Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Dental Students Towards Covid 19.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The 21st century has seen the development and reappearance of different exceptionally infectious diseases like extreme intense respiratory disorder (SARS), center east respiratory condition, H1N1 flu, the Ebola, and at present the COVID-19 outbreak.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective observational study .The advantages of the study were economical,easy to create,wide reach,gathers large data,quick interpretation.The questions were circulated to the age group of 18 to 24 years and circulated among 100 undergraduate college students.The sampling method used in our study was simple random sampling .A statistical test was done using a software SPSS. Statistical tests used descriptive analysis and frequency percentage. The method is representative of each output variable pie chart. The association between groups was assessed by Chi Square test where p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

RESULTS: On analyzing the data using spss , 57% were male and 47% were female. 46% felt fever is the symptom of covid 19 , 16% felt fatigue is the symptom of covid 19  , 7% felt myalgia is symptoms of covid 19 and  31% felt all the options were right.

CONCLUSION: This study concludes that the students have adequate knowledge and awareness on covid 19. Furthermore studies can be done with more sample size. Programmes can be conducted to create more awareness.