Awareness of University Students about Corona Virus-19 Pandemic and its Precaution Measures

Abstract

Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a worldwide public health issue. Purpose: This study was conducted to assess knowledge of university students' about corona virus-19 pandemic and its precaution measures. Design: A descriptive research design was used to achieve the purpose of study. Setting: This study was conducted at Faculty of Commerce and Faculty of Law in Shebin Elkom city, Menoufia University. Sample:A convenience sample of 280 university students, aged between 18-22, from nonmedical faculties were gathered via an online Google Form. Instruments: Self-administered structured questionnaire included socio-demographic characteristics, and knowledge of undergraduate students' about COVID-19 pandemic. Results: More than three fourths of university students (82.2%) had poor knowledge about COVID 19, 16.4% had fair knowledge and 1.4% good knowledge. Moreover, majority of studied students were not knowledgeable about each item of protective measures against COVID-19 such as washing hands with soap and water (61.8%), covering the mouth and nose with elbow or a tissue when coughing or sneezing (66.1%), wearing a mask in crowded places (67.1%), and maintaining a distance of at least one meter between you and any person (66.3%).Conclusion: majority of students in the study had lack of knowledge about COVID -19 pandemic and its preventive measures.Recommendations: Enhancement students' awareness about COVID-19 and its protective measures are required.

Depression and its Relationship with Precaution Practices of Coronavirus: A Cross-sectional Study on University Students

“…This result was expected as youth are less to adhere to the precaution practices or any giving preventive measures against diseases. These results aligned with the results reported by Saeed, et al, 2022 who conducted their research on Egyptian university students. They found that most of the university students were not knowledgeable about each item of protective measures against COVID-19.…”