Perception and awareness of COVID-19 among health science students at Kuwait University: An online cross-sectional study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid Alali
Keyword(s):  
Social Stigma ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Transmission Risk ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
Infected People ◽  
Health Science Students

BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented. Health science students are the future frontliners to fight pandemics. OBJECTIVE Awareness and perception toward COVID-19 among health science students at Kuwait University was assessed. METHODS Between June and July 2020, an online questionnaire was distributed to all students at HCS. The questionnaire was divided into six sections: socio-demography, risk and awareness, preparedness and prevention, source of information, policies, and social stigma. RESULTS A total of 592 students completed the questionnaire. The self-reported COVID-19 prevalence among students was 2.7%. About 54% of students reported that they knew someone within their immediate social environment who have been/are infected with SARS-CoV-2. The prevalence of self-reported chronic condition among students was 14.0% including 42.2% reported having a form of asthma. Among students, 92.4% wore face mask in indoor places (outside of their home) ‘often/all the time’ compared to wearing it outdoors (69.3%). Students indicated a great deal of trust in official government press releases and consultation with healthcare workers. On COVID-19 vaccination, 50% of students ‘strongly agreed’ to uptake it with an additional 25.8% ‘agreed’ to taking it. Participants strongly agreed or agreed (72.5% and 19.6%, respectively) that wearing face mask in public should be obligatory. More than 18% of students indicated that they would avoid contact with COVID-19 infected people. CONCLUSIONS : Responses of students showed that they follow precautionary measures to control spread of COVID-19, understand the viral transmission risk, and willing to uptake the COVID-19 vaccine.

scholarly journals Perception and awareness of COVID-19 among health science students and staff of Kuwait University: An online cross-sectional study

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 566
Author(s):  
Walid Alali ◽  
Wadha AlFouzan ◽  
Dhuha Alajmi ◽  
Haya Al-Tawalah ◽  
Khalid Kheirallah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Stigma ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Transmission Risk ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
Health Science Students

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented. Health science students are the future frontliners to fight pandemics. Awareness and perception toward COVID-19 among health science students and staff at Kuwait University was assessed. Methods: Between June and July 2020, an online questionnaire was distributed to all students and staff at HCS.  The questionnaire was divided into six sections: socio-demography, risk and awareness, preparedness and prevention, source of information, policies, and social stigma.  Results: A total of 592 students and 162 staff completed the questionnaire. The prevalence of self-reported chronic condition among students and staff was 14.0% and 19.1%, respectively. Moreover, self-reported COVID-19 prevalence among students and staff was 2.7% and 1.2%, respectively. Interestingly, 54% of students and 38.3% of staff reported that they knew someone within their immediate social environment who have been/are infected with SARS-CoV-2. Among students, 92.4% wore face mask in indoor places (outside of their home) ‘often/all the time’ compared to wearing it outdoors (69.3%); whereas, for staff, it was more common to wear it outdoor than in indoor places (75.9% vs. 81.5%). Willingness to take COVID-19 vaccine was indicated by 50% of students ‘strongly agreed’ and an additional 25.8% agreed to taking it. Interest vaccine uptake was lower among staff (28.4% and 34.6% strongly agreed or agreed, respectively). Participants strongly agreed or agreed (72.5% and 19.6% of students as well as 68.5% and 22.2% of staff) that wearing face mask in public should be obligatory. More than 18% of students and staff indicated that they would avoid contact with COVID-19 infected people. Conclusions: Responses of students and staff were mostly similar and showed that they follow precautionary measures to control spread of COVID-19, understand the viral transmission risk, and willing to raise awareness to reduce social stigma.

scholarly journals Perception and awareness of COVID-19 among health science students and staff of Kuwait University: An online cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid Q. Alali ◽  
Wadha AlFouzan ◽  
Dhuha Aljimi ◽  
Haya Al-Tawalah ◽  
Khalid A. Kheirallah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Stigma ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Transmission Risk ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
Health Science Students

AbstractBackgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented. Health science students are the future frontliners to fight pandemics. Awareness and perception toward COVID-19 among health science students and staff at Kuwait University was assessed.MethodsBetween June and July 2020, an online questionnaire was distributed to all students and staff at HCS. The questionnaire was divided into six sections: socio-demography, risk and awareness, preparedness and prevention, source of information, policies, and social stigma.ResultsA total of 592 students and 162 staff completed the questionnaire. The prevalence of self-reported chronic condition among students and staff was 14.0% and 19.1%, respectively. Moreover, self-reported COVID-19 prevalence among students and staff was 2.7% and 1.2%, respectively. Interestingly, 54% of students and 38.3% of staff reported that they knew someone within their immediate social environment who have been/are infected with SARS-CoV-2. Among students, 92.4% wore face mask in indoor places (outside of their home) often/all the time compared to wearing it outdoors (69.3%); whereas, for staff, it was more common to wear it outdoor than in indoor places (75.9% vs. 81.5%). Both students and staff showed greatest deal of trust was in official government press release and consultation with healthcare workers.Willingness to take COVID-19 vaccine was indicated by 50% of students strongly agreed and an additional 25.8% agreed to taking it. Interest vaccine uptake was lower among staff (28.4% and 34.6% strongly agreed or agreed, respectively). Participants strongly agreed or agreed (72.5% and 19.6% of students as well as 68.5% and 22.2% of staff) that wearing face mask in public should be obligatory. More than 18% of students and staff indicated that they would avoid contact with COVID-19 infected people.ConclusionsResponses of students and staff were mostly similar and showed that they follow precautionary measures to control spread of COVID-19, understand the viral transmission risk, and willing to raise awareness to reduce social stigma.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance among Health Science Students in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1451
Author(s):  
Mohamed Khalis ◽  
Mouna Boucham ◽  
Amy Luo ◽  
Abdelghafour Marfak ◽  
Soukaina Saad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Health Science Students

While students in the health sciences occupy pivotal roles in the Moroccan COVID-19 response and vaccination campaigns, factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among students have not been reported. This study aimed to determine the willingness and identify predictive attitudes and beliefs of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among health science students in Morocco. A cross-sectional, self-administered online questionnaire was conducted among students of the Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences in Casablanca, Morocco in January 2021. In total, 1272 students participated. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to calculate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Overall, 26.9% of participants reported being willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Between genders, male students were more likely to accept the vaccine. Regarding individual attitudes and beliefs about COVID-19 infection, students with greater confidence in COVID-19 information, and higher perceived likelihood and perceived severity of infection were more likely to be willing to get the vaccine. Concerning a COVID-19 vaccine, students who reported lower levels of perceived harm and higher levels of perceived vaccine effectiveness were more willing to get vaccinated. Our findings help guide future efforts to tailor communication and identify strategies to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake among students.

scholarly journals Knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic among undergraduate medical and dental students in Lalitpur, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisha Jha ◽  
Neeti Singh ◽  
Omi Bajracharya ◽  
Tejendra Manandhar ◽  
Pragya Devkota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Abstract Background Health science students are an important source of support to health systems. The number of cases of coronavirus disease-19 is still increasing especially in South Asia. Therefore, for better management, there is an urgent need to understand the knowledge of the disease among health science students. Therefore, this study was undertaken to assess the knowledge of medical and dental students regarding the coronavirus pandemic.Methods A cross sectional study was performed during the third week of June among first to final year medical and dental students. As the country was in lockdown, a structured online questionnaire was used to obtain data. The responses obtained were cleaned, coded, entered in IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows and the normality of the data checked using one-sample Kolmogorov Smirnov test (p < 0.05). The demographic parameters were tabulated and total score compared among different subgroups of participants. The frequency of different measures mentioned by respondents to control the pandemic were also noted.Results Out of the 565 participants, 336 (59.6%) were females followed by 229 (40.4%) males. Nearly half of the participants, 282 (49.8%) were belonging to age group 21–23 years. Majority 415 (73.5%) were undergraduate medical and 150 (26.5%) were undergraduate dental students. The largest number of respondents, 140 (24.9%) were from second year of study and 344 (60.9%) were from urban areas. The median total score was 21 and the interquartile range 4. The maximum possible score was 30. The scores among students belonging to different years of study were significantly different (p = 0.033). Total scores were not significantly different among other subgroups of respondents.Conclusions The knowledge of the participants was good. Deficiencies in knowledge were noted in certain areas and these should be addressed through an educational intervention. In countries where epidemic is on the rise, strategies to keep health science students updated with proper information related to COVID-19 is important. Similar studies can be undertaken in other medical colleges in the country and in nursing and pharmacy colleges also.

scholarly journals Knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic among undergraduate medical and dental students in Lalitpur, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisha Jha ◽  
Neeti Singh ◽  
Omi Bajracharya ◽  
Tejendra Manandhar ◽  
Pragya Devkota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Abstract Background The number of cases of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is still increasing especially in South Asia. There is an urgent need to measure the knowledge of the disease among health science students who may be required to play an active role in pandemic control. The research was conducted to answer how does Nepalese medical students' knowledge about coronavirus compare to medical students in other countries and what are the educational needs of medical students who may be called in to support the treatment of COVID-19 in Nepal. Methods A cross sectional study was performed during the third week of June among first to final year medical and dental students. As the country was in lockdown, a structured online questionnaire was used to obtain data. The responses obtained were cleaned, coded, entered in IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows and the normality of the data checked using one-sample Kolmogorov Smirnov test (p<0.05). The demographic parameters were tabulated and total score compared among different subgroups of participants. The frequency of different measures mentioned by respondents to control the pandemic were also noted. Results Out of the 565 participants, 336 (59.6%) were females followed by 229 (40.4%) males. Nearly half of the participants, 282 (49.8%) were belonging to age group 21-23 years. Majority 415 (73.5%) were undergraduate medical and 150 (26.5%) were undergraduate dental students. The largest number of respondents, 140 (24.9%) were from second year of study and 344 (60.9%) were from urban areas. The median total score was 21 and the interquartile range 4. The maximum possible score was 30. The scores among students belonging to different years of study were significantly different (p=0.033). Total scores were not significantly different among other subgroups of respondents. Conclusions The knowledge of the participants was good. Deficiencies in knowledge were noted in certain areas and these should be addressed through an educational intervention. In countries where epidemic is on the rise, strategies to keep health science students updated with proper information related to COVID-19 is important. Similar studies can be undertaken in other medical colleges in the country and in nursing and pharmacy colleges also.

scholarly journals Experience of sexual harassment in public transport among female health science students: A cross sectional study of Kathmandu, Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Mishra ◽  
J. Lamichhane
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
College Going ◽  
The Status

Background: Sexual harassment on public transport is an everyday occurrence for millions of girls and women around the globe. With the skyrocketing population of Kathmandu valley public transport has been facing enormous pressure. The major victims of these harassments happens to be college going girls and working women as they tend to travel more in public transports. This study sought to determine the prevalence and factors responsible for sexual harassment in public transport among female health science students.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 396 female health science students studying in Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences using self-administered structured questionnaire. Participants were selected through stratified random sampling method.Results: The prevalence of sexual harassment among female health science students was found to be 79.6%. Physical harassment was the most prominent type of harassment (67.1%) followed by verbal (61.2%) and non verbal 34.6%. After the experience of sexual harassment, 44.6% scolded the harasser, 29.1% kept silent, 17.3% dropped at nearest bus station whereas remaining 9% reacted in other different ways. Overcrowding was considered as main reason for sexual harassment by 69.2% of the participants. 36.8% of female students didn’t use any precautionary methods whereas 32.6% avoided going out alone at night.Conclusion: The study reveals that the prevalence of sexual harassment is significantly high. With increasing population and limited vehicles people are left with no option rather than travelling in the overcrowded vehicles where the chances of experiencing various sorts of sexual harassments are very high. In order to address this emerging issue, prompt and appropriate intervention should be taken by government, public and especially the status of women must be raised in society.JMMIHS.2018;4(1):20-32

scholarly journals Predictors of Intention to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine of Health Science Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 4023-4030
Author(s):  
Van Tap Nguyen ◽  
Minh Quan Nguyen ◽  
Ngoc Thi Le ◽  
Thi Ngoc Han Nguyen ◽  
Giao Huynh
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students

scholarly journals Increased Frequency of Health Anxiety in Health Science Students: a Cross Sectional Study in a Greek University

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Androniki Papadopoulou ◽  
Michalis Koureas ◽  
Alexandros Farmakis ◽  
Argyro Sirakouli ◽  
Ioanna Papathanasiou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students

scholarly journals Exploring the Perception on Humanitarian Issues from the Health Science Students of Indian and Malaysian Nationality: A Cross Sectional Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveen Kumar ◽  
Ravindra S Swamy ◽  
Nur Amni Binti Mohd Shamsuddin ◽  
Noramylia Binti Jamil ◽  
Atiqah Binti Mohd Zayed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students

scholarly journals Awareness and knowledge of breast cancer and its screening methods among female undergraduate Allied Health Science students of a college in semi urban Chennai

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 4887
Author(s):  
M. Afsar Safrina ◽  
G. Rakesh Maiya ◽  
G. Waseem Akram ◽  
Timsi Jain
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Common Cancer

Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women and the second most common cancer overall. There were over 2 million new cases in 2018 diagnosed worldwide. The Indian Council of Medical Research found that an estimated 1.5 lakh new cases of breast cancer were reported in 2016, making it the most common cancer among Indians.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted with the total sample size of 256 female participants which includes first year to interns. Pre-designed semi structured questionnaire was given to the students. The knowledge was assessed in terms of risk factors, symptoms, methods of diagnosis and self-breast examination. The statistical analysis used was MS Excel 2019.Results: Out of 256 female undergraduate Allied health science students, 142 (55.47%) had good knowledge while 114 (44.53%) had poor awareness and knowledge about breast cancer and its screening methods.Conclusions: As many of the students have low knowledge on breast cancer and its screening techniques. Hence some activities on breast cancer should be planned to improve the awareness among Allied health science students. 

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