysis was done by unpaired t test and one-way analysis of variance.
Results:
MBBS students had higher KAP scores when compared with BDS students. Knowledge gaps were discovered in the areas of COVID-19 transmission through blood, World Health Organization (WHO)-designated variants of concern, disinfectant usage, and mandatory vaccination. A majority (91.33%) of the students had a positive attitude toward COVID-19. Better knowledge and practice scores were significantly associated with vaccinated students and those who trusted government website resources.
Conclusion:
Curriculum modifications and creative teaching strategies can fill the lacunae in the KAP scores. Medical and dental students, as torchbearers of the healthcare fraternity, can play a critical role in raising awareness during public health emergencies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-09bb9d4658a046af9a7127859668e23d2025-02-07T13:57:39ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49290974-51302024-04-0167234935410.4103/ijpm.ijpm_582_23Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 and its prevention among medical and dental students in an educational institution in TelanganaPreeti U. DeshpandeAnuradha BasavarajuNagapraveen VeerapuAshish AkulaBackground: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged as a global pandemic, threatening millions of lives worldwide. Everyone was overwhelmed by the plethora of information from different sources, creating confusion, misconceptions, and panic in the community. Aims: This study aimed to estimate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among medical and dental students toward COVID-19 and to identify factors influencing them. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate students enrolled in MBBS and BDS courses, and KAP scores were calculated using a self-administered questionnaire. The statistical analysis was done by unpaired t test and one-way analysis of variance. Results: MBBS students had higher KAP scores when compared with BDS students. Knowledge gaps were discovered in the areas of COVID-19 transmission through blood, World Health Organization (WHO)-designated variants of concern, disinfectant usage, and mandatory vaccination. A majority (91.33%) of the students had a positive attitude toward COVID-19. Better knowledge and practice scores were significantly associated with vaccinated students and those who trusted government website resources. Conclusion: Curriculum modifications and creative teaching strategies can fill the lacunae in the KAP scores. Medical and dental students, as torchbearers of the healthcare fraternity, can play a critical role in raising awareness during public health emergencies.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_582_23kap scorespandemicquestionnairesars-cov-2undergraduatevaccination |
| spellingShingle | Preeti U. Deshpande Anuradha Basavaraju Nagapraveen Veerapu Ashish Akula Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 and its prevention among medical and dental students in an educational institution in Telangana Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology kap scores pandemic questionnaire sars-cov-2 undergraduate vaccination |
| title | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 and its prevention among medical and dental students in an educational institution in Telangana |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 and its prevention among medical and dental students in an educational institution in Telangana |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 and its prevention among medical and dental students in an educational institution in Telangana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 and its prevention among medical and dental students in an educational institution in Telangana |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 and its prevention among medical and dental students in an educational institution in Telangana |
| title_sort | knowledge attitudes and practices toward covid 19 and its prevention among medical and dental students in an educational institution in telangana |
| topic | kap scores pandemic questionnaire sars-cov-2 undergraduate vaccination |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_582_23 |
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