Volume 24, Issue 105, September - October, 2020

Knowledge and attitudes towards the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) among health care college students in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Mariam Mojally¹, Yosra Al-Hindi²

¹Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical chemistry Department, Faculty of pharmacy, University of Umm Al-Qura, Makkah, KSA
²Assistant Professor in clinical pharmacy, Faculty of pharmacy, University of Umm Al-Qura, Makkah, KSA

ABSTRACT

Background: The COVID-19 flare-up is now a worldwide pandemic. Regulation of the flare-up requires the best of general wellbeing activities and aptitudes. Slips up will happen due to the human instinct of both those contaminated and the wellbeing responders themselves. Significant for all who are giving wellbeing and clinical administrations during this occasion is to perceive the wide effect of such an infection flare-up. It is important to comprehend the worries of the individuals who must help the endeavors to contain the flare-up, including the political, monetary, and social effects of each activity required in the general exertion to help worldwide security corresponding to COVID-19. Objective: We aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitude of health care college students towards Covid-19 in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This analysis of data from that region on student's recognition and aviation to the state of preventing and controlling of (Covid-19) that can be beneficial in implementing awareness and educational programmes about this disease. Methods: The study type was a cross-sectional that was conducted on health care college students in Umm Al-Qura University at Makkah. The study design was a questionnaire containing knowledge and attitude items was completed by 750 participants. Results: In general,> 90% of the health care students recognised Covid-19 aetiology, mode of transmission, risk factors, and signs and symptoms. Knowledge scores showed that 91% of participants had enough knowledge. Medical and nursing undergraduates had significantly better knowledge compared with other health care college students (p = 0.001). Concerning attitude, > 90% of health care students revealed a positive attitude toward Covid-19. Conclusion: Health care college students showed an increased level of knowledge and positive attitude toward Covid-19. There was an observable distinction in knowledge level between different colleges. However, regular informative involvement and expert efforts are up to the present time required.

Keywords: Anxiety, Medical students, Shared symptoms

Medical Science, 2020, 24(105), 2861-2869

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