Knowledge of Ebola virus disease among a university population: A cross-sectional study

Salman, Muhammad; Shehzadi, Naureen; Hussain, Khalid; Saleem, Fahad; Khan, Muhammad Tanveer; Asif, Noman; Yousaf, Maria; Rafique, Maham; Bedar, Rushda; Tariq, Sonia; Abubakar, Usman; Sulaiman, Syed Azhar Syed

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.11.019

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“…A self-administered questionnaire was designed based on the published literature [6][7][8][9][10][11]. The questionnaire was in English, which is the primary language of higher education in Pakistan; there was no need for an Urdu version of the questionnaire in this study.…”

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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

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Asif

et al. 2020

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“…Health professionals' knowledge, attitude and practices related to COVID-19 were evaluated by a 47item self-administered questionnaire designed from the published literature [7,[9][10][11][12][13]. The questionnaire was reviewed by an expert panel for clarity and relevance of all the questions and their response options.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices related to COVID-19 among health professionals of Punjab province of Pakistan

Salman

Mustafa

Asif

et al. 2020

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Introduction: Considering health professionals among high-risk individuals, we aimed to evaluate their knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) regarding COVID-19. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted among the health professionals (medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, hospital technicians and technologists) providing services at seven hospitals of Punjab province of Pakistan. A self-administered questionnaire was used to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practices regarding COVID-19. Results: All of the participants (N = 429) reported that they were aware of COVID-19 and social media was the major source (65%) of this information. Mean knowledge score was 12 ± 2.1, with 75.5% of participants having satisfactory knowledge. Doctors were found to have significantly better knowledge scores than the other health professionals (p = 0.001). Mean attitude score was 8.0 ± 1.2, with a wide majority of health professionals (86.5%) having positive attitudes. Regarding preventive practices, around 64% reported of always covering nose and mouth with a tissue paper during sneezing or coughing and nearly 65% disposed of the dirty tissue paper in trash bin. Only 40% of the participants reported that ‘if they do not have tissue, they cough or sneeze into upper sleeves’. Around 45% reported that they used face mask during their working hours in hospitals nowadays. Mean practice score was 23.3 ± 3.6, with 73.4% of health professionals having satisfactory practices. Conclusions: The overall COVID-19 related KAP of Pakistani health professionals are satisfactory, however some misperceptions and malpractices uncovered in the present study must be addressed to effectively combat COVID-19.

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“…A study carried out by Abubakar and Sulaiman 14 among university students in Universiti Sains Malaysia showed that the majority of the students surveyed had poor knowledge regarding EVD (median knowledge score <50%). A study conducted by Salman et al 15 among Pakistani university students showed that most students also have poor knowledge of EVD (91.8%). Károlyházy et al 16 conducted a study among dental students in Hungary and reported poor knowledge of EVD.…”

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Knowledge of Ebola virus disease among students at AIMST University, Kedah, Malaysia

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Hanaphi

Haniffah³

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Med J Indones

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BACKGROUND To assess the level of knowledge of Ebola virus disease (EVD) among students at The Asian Institute of Medical, Science and Technology (AIMST) University. METHODS This research is a cross-sectional study of 250 year-1 to year-4 students selected through the stratified sampling method from five health science faculties at AIMST University. Independent variables included students’ age, gender, faculty of origin, source of information, and participation in seminars or conferences, while the dependent variable was the students’ knowledge of EVD. Data were obtained using a self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS The majority of the students did not have adequate knowledge of EVD (77.2%). The level of knowledge of EVD was significantly associated with faculty of origin (p = 0.014) only and not associated with other variables, such as sociodemographic factors, source of information, and participation in seminars or conferences. CONCLUSIONS Information on EVD needs to be disseminated more intensively among university students due to the current lack of knowledge of the disease.

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Knowledge of Ebola virus disease among a university population: A cross-sectional study

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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 preventive practices related to COVID-19 among health professionals of Punjab province of Pakistan

Knowledge of Ebola virus disease among students at AIMST University, Kedah, Malaysia

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