Department of Community Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Ziauddin Medical College-Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
PLoS One. 2020 Dec 11;15(12):e0243696. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243696. eCollection 2020.
On account of the COVID-19 pandemic, many changes have been implicated in university medical students. We are cognizant that pandemic can be controlled with dedicated contributions from all involved in the healthcare profession. Therefore, it is important to know the pandemic and application of knowledge by the medical students to formulate a further line of management in Pakistan.
We aimed toinvestigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding COVID-19 and its impact on medical students of Pakistan.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in June 2020 by a validated self-administered questionnaire. The survey instrument was tailored from a published questionnaire comprised of questions on demographics (6), knowledge (14), attitudes (4), and practices (6).
Of the 1474 medical students in the study, 576(39.1%) were males, and 898(60.1%) were females. Two-thirds of the participants 1057(71.7%) had adequate knowledge, and almost all the students had positive attitudes (1363(92.5%), and good practices 1406(95.4%) to COVID-19. Two-thirds of the medical students 1023(69%) believed that the COVID-19 outbreak had affected their social, mental, and psychological well-being. One-quarter of the medical students 391(26%) become more religious, 597(40%) realized the importance of life, and 1140(77%) became careless because of the pandemic. The female medical students were 2.545 times (p < .001) and 4.414 times (p < .001) more likely to have positive attitudes and good practices toward COVID-19 as compared to males.
Medical students, especially females and senior year scholars, were well-versed with desired levels of knowledge, attitudes, and preventive measures toward COVID-19. Most of them recognized COVID 19, is shaping their social, mental, and psychological well-being and encroaching on the healthcare system and economy. The information acquired by the KAP study may help to devise effective preventive strategies for future events.
由于 COVID-19 大流行，许多变化影响了医科大学生。我们认识到，这场大流行可以通过所有参与医疗保健行业的人做出专门贡献来控制。因此，了解医学生对大流行的认识和知识应用，对于制定巴基斯坦进一步的管理措施非常重要。
我们旨在调查巴基斯坦医学生对 COVID-19 的知识、态度和实践（KAP），及其对他们的影响。
2020 年 6 月，通过一项经过验证的自填式问卷进行了横断面调查。该调查工具是根据一份已发表的问卷改编的，该问卷包含 6 个人口统计学问题、14 个知识问题、4 个态度问题和 6 个实践问题。
在研究的 1474 名医学生中，576 名（39.1%）为男性，898 名（60.1%）为女性。三分之二的参与者 1057 名（71.7%）具有足够的知识，几乎所有的学生都对 COVID-19 持有积极的态度（1363 名[92.5%]）和良好的实践（1406 名[95.4%]）。三分之二的医学生 1023 名（69%）认为 COVID-19 爆发影响了他们的社会、心理和心理健康。四分之一的医学生 391 名（26%）变得更加虔诚，597 名（40%）意识到生命的重要性，1140 名（77%）由于大流行变得粗心大意。与男性相比，女性医学生对 COVID-19 的态度和实践更积极，可能性分别为 2.545 倍（p<0.001）和 4.414 倍（p<0.001）。
医学生，尤其是女性和高年级学生，对 COVID-19 的知识、态度和预防措施有较高的认识。他们大多数人认识到 COVID-19 正在塑造他们的社会、心理和心理健康，并影响医疗保健系统和经济。通过 KAP 研究获得的信息可能有助于为未来的事件制定有效的预防策略。
