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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices against the growing threat of COVID-19 among medical students of Pakistan

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  • Khola Noreen
  • Zil-e- Rubab
  • Muhammad Umar
  • Rehana Rehman
  • Mukhtiar Baig
  • Fizzah Baig

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Background: On account of the COVID-19 pandemic, many changes have been implicated in university medical students. We are cognizant that pandemic can be controlled with dedicated contributions from all involved in the healthcare profession. Therefore, it is important to know the pandemic and application of knowledge by the medical students to formulate a further line of management in Pakistan. Objective: We aimed toinvestigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding COVID-19 and its impact on medical students of Pakistan. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in June 2020 by a validated self—administered questionnaire. The survey instrument was tailored from a published questionnaire comprised of questions on demographics (6), knowledge (14), attitudes (4), and practices (6). Results: Of the 1474 medical students in the study, 576(39.1%) were males, and 898(60.1%) were females. Two-thirds of the participants 1057(71.7%) had adequate knowledge, and almost all the students had positive attitudes (1363(92.5%), and good practices 1406(95.4%) to COVID-19. Two-thirds of the medical students 1023(69%) believed that the COVID-19 outbreak had affected their social, mental, and psychological well-being. One-quarter of the medical students 391(26%) become more religious, 597(40%) realized the importance of life, and 1140(77%) became careless because of the pandemic. The female medical students were 2.545 times (p

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  • Khola Noreen & Zil-e- Rubab & Muhammad Umar & Rehana Rehman & Mukhtiar Baig & Fizzah Baig, 2020. "Knowledge, attitudes, and practices against the growing threat of COVID-19 among medical students of Pakistan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(12), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0243696
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243696
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