Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Associated with COVID-19 among University Students: a Cross-Sectional Survey in China

Peng, Ying; Pei, Chenchen; Yan, Zheng; Wang, Juan; Zhang, Kui; Zheng, Zhaohui; Zhu, Ping

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-21185/v1

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“…This might be because our sample comprised staff and students belonging to the medical, pharmacy and allied health sciences fields of education. Similar studies conducted in China, Jordan and Saudi Arabia reported better knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 in university students [16][17][18] than were reported in our study in Pakistan.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices related to COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in two Pakistani university populations

Salman

Mustafa

Asif

et al. 2020

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Objective The aim of this study was to assess COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices of two Pakistani university populations. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among students and employees of two higher education institutions in Lahore, Pakistan, namely the University of Lahore and the Gulab Devi Educational Complex. Participants were recruited using a convenient sampling method. A validated 45-item, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Total possible scores were 0-14 for knowledge (scores < 7, 7-10 and > 10 were considered to indicate poor, moderate and good knowledge, respectively); 0-7 for attitude (scores > 5 were considered to indicate a good attitude); and 0-18 for COVID-19 preventative practices (scores > 12 were considered to indicate good preventative practices). Results Of the 417 enrolled participants, 416 reported that they were aware of COVID-19 and social media was the major source of their information. Mean scores were 10.12 ± 2.20 for knowledge (good, moderate and poor knowledge in 50.2%, 42.8% and 7.0% of participants, respectively); 5.74 ± 1.28 for attitude (65.4% of individuals had a positive attitude); and 11.04 ± 3.34 for COVID-19 preventative practices (only 36.5% of participants had good preventive practices). Conclusion Pakistani university students and employees have good knowledge and attitudes regarding COVID-19, but unsatisfactory preventive practices. Therefore, health regulators should use multiple communication approaches, such as electronic, print and social media, phone messages, etc., to increase awareness and improve practices related to COVID-19. I use a face mask in the crowds and when I visit healthcare settings nowadays 148 (35.6) 88 (21.2) 104 (25.0) 76 (18.3)

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Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices related to COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in two Pakistani university populations

Salman

Mustafa

Asif

et al. 2020

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“…On correlation analysis in our study, knowledge and attitude scores were positively correlated with practice scores (p value-0.000, r = 0.476; p value-0.000, r = 0.238, respectively (Table 5). A similar positive correlation between attitude and practice scores was also seen in a study regarding COVID-19 by Peng et al (r = 0.319, p value < 0.001) (11). Saqlain et al also reported positive linear correlation between knowledge and practice scores (r = 0.142, p value-0.016), and between attitude and practice scores (r = 0.174, p value-0.004) in their study (9).…”

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“…Are there treatments for COVID − 19? □Yes □ No □ I don't know11. Do you think COVID-19 cases can be treated at home?…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Chitwan, Nepal

Nepal¹,

Sapkota²,

Paudel³

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Background COVID-19 is a viral respiratory disease that was recently recognized in humans. The number of COVID-19 cases has been gradually increasing in Nepal. The objective of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Chitwan, one of the districts located in central Nepal. Methods It was a cross-sectional study conducted among healthcare workers from various health institutions located in Chitwan district of Nepal. A self-reported questionnaire was circulated online. Bivariate analyses were done using Spearman’s correlation coefficient, Pearson’s chi square test, and student’s t test as appropriate, whereas multivariate analyses were done using linear regression models. Results A total of 353 responses were analyzed, out of which 47% were nurses, 28.9% were doctors, 11.6% were health assistants, 2% were certified medical assistants, and the remaining 10.5% were categorized as others. The majorities were females (58.9%), were in the age group of 16–29 years (67.1%) and had work experience of less than 5 years (62%). The majority of healthcare workers obtained good to moderate knowledge and practice scores (n = 82.15%, 83.57%, respectively) and had positive attitude scores (n = 90.93%). Mean score values were 21.65 ± 4.71 out of 33 in knowledge section, 8.07 ± 1.49 out of 13 in attitude section and 13.89 ± 5.33 out of 20 in practice section. Mean knowledge and practice scores were significantly associated with job descriptions of healthcare workers (p value – 0.000, 0.007, respectively) with highest mean knowledge scores among doctors (23.70 ± 4.48) and highest mean practice scores among health assistants (15.10 ± 3.61). Higher practice scores (ß = 0.626) and infection prevention training (ß = 1.467) were significantly associated with higher knowledge scores; higher knowledge (ß = 1.366) and higher practice scores (ß = 0.110) were significantly associated with higher attitude scores; and higher knowledge scores (ß = 0.308) and higher attitude scores (ß = 0.265) were significantly associated with higher practice scores. Conclusion The majority of healthcare workers from Chitwan, Nepal, had good to moderate knowledge and practice scores and had a positive attitude toward COVID-19. There was a significant association between knowledge, attitude and practice scores regarding COVID-19 among healthcare workers.

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“…As of 7th of May 2020, over three million cases of 14 COVID-19 has been reported with a death toll of over 270.000 patients [9]. Among the 15 top ranking countries, Italy is reported to be in the third position, after America and 16 Spain, with over 215.000 confirmed cases and over 26.000 deaths [9]. 17 Health authorities in Italy have made substantial efforts to control the disease 18 through various measures.…”

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“…The questionnaire consists of two parts: 41 demographics and KAP [14]. The questionnaire is subdivided as following questions: 42 demographic information (items 1-4), knowledge of signs and symptoms of the disease, 43 the methods of transmission of the disease and of prevention (items 5-16), the impact of 44 the disease orientation on participants' lifestyles and their sources of information (item 45 17-19) [15]. This takes approximately 5 minutes to fill out.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of secondary school students toward COVID-19 epidemic in Italy: a cross selectional study

Souli

Dilucca

2020

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Associated with COVID-19 among University Students: a Cross-Sectional Survey in China

Cited by 60 publications

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Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices related to COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in two Pakistani university populations

Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices related to COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in two Pakistani university populations

Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Chitwan, Nepal

Knowledge, attitude and practice of secondary school students toward COVID-19 epidemic in Italy: a cross selectional study

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