To study the knowledge, practices and attitudes of medical school students about Coronavirus infection in Gobi-Altai province

Abstract

Background: A total of 611.328.308 people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, a total of 981963 people have been infected with the virus in Mongolia, 19495 people have been infected in Gobi-Altai province, 13.397 people have recovered and 19 people have died. (as of the first 7 days of April 2022). According to the researchers, one patient infected with the new coronavirus infects 3-4 people on average, and the lack of knowledge, habits, and attitudes about the infection among the population affects the spread of the infection. Aim: Studying the knowledge, practice, and attitudes about the coronavirus infection among the students of the branch of Medical School in Gobi-Altai, MNUMS Materials and Methods: The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of medical school students about coronavirus infection were collected using the standard questionnaire of the “KAP” study. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in from September to December 2021 among medical students in Gobi-Altai, School of Medical Sciences of MNUMS. A total of 720 students participated in the study. Information on sociodemographics and KAP was collected using a webbased questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate frequencies and percentages using IBM SPSS 21. Results: The average knowledge of medical school students about coronavirus infection is 59.7%, attitude is 58.2%, and practice is 46.0%. There were no differences in knowledge, practices, and attitudes about coronavirus infection between the infected and non-infected groups. P=0.1-0.5, P>0.05 Conclusion: 1. First, the knowledge and attitude about the coronavirus infection are insufÏcient, but the knowledge about the methods to prevent the infection was good, and most students believe that the infection is dangerous. In the absence of infection prevention, routines and practices are not sufÏcient, so information, training, and advertising about infection cannot be implemented. 2. Compared to the results of the research to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the employees of Gobi-Altai province about the coronavirus infection, the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the students about the coronavirus infection are low.