Cargando…
Knowledge, Protective Behaviors and Risk Perception of COVID-19 among Dental Students in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Objective: This study’s objective was to examine the knowledge, performance in practicing protective behaviors, and risk perception of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) among dental students of India. Methods: A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from 10–30 August 2020, involving 381 den...
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
MDPI
2021
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8152031/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34067943 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050574 |
_version_ | 1783698523245510656 |
---|---|
author | Batra, Kavita Urankar, Yashashri Batra, Ravi Gomes, Aaron F. S, Meru Kaurani, Pragati |
author_facet | Batra, Kavita Urankar, Yashashri Batra, Ravi Gomes, Aaron F. S, Meru Kaurani, Pragati |
author_sort | Batra, Kavita |
collection | PubMed |
description | Objective: This study’s objective was to examine the knowledge, performance in practicing protective behaviors, and risk perception of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) among dental students of India. Methods: A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from 10–30 August 2020, involving 381 dental students that were enrolled at the Uttaranchal Dental and Medical Research Institute in India. A web-based structured questionnaire assessed the COVID-19 related knowledge, protective behaviors, and risk perception performance. The independent-samples-t and analysis of variance tests were used to analyze the differences in knowledge, protective behaviors, and perception across the groups. Results: Of the dental students surveyed, 83% had adequate knowledge of COVID-19, and nearly 80% followed appropriate practices regarding COVID-19. The COVID-19 related risk perception was higher among females as compared to males. COVID-19 related knowledge was significantly correlated with preventive behaviors (r = 0.18; p < 0·01) and risk perception (r = 0.10; p < 0.05). We found a high score of COVID-19 related knowledge and precautionary behaviors and moderate risk perception among students. Conclusions: Knowledge and protective behaviors towards infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, have clinical applications in developing educational and formal training programs to promote adherence to the infection control practices among dental students. Clinical significance: The findings of this study will inform policymakers to emphasize on effective risk communication. Dental institutions can incorporate infection control modules in the current curriculum, thereby making future dental professionals capable of performing effective infection control management in the clinical settings. This is critical in improving their knowledge of infection control practices to minimize the risk of nosocomial infections. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-8152031 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2021 |
publisher | MDPI |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-81520312021-05-27 Knowledge, Protective Behaviors and Risk Perception of COVID-19 among Dental Students in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Batra, Kavita Urankar, Yashashri Batra, Ravi Gomes, Aaron F. S, Meru Kaurani, Pragati Healthcare (Basel) Article Objective: This study’s objective was to examine the knowledge, performance in practicing protective behaviors, and risk perception of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) among dental students of India. Methods: A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from 10–30 August 2020, involving 381 dental students that were enrolled at the Uttaranchal Dental and Medical Research Institute in India. A web-based structured questionnaire assessed the COVID-19 related knowledge, protective behaviors, and risk perception performance. The independent-samples-t and analysis of variance tests were used to analyze the differences in knowledge, protective behaviors, and perception across the groups. Results: Of the dental students surveyed, 83% had adequate knowledge of COVID-19, and nearly 80% followed appropriate practices regarding COVID-19. The COVID-19 related risk perception was higher among females as compared to males. COVID-19 related knowledge was significantly correlated with preventive behaviors (r = 0.18; p < 0·01) and risk perception (r = 0.10; p < 0.05). We found a high score of COVID-19 related knowledge and precautionary behaviors and moderate risk perception among students. Conclusions: Knowledge and protective behaviors towards infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, have clinical applications in developing educational and formal training programs to promote adherence to the infection control practices among dental students. Clinical significance: The findings of this study will inform policymakers to emphasize on effective risk communication. Dental institutions can incorporate infection control modules in the current curriculum, thereby making future dental professionals capable of performing effective infection control management in the clinical settings. This is critical in improving their knowledge of infection control practices to minimize the risk of nosocomial infections. MDPI 2021-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8152031/ /pubmed/34067943 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050574 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Batra, Kavita Urankar, Yashashri Batra, Ravi Gomes, Aaron F. S, Meru Kaurani, Pragati Knowledge, Protective Behaviors and Risk Perception of COVID-19 among Dental Students in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis |
title | Knowledge, Protective Behaviors and Risk Perception of COVID-19 among Dental Students in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis |
title_full | Knowledge, Protective Behaviors and Risk Perception of COVID-19 among Dental Students in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis |
title_fullStr | Knowledge, Protective Behaviors and Risk Perception of COVID-19 among Dental Students in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Protective Behaviors and Risk Perception of COVID-19 among Dental Students in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis |
title_short | Knowledge, Protective Behaviors and Risk Perception of COVID-19 among Dental Students in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis |
title_sort | knowledge, protective behaviors and risk perception of covid-19 among dental students in india: a cross-sectional analysis |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8152031/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34067943 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050574 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT batrakavita knowledgeprotectivebehaviorsandriskperceptionofcovid19amongdentalstudentsinindiaacrosssectionalanalysis AT urankaryashashri knowledgeprotectivebehaviorsandriskperceptionofcovid19amongdentalstudentsinindiaacrosssectionalanalysis AT batraravi knowledgeprotectivebehaviorsandriskperceptionofcovid19amongdentalstudentsinindiaacrosssectionalanalysis AT gomesaaronf knowledgeprotectivebehaviorsandriskperceptionofcovid19amongdentalstudentsinindiaacrosssectionalanalysis AT smeru knowledgeprotectivebehaviorsandriskperceptionofcovid19amongdentalstudentsinindiaacrosssectionalanalysis AT kauranipragati knowledgeprotectivebehaviorsandriskperceptionofcovid19amongdentalstudentsinindiaacrosssectionalanalysis |