Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: April-June | Volume: 6 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 108-116
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20210420
A Study on Assessment of Knowledge and To Create Awareness Regarding COVID-19 Infection and Its Preventive Measures among Health Care Students and Non-Health Care Students
Ch. O. V. Nagateja1, P. Bhavya Sree1, G. Padma Sri1, E. Jajili2
1Pharm. D, Sir C. R. Reddy College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.
2Assistant Professor, Sir C. R. Reddy College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.
Corresponding Author: Ch. O. V. Nagateja
ABSTRACT
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared covid-19 as a pandemic on 11th march 2020. Since no treatment is available, following preventive measures is only the effective way to stop the spread of covid-19. This study aimed to assess knowledge regarding covid-19 and its preventive measures and to create awareness about covid-19 among healthcare students and non-healthcare students.
Methods: An online cross sectional study was conducted in 2 months i.e., from 1st Aug. 2020 to 30th Sept. 2020 among healthcare students and non-health care students. To determine the scoring of questionnaire, mean of knowledge scores and standard deviation were calculated.
Results: A total of 766 students were participated in this study. The age of participants ranged from 18 to 23. Males were 496 and females were 270. Health care students were 423 and 343 students are non-health care students. Overall knowledge about covid-19 infection was good among 480 students, average among 183 students and was poor among 103 students. The mean knowledge score of healthcare students (8.41) is higher than non-health care students (6.11) towards covid-19 infection and its preventive measures.
Conclusion: This study reveals that majority of the students were knowledgeable about covid-19 infection and its preventive measures. The mean knowledge score of healthcare students (8.41) is higher than non-health care students (6.11) indicating that the health care students have more knowledge. Though the overall knowledge on covid-19 was good enough among health care students and non-health care students, still there is a need for education to increase knowledge especially among non-health care students.
Keywords: SARS-COV 2 virus, Covid-19 infection, health care students, non-healthcare students, knowledge, awareness, India.