Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos; Department of Family Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
Department of Community Health and Primary Care, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2021 Jan-Mar;28(1):1-13. doi: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_379_20.
Volunteering within the health-care sector is crucial during pandemics. This study aimed to assess the attitudes and perceptions of clinical medical and dental students in Lagos, Nigeria, about volunteering during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted amongst medical and dental students undergoing clinical postings at the two public universities in Lagos, Nigeria, using total population sampling. Data were collected using a web-based questionnaire and analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were used to test for association at the level of significance of 5%.
The mean age of the respondents was 23.3 years ± 2.6 standard deviation and 62.5% were females. The majority (82.9%) of the respondents agreed to volunteer if provided with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) and if adequately trained to do so (79.3%). Although perceived as dangerous, the majority (91.2%) of the respondents considered volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic as a form of educational experience. Compared to the final-year students, penultimate year students were more likely to volunteer in the event of a health manpower shortage. The final-year students were more likely to volunteer if government made the request. Female students were more likely than male students to volunteer even if they were not compensated but would require parental approval.
Medical and dental students perceived their involvement during the COVID-19 pandemic as a form of educational experience but would require adequate training and PPE. There is a need to train and provide adequate PPE for them to function as volunteers.
在大流行期间，医疗保健领域的志愿服务至关重要。本研究旨在评估尼日利亚拉各斯的临床医学生和牙科学学生对 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间志愿服务的态度和看法。
在尼日利亚拉各斯的两所公立大学进行临床实习的医学生和牙科学学生中进行了一项描述性横断面研究，采用总体人群抽样。使用基于网络的问卷收集数据，并使用社会科学统计软件包进行分析。使用卡方检验和逻辑回归分析在 5%的显著性水平上测试关联。
受访者的平均年龄为 23.3 岁±2.6 标准差，其中 62.5%为女性。大多数（82.9%）受访者表示，如果提供足够的个人防护设备（PPE）并进行充分培训，他们愿意自愿参加（79.3%）。尽管被认为是危险的，但大多数（91.2%）受访者认为在 COVID-19 大流行期间志愿服务是一种教育经验。与最后一年的学生相比，倒数第二年的学生更有可能在出现卫生人力短缺时自愿参加。如果政府提出要求，最后一年的学生更有可能自愿参加。即使没有报酬，女学生也比男学生更有可能自愿参加，但需要得到父母的同意。
医学生和牙科学学生认为他们在 COVID-19 大流行期间的参与是一种教育经验，但需要进行充分的培训和 PPE。需要对他们进行培训并提供足够的 PPE，以使他们能够作为志愿者发挥作用。
