AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE AMONGST MEDICINE AND ALLIED STUDENTS REGARDING CORONAVIRUS IN A UNIVERSITY IN KARACHI FOLLOWING AN OUTBREAK

Authors

  • Savera Narejo 4th Year MBBS Student, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Maryam Saida Quarishy Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Fouzia Naeem Effendi Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Bahria Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Alishba khan Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Farah Fatima Abbas Department of Pathology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Saadia Akram Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Bahria Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Munazza Suharwardy Obaid Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Keywords:

Covid-19, Knowledge, Awareness, Medical, Students, Allied Health Sciences, Pandemic

Abstract

Background: Awareness motivates one to adopt protective measures and enables them to spread the knowledge amongst their peers. The study was conducted to assess and compare the knowledge and awareness among Medical and Allied Students regarding COVID-19 at a University in Karachi, Sindh. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey consisting of 23 close-ended items conducted online, amongst undergraduate Medical and Allied Students. Results: The 520 study participants filled out the web-based survey 232 (44.6%) from Medicine and 288 (55.4%) from Allied Sciences. The mean age of the study Participants were 21.18±1.784 years. The majority students were from medical 176 (33.8%) and medical technology field 108 (20.8%), followed by nursing, dental, physiotherapy and other allied health sciences departments. Awareness and knowledge regarding corona virus were found more in allied sciences students than in medical students (p=0.0001). Conclusion: Awareness and knowledge regarding COVID-19 were better allied sciences students than in medical students.

Pak J Physiol 2022;18(1):58–62

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Author Biography

Savera Narejo, 4th Year MBBS Student, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

 

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Published

31-03-2022

How to Cite

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Narejo S, Quarishy MS, Effendi FN, khan A, Abbas FF, Akram S, et al. AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE AMONGST MEDICINE AND ALLIED STUDENTS REGARDING CORONAVIRUS IN A UNIVERSITY IN KARACHI FOLLOWING AN OUTBREAK. Pak J Phsyiol [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];18(1):58–62. Available from: https://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/1407

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Physiology

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Original Article

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