阿富汗医学生对2019冠状病毒病的知识、态度和实践：一项横断面研究。
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Medical Students Regarding COVID-19 in Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study.
作者信息
Nemat Arash, Raufi Nahid, Sediqi Mohammad Faiq, Rasib Aziz Rahman, Asady Abdullah
机构信息
Department of Microbiology, Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
出版信息
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2021 Apr 13;14:1491-1497. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S308039. eCollection 2021.
BACKGROUND
The coronavirus pandemic has had devastating effects on many nations, including Afghanistan. Public awareness and following recommendations play an important part in managing such a large-scale crisis, which are affected largely by knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP). Medical students can act as reliable sources of information for the public in such a scenario. This study aimed to investigate KAP of medical students regarding COVID-19.
METHODS
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in October 2020 among medical students in Afghanistan, Kabul University of Medical Sciences. Information on sociodemographics and KAP, was collected using a web-based questionnaire.
RESULTS
A total of 1,169 medical students completed the survey. More than half were female (54.6%), a majority (95%) aged ≥20 years, and more than half (56.2%) lived in the city of Kabul. Overall, students had acceptable KAP regarding COVID-19, except for a few undesirable responses with regard to the risks of close contact with COVID-19 patients, incubation periods, and groups vulnerable to COVID-19.
CONCLUSION
Overall, the students had acceptable KAP regarding COVID-19, except for the few undesired aforementioned responses, which need more focus during awareness campaigns in future.
背景
冠状病毒大流行对包括阿富汗在内的许多国家都产生了毁灭性影响。公众意识和遵循建议在应对如此大规模的危机中起着重要作用，而这在很大程度上受到知识、态度和行为（KAP）的影响。在这种情况下，医学生可以成为公众可靠的信息来源。本研究旨在调查医学生对新冠病毒的知识、态度和行为。
方法
2020年10月，对阿富汗喀布尔医科大学的医学生进行了一项横断面在线调查。使用基于网络的问卷收集社会人口统计学和知识、态度和行为方面的信息。
结果
共有1169名医学生完成了调查。超过一半是女性（54.6%），大多数（95%）年龄≥20岁，超过一半（56.2%）居住在喀布尔市。总体而言，学生们对新冠病毒有可接受的知识、态度和行为，除了在与新冠病毒患者密切接触的风险、潜伏期以及易感染新冠病毒的人群方面有一些不理想的回答。
结论
总体而言，学生们对新冠病毒有可接受的知识、态度和行为，除了上述少数不理想的回答外，这些在未来的宣传活动中需要更多关注。
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