Knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 among secondary school students in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia

Getawa, Solomon; Aynalem, Melak; Bayleyegn, Biruk; Adane, Tiruneh

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“…Conversely, a study in the Kingdom of Bhutan among college students found good knowledge that translated into good practices toward COVID-19 (85). Similarly, a recent study in Ethiopia reported good knowledge and good practices regarding COVID-19 (86). The good knowledge and practices reported in other studies could be due to the increased dissemination of educational information regarding COVID-19 by the governments and related stakeholders.…”

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Knowledge and practices toward COVID-19 among healthcare students: A cross-sectional study at the University of Zambia

Mudenda

Ngalande

Mukosha

et al. 2022

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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic led to the disruption of physical classes for university students globally, as large gatherings fuelled the transmission of the virus. In the efforts to mitigate its transmission and return to normality, prevention measures, including vaccination, have been encouraged. Therefore, it is critical to understand the knowledge and practices of students regarding COVID-19. This study assessed the knowledge and practices toward COVID-19 among healthcare students at the University of Zambia.Materials and methodsThis questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was carried out from August 2021 to October 2021 among 478 healthcare students (pharmacy, physiotherapy, nursing, biomedical, medicine, and radiography). We used a previously validated questionnaire to measure knowledge and practice. The predictors of knowledge and practices were assessed using logistic regression with robust estimation of standard errors. Statistical analysis was conducted using Stata/BE version 17.0.ResultsOf the 478 respondents, 243 (50.8%) were females. A larger proportion, 175 (36.6%) were in Pharmacy training, and 156 (32.6%) were in their fifth year of study. The overall mean knowledge score of the participants was 87.9 (SD = 16.1), being higher at 89.6 (SD = 14.3) among medical students and the lowest at 86.7 (SD = 17.1) among Pharmacy students, although this was statistically non-significant (p = 0.488). The overall mean practice score was 60.0 (SD = 24.7), being significantly higher at 63.5 (23.4) among nursing, physiotherapy and environmental students compared to other students (p = 0.048). In multivariable analysis, the participant training program was non-significantly associated with knowledge and practice toward COVID-19. However, increased age (AOR = 1.09, 95% CI: 1.01–1.117) and residing in urban areas (AOR = 1.79, 95% CI: 1.07–3.01) than in rural areas were associated with higher odds of good practice toward COVID-19.ConclusionThe healthcare students generally showed good knowledge levels and poor practices toward COVID-19. Further, there was no evidence of a difference in knowledge of COVID-19 among healthcare students. These findings suggest the need for implementation strategies to be centered on improving the practices of students toward COVID-19.

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Knowledge and practices toward COVID-19 among healthcare students: A cross-sectional study at the University of Zambia

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“…One of severe outcomes of the COVID-19 is that it can cause a fatal effect on humans after its short time of detection [2]. It mainly spread through respiratory droplets [4]. So, the people got infected when they come in contact with infected patients' saliva and nose discharges [4].…”

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“…It mainly spread through respiratory droplets [4]. So, the people got infected when they come in contact with infected patients' saliva and nose discharges [4]. Studies demonstrated that approximately 31% of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 was asymptomatic while 40% of symptomatic patients had mild or moderate symptoms including fever, dry cough, myalgia, tiredness [3,5].…”

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“…This can also result in increased misinformation and vaccine opposition. Therefore, knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) is an important function to eliminate risk from infodemia and to improve health prevention and promotion in public [4]. KAP can be targeted for a range of health behaviours and beliefs about COVID-19 pandemic, symptoms, treatment, and outcomes.…”

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Assessment of Pharmacy Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices About Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccines

Selçuk

Bozkır

2023

Ankara Ecz. Fak. Derg.

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Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its vaccines among pharmacy students in Turkey. Material and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among pharmacy students aged 18 years and older. Data collected from April 27 to June 27, 2022, via an online self-reporting questionnaire developed and validated by the investigators. Descriptive statistics were performed to determine potentially associated factors with knowledge, attitudes, and practices scores of the students. Result and Discussion: Among the pharmacy students, the majority was female (72.6%) and mean ± standard deviation of age was 23.17 ± 3.27 years. The mean ± standard deviation of knowledge, attitude and practice scores were 8.25 ± 1.27, 7.47 ± 2.95., and 7.20 ± 2.14, respectively. A statistical s,gnificant association was found between students who received higher knowledge scores and being a senior student or a students from governmental universities. In general, students had good knowledge and practices about COVID-19. However, their attitudes towards COVID-19 was poor. These findinds were found to be similar to those health care students from other countries.

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“…The social media platform has significantly contributed to the spread of information and has praised Chinese institutions for its ongoing COVID-19 alerts that enabled students to have a complete understanding ( 22 ). Since the media and other related parties play a significant role in the acceptance or otherwise of the vaccine, the governments have advised them to spread accurate, reliable, and consistent COVID-19 vaccine information to foster public trust ( 23 ).…”

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Acceptability and perception of COVID-19 vaccines among foreign medical students in China: A cross-sectional study

Arthur

Dong

Abudu

et al. 2023

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BackgroundAcceptability and perception of the COVID-19 vaccine among different social groups have been the subject of several studies. However, little is known about foreign medical students in Chinese universities.AimThis study, therefore, fills the literature gap using a focus group technique to assess the acceptance and perception of the COVID-19 vaccine among foreign medical students in China.MethodsThe study adopted an online cross-sectional survey method following the Chinese universities' lockdowns to collect the data between March and April 2022. A data collection questionnaire was developed, and then the link was shared with the respondents through key informants in different universities in China to obtain the data. The data collection process only included foreign medical students who were in China from May 2021 to April 2022. The authors received a total of 403 responses from the respondents. During data processing, we excluded 17 respondents since they were not in China while administering the questionnaire to enhance the data validity. The authors then coded the remaining 386 respondents for the estimation process. We finally applied the multilinear logistics regression technique to model the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance with the response or influencing factors, including the mediating factors among the foreign medical students in China.ResultsThe data statistics show that 4.9% of the respondents were younger than 20 years, 91.5% were 20–40 years old, and 3.6% were older than 40 years; 36.3% of respondents were female subjects and 63.7% were male subjects. The results also show that the respondents are from six continents, including the African continent, 72.4%, Asia 17.4%, 3.1% from Europe, 2.8% from North America, 1.6% from Australia, and 2.3% from South America. The mediation analysis for the gender variable (β = 0.235, p = 0.002) suggests that gender is a significant channel in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and perception among foreign medical students in China. Also, the main analysis shows that opinion on the safety of the vaccine (β = 0.081, p = 0.043), doses of the vaccine to receive (β = 0.175, p = 0.001), vaccine safety with some side effects (β = 0.15, p = 0.000), and the possibility of acquiring COVID-19 after vaccination (β = 0.062, p = 0.040) are all positive factors influencing vaccine acceptability and perception. Also, the home continent (β = −0.062, p = 0.071) is a negative factor influencing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and perception. Furthermore, the finding shows that fear perceptions has affected 200 (51.81%) respondents. The medical students feared that the vaccines might result in future implications such as infertility, impotence, and systemic health conditions such as cardiovascular, respiratory, or deep vein thrombosis. In addition, 186 (48.19%) students feared that the vaccines were intended to shorten life expectancy.ConclusionCOVID-19 vaccination acceptability and perception among medical students in China is high, most predominantly due to their knowledge of medicine composition formulation. Despite widespread acceptance by the general public and private stakeholders, we concluded that vaccination resistance remains a significant factor among medical students and trainees. The study further adds that in considering the COVID-19 vaccine, the factor of the home continent plays a significant role in vaccine hesitancy among foreign medical students. Also, knowledge, information, and education are important pillars confronting new medicine administered among medical trainees. Finally, there is a low rate of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among foreign medical students in China. The study, therefore, recommends targeted policy strategies, including sensitization, detailed public information, and education, especially for medical colleges and institutions on the COVID-19 vaccination, to achieve 100%. Furthermore, the study recommends that future researchers explore other factors influencing accurate information and education for successful COVID-19 vaccination implementation.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 among secondary school students in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia

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Knowledge and practices toward COVID-19 among healthcare students: A cross-sectional study at the University of Zambia

Knowledge and practices toward COVID-19 among healthcare students: A cross-sectional study at the University of Zambia

Assessment of Pharmacy Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices About Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccines

Acceptability and perception of COVID-19 vaccines among foreign medical students in China: A cross-sectional study

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