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

ABSTRACT:

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), at

SUBMITTER: Noreen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7732088 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature