Knowledge, Preventive Behaviour And Risk Perception About COVID-19 In Health Care Professional Students

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dc.contributor.authorJaan, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorAgdddl, V.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T08:13:06Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T08:13:06Z
dc.date.issued2021-07
dc.description.abstractBackground:With 3.95 lakhs of active COVID-19 cases in India and Tamilnadu being the second largest hub of COVID-19, the health and social impact on the public, especially the health care warriors would be considerable.Objective:To evaluate and compare the levels of knowledge, preventive behavior and risk perception of South Indian Health Care Professional(HCP) Students regarding COVID-19.Material And Methods:An institution based cross sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in a tertiary care centre and teaching hospital in May-June 2020 amongst 873 students pursuing various HCP course s. The questionnaire comprised four sections -demographic details, COVID–19 related knowledge, preventive behavior and risk perception.Result:Females volunteered to complete the survey (n= 623; 71.4%) more than males (n= 250; 28.6%). Most participants had received awareness about COVID-19 (n=860; 98.5%) from many resources of information. While females (97.50 ± 8.94) had significantly higher scores on items for preventive behavior than males (94.7±15.55; p=0.006), the scores were similar for knowledge and risk perception. There was a statistically significant difference inrisk perception among various courses with students pursuing Pharmacy having higher risk perception. Items regarding use of masks in general and hospital set ups and availability of antivirals for COVID-19 received many incorrect responses.Conclusion: HCPstudents presented with high levels of COVID-19 related knowledge and preventive behavior, but moderate risk perception. Continuing educational programs and preventive behavioral training are the need of the hour to strengthen the knowledge and alleviate anxiety of HCP students towards the pandemic.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Physiologyen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsIntern, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Chennai –602105en_US
dc.identifier.citationJaan A, Agdddl V.. Knowledge, Preventive Behaviour And Risk Perception About COVID-19 In Health Care Professional Students . National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine. 2021 Jul; 12(3): 41-48en_US
dc.identifier.issn0975-9840
dc.identifier.issn2230 - 9969
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/219776
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAssociation of Health Professionals and Health Educatorsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://nicpd.ac.in/ojs-/index.php/njirm/article/view/3077en_US
dc.subject2019–nCoVen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectnovel Coronavirusen_US
dc.subjectHealth Care Professionalsen_US
dc.subjectmedical studentsen_US
dc.subjectparamedical studentsen_US
dc.subjectknowledgeen_US
dc.subjectpreventive behavioren_US
dc.subjectrisk perceptionen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, Preventive Behaviour And Risk Perception About COVID-19 In Health Care Professional Studentsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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