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Title: A Cross Sectional Study to evaluate the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about SARS CoV-2 amongst Medical Students.
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PRADNYA DEOLEKAR, PRAMILA YADAV, OORJASHARAF, SIDDHI DOSHI, AAKANSHA SINGH, ANAM YAHYA, VIVEK RAI
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Introduction
Medical students can serve as data and facts providers to civilians aboutimportance of individual hygiene, signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and methods to avert itsspread. This study is aimed to assess the knowledge (K) attitude (A) and (P) practice aboutCOVID-19 amongst them.
Material and methods: This prospective, web-based, cross-sectional study was conductedamong 458 medical students after obtaining informed consent in July 2020 using a structured
questionnaire.
Results: Out of the total participants (n=458), 68.95% were females. The majority of thestudents had correct knowledge of viral transmission. 405 (89.2%) students knew differentgroups who could be at high risk. Symptoms presented by the COVID-19 patients were known to 350 (76.41%). Most students (85.3%) used online resources as source of information about COVID-19, with 15.6% using government websites. Most respondents, n=345 (75.3%) were aware of the investigatory tests of COVID-19. Though very few, 181 respondents (39.50%) student selected radiological imaging, as a diagnostic test. 152 (33.15%) respondents had a fair knowledge about medications for treating COVID-19. 301 (65.79%) were optimistic that lockdown in major cities helped India in controlling spread of COVID-19 virus. More than 90% of the students were aware about correct sequence of hand washing. The lockdowns affected 178 (38.94%) respondents physically and only 70 (15.26%) in terms of mental quotient. 350 (76.31%) of the respondents had an optimistic approach about considering taking the vaccine after its launch. Post pandemic, 116 (25.26%) had apprehensions about medical profession and 270 (58.90%) were hopeful and consider it as no hindrance in pursuing medical profession.
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COVID-19; Knowledge; Attitude; Practice; Tiredness; HRCT; Lockdown;moments of hand hygiene.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.01.447
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