Impact of COVID-19 on Pakistani dentists: a nationwide cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 outbreak which developed into a public health crisis has raised concerns regarding infection control among health care workers particularly dentists all over the world. The aim of this survey was to assess awareness, fear and compliance with practice modification according to CDC guidelines during COVID-19 pandemic among Pakistani dentists.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed on Google Forms and was distributed among all seven regions of Pakistan through social media and WhatsApp after carrying out the reliability analysis. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 20.0. Question wise analysis using frequencies and percentages was done. Pearson correlation and Kruskal W

SUBMITTER: Kamran R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7874993 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature