Background and Objectives: The extensive spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is a major concern among the healthcare profession. The study aims to assess the perception and knowledge about COVID 19 outbreak among various college going medical students Materials and Methods: A total of 1141 responders completed a questionnaire- based survey on the perception and knowledge about COVID 19 outbreak among various college going medical students. Data collection and the distribution of responses was presented as frequencies and percentages. Data was analyzed using convenient sampling method. Based on the percentage of correct responses descriptive statistics were performed for all groups and subgroups and for the percentage of correct responses individual pair wise comparisons were done using the median test. Results: 90% of the responders provided correct answers indicating adequate overall awareness for all subgroups. More than 75% of the responders were aware of the various symptoms and mode of transmission of COVID 19. However, only 26% of the responders were unaware about the spread of COVID 19 infection, 93% responders know about the primary actions taken after getting infected with COVID 19. Almost all (95%) of our responders were aware of the preferred method for hand hygiene. Conclusion: This study showed good knowledge of COVID-19 among 1136 various college going medical students with an overall knowledge score of more than 90%. The results of the study helped us to conclude that students showed extensive knowledge about general information of COVID-19 like its route of transmission, people at high risk symptoms and signs, and complications. Hopefully, conducting periodic webinars could be a useful tool to create more awareness in this regard for all healthcare students and professionals.
Introduction: Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic began in China in December 2019 and was reported as a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown aetiology from Wuhan, Hubei. Its origin is believed to be from an animal source in an individuals after he visited the local seafood and animal market in Wuhan and after which community transmission led to the initial endemic turning into a pandemic. Infection prevention and control (IP&C) practices are said to upmost important in maintaining a safe environment for everyone by reducing the risk of the potential spread of the disease. Such practices are designed so as to reduce the risk of hospital-associated infections and also to ensure a safe and healthy environment for patients, healthcare providers and visitors. Aim and Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine and understand the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding infection control among dental practitioners and dental students during the ongoing pandemic. Materials and Methods: A total of 1005 responders participated and completed a structured questionnaire based online survey. Convenient sampling was adopted for data collection and the distribution of responses was presented as frequencies and percentage. Descriptive statistics were carried out for all groups and subgroups. Results: Overall awareness for all subgroups was found to be adequate with 90% reporting correct answers. More than three-fourths of the responders were aware of the importance of infection control in dental clinics and 95% of responders were aware about the WHO guidelines. Only 0.7% of responders were unaware of the importance of hand hygiene and other infection control practices. Conclusion: Even though the study results shows a satisfactory level of cognizance among the participants, the need for periodic educational interventions and training programs regarding infection control practices pertaining to COVID-19 across all healthcare professions should not be overlooked. Occupational health and safety is always considered of paramount importance to minimize the risk of transmission to healthcare students and professionals and provide optimal care for patients.
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