Knowledge, attitudes, and practices about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among Birzeit University students: a cross-sectional study

Naseef, Hani; Al-Shami, Ni’meh; Hadba, Lilian S. Abu; Humos, Leen A.; Shaheen, Ruba N.; Mitwasi, Tanya T.; El-Khairy, Lina

doi:10.1007/s10389-021-01665-0

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“…In this study, 66% participants reported that they regularly washed their hands to prevent transmitting the virus to other healthcare workers. Similar data was reported in an Indian study where all students regularly washed their hands 10 . Washing hands regularly has been recommended by the WHO as an effective method to prevent the spread of the virus.…”

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Evaluation of paramedical student's awareness towards COVID-19 in Thi-Qar

Saleim

2022

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Introduction: To limit the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries have implemented effective procedures. However, it has been noted that an individual’s attitude, knowledge, and practices concerning COVID-19 plays a major role in determining how much they will follow the established preventive and control measures. This study aimed to evaluate the awareness level of Iraqi paramedical student's regarding Covid-19. Methods: This study conducted an online survey of (118) paramedical students over a two-week period using piloted and validated questionnaire. Data were entered into SPSS version 21 for analysis. Contingency Coefficients test was used to estimate of the association between student's responses and socio-demographical characteristics variables. Results: Of the participants, (55%) students provided correct answers, indicating moderate awareness. Only (35%) of the sampled students could correctly define “close contact.” Further, (65%) students knew about the different infection control measures such as respiratory hygiene, cough etiquette, rapid triage, and the importance of a well-ventilated and separate waiting area for patients presumed to have COVID-19. Most students (85%) also knew about clinical management, including immediately executing recommended infection prevention and control measures as well as managing complications in a supportive manner.

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Evaluation of paramedical student's awareness towards COVID-19 in Thi-Qar

Saleim

2022

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“…Fever and dry cough were considered as the most commonly reported symptoms of COVID‐19. Similar results were reported in Palestinian, Ugandan, and Iranian studies 21,22 . Concerning the treatment and preventive measures, wearing masks and social isolation for 14 days for someone exposed to COVID‐19 were sustained as preventive strategies by respondents.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Similar results were reported in Palestinian, Ugandan, and Iranian studies. 21,22 Concerning the treatment and preventive measures, wearing masks and social isolation for 14 days for someone exposed to COVID-19 were sustained as preventive strategies by respondents. This is in agreement with reports from studies in China for wearing masks 23 and in Jordan and Saudi Arabia for social isolation.…”

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Knowledge, attitude, perception, and factors associated with the risk perception of COVID‐19 among nursing college students in Japanese universities: A cross‐sectional study

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Background and Aim The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in the world has brought different attitudes and perceptions among social strata. Nursing students being future first‐line healthcare workers are more at risk of being infected and exposed to various stressors from shared information. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and perception of COVID‐19 among nursing students and to estimate predictors of their risk perception. Methods We conducted an online survey among undergraduate nursing students at three selected Japanese Universities. Data on knowledge, attitude, and perception toward COVID‐19 were collected using a structured questionnaire. We performed multiple logistic regression analyses to identify factors associated with the risk perception toward COVID‐19 infection. Results Of the 414 nursing students who participated in the study, 368 (90.4%) reported that the media including radio, television, internet, and/or social media were the main source of knowledge. Fever (96.1%) and dry cough (89.6%) were reported as the main symptoms. Regarding the attitude toward the treatment and preventive measures, almost 92.8% of participants recommended the use of vaccines. Being female appeared to be three times associated with the fear of getting infected (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]:3.03; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.21–7.58). Students who took part in extracurricular activities reported that they feared being infected with COVID‐19 (aOR:2.62; 95% CI:1.33–5.16). Other factors did not show an association. Conclusion Knowledge and attitude of nursing students toward COVID‐19 were accurate for the majority of them, with the main source of information being the media. Practicing extracurricular activities and being female were associated with the fear of the disease. Efficient and controlled communication is needed during widespread disease outbreaks.

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“…In our study, 293 (73.25%) respondents were female and 107 (26.75%) were male. Similarly, the cross-sectional studies conducted by Shabadi et al (14) in Mysuru, Paudel et al (8) in Nepal, Hatabu et al (15) in Japan, Naseef et al (16) in Birzeit reported that the number of female students were more than the male students [130 (50.8%) vs. 126 (49.2%), 191 (52.8%) vs. 171 (47.2%), 402 (52.5%) vs. 364 (47.5%) and 488 (73.4%) vs. 177 (26.6%) respectively]. In our In our study, all men 107 (100%) had good knowledge regarding COVID-19 infection, whereas 276 (94.2%) females had good and 17 (5.8%) had average knowledge (P > 0.01).…”

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Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding COVID-19 among college-degree students in Southern district of India

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Background and aims: A case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was identified first in Wuhan, China in December 2019. To prevent the rampant spread of COVID-19, the behavioral change of people was crucial. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward COVID-19 among college-degree students in the southern district of India. Methods: A cross-sectional, online study was conducted from January to February 2021 among 400 college-degree students. Snowball sampling technique was adopted for collecting data using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data were entered in Excel and analyzed using Epi Info version 7.2. Results: Out of 400 participants, 107 (26.75%) were male and 293 (73.25%) were female. Out of all the men in the study, 107 (100%) had good knowledge regarding COVID-19 infection, whereas 276 (94.2%) of women had good and 17 (5.8%) had average knowledge (P<0.01). A total of 262 (89.4%) and 31 (10.6%) women had a positive attitude and neutral attitude toward COVID-19 infection, respectively, whereas in men, the majority (86, 80.4%) had a positive, followed by (14, 13.1%) negative and (7, 6.5%) had neutral attitude (P<0.001). All the students 400 (100%) had good practice 400 (100%) regarding COVID-19 infection. Conclusion: The male students had better knowledge about COVID-19 infection, but the positive attitude towards COVID-19 was higher among women. The practice regarding COVID-19 infection was satisfactory among all the students.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among Birzeit University students: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 8 publications

References 38 publications

Evaluation of paramedical student's awareness towards COVID-19 in Thi-Qar

Evaluation of paramedical student's awareness towards COVID-19 in Thi-Qar

Knowledge, attitude, perception, and factors associated with the risk perception of COVID‐19 among nursing college students in Japanese universities: A cross‐sectional study

Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding COVID-19 among college-degree students in Southern district of India

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