Ali Saqib, Alam Beenish Fatima, Farooqi Faraz, Almas Khalid, Noreen Sara
Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Oral Biology, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Eur J Dent. 2020 Dec;14(S 01):S97-S104. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1719219. Epub 2020 Dec 7.
The aims of this study were to investigate the awareness, knowledge, and attitudes of Pakistani medical and dental undergraduate students toward COVID-19 during the surge of its outbreak.
The multicentered, cross-sectional study was carried out nationwide among undergraduate medical and dental students. A convenience sampling technique was used. A self-developed online questionnaire was pretested to be completed by the participants. It was distributed using social media. The survey was comprised of questions related to demographics, health status, general hygiene perception, understanding, and the learning attitudes of the students. Comparisons of the knowledge scores and the attitude responses with the demographic information were done using the independent -test, one-way ANOVA, and Chi-square, as appropriate.
Of the 937 total respondents, 353 (38%) were males and 582 (62%) were females; two students did not mark their gender. Of these, 680 (73%) were dental students and 257 (27%) were medical students. The mean knowledge score of the female dental students (5.15 ± 1.08) was significantly higher than that of the male students (4.87 ± 1.09). Overall, the mean knowledge score was statistically higher among the medical students in comparison to the dental students (5.21 ± 1.15, 5.05 ± 1.09; = 0.054), respectively.
The medical and dental students were both aware of the importance of the use of a mask. The medical students had a greater awareness regarding the mode of transmission, symptoms, and origin of COVID-19. However, the dental students showed better understanding of the use of surgical masks and the correct protocol for hand washing. Social media was considered the main source for COVID-19 related information.
本研究旨在调查巴基斯坦医学和牙科本科学生在新冠疫情爆发高峰期对COVID-19的认知、知识和态度。
在全国范围内对医学和牙科本科学生开展多中心横断面研究。采用便利抽样技术。预先测试了一份自行编制的在线问卷，由参与者完成。通过社交媒体进行分发。该调查包括与人口统计学、健康状况、一般卫生观念、理解以及学生学习态度相关的问题。根据情况，使用独立样本t检验、单因素方差分析和卡方检验对知识得分和态度回答与人口统计学信息进行比较。
在937名总受访者中，353名（38%）为男性，582名（62%）为女性；两名学生未标明性别。其中，680名（73%）为牙科学生，257名（27%）为医学学生。女性牙科学生的平均知识得分（5.15±1.08）显著高于男性学生（4.87±1.09）。总体而言，医学学生的平均知识得分在统计学上高于牙科学生（分别为5.21±1.15、5.05±1.09；P = 0.054）。
医学和牙科学生都意识到使用口罩的重要性。医学学生对COVID-19的传播方式、症状和起源有更高的认知。然而，牙科学生对手术口罩的使用和正确洗手规程表现出更好的理解。社交媒体被认为是COVID-19相关信息的主要来源。
