Objective: To identify level of knowledge about disease, attitude and behaviors in antenatal women contributing to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that is still on the rise. Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Avicenna Hospital Lahore from 5th November 2020 to 4th February 2021. Methodology: Two hundred pregnant women who visiting the OPD of the hospital were enrolled. A pre-validated questionnaire was used to assess KAP towards COVID-19. Results: More than 70% were familiar with COVID-19 infection; most common source of information was news channels (76.5%). Large proportion of patients showed poor knowledge of disease transmission and symptomatology. 50% believed that infection is very contagious but only 49% reported that route of spread is respiratory droplets and 21% believed it spreads via direct contact also. Very few women showed a positive perception of disease prevention and control (<50%). Conclusion: Obstetric patients have sufficient knowledge regarding COVID-19 pandemic but their attitude and practices are not sufficient to stop the spread of disease in Pakistan. Key words: COVI-19, Pandemic, Awareness, Attitude, Practices
Aim: To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the multiple mini interviews for selecting medical students for admission in a medical institution. Methods: The current cross-sectional descriptive study is a 12-item questionnaire-based survey with a four-point Likert scale to record the anonymous responses of the candidate students’ and the interviewer faculty perceptions. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data quantitatively with IBM SPSS Version 25. The study evaluated the acceptability and feasibility of the utility of multiple mini-interviews (MMIs) as an assessment tool for the medical students’ selection in the admission process at Avicenna Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. Results: A total of 438 candidate students and 42 interviewer/assessor faculty members participated in the study. Most of the candidate students (92.2%) of candidates and 97.6% of interviewer faculty regarded MMIs better than the traditional interviews for the selection of medical students. Further, 99.4% of candidate students and 97.6% of interviewer faculty were satisfied with the MMI process’s general arrangements. Finally, a hundred percent interviewer faculty and 96.8% of candidate students perceived MMIs as a feasible assessment tool for the admission process of the medical institutions. Conclusion: The overall positive responses of the candidate students and the interviewer faculty for the acceptability and feasibility of the MMI process as an assessment tool in the admission process to select medical students provide evidence for future research on the use of MMIs. In addition, other medical institutions can adapt or modify the MMI process per the available finances and resources within their local settings. Keywords: Multiple mini-interviews, Medical college admission process, acceptability, feasibility.
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