The Knowledge of Medical and Dental College Students about COVID-19

Abstract

Aim: This study investigated the knowledge of Medical and dental students toward COVID-19 during the pandemic. The study will also identify the relation of certain demographic characteristics with knowledge of COVID-19 . Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the students attending Medical college/Tikrit University and Dentistry College/ Al-Iraqia University, from 1^st April 2020 to 1^st May 2020. Data were collected online, via a self-reported questionnaire. Then the information was gathered and analyzed.  . Results: The study showed that (97%) knowing about seriousness, (99%) about the causative agent, and (94%) about the clinical feature of COVID-19 correct knowledge. Most of the study sample knew the common methods of transmission of COVID-19 disease (respiratory droplets (94.2%), Direct contact (90.6%) while only (78.4%) reply that the food was not a method of transmission of the disease. The answers were regarding the correct knowledge about preventive and control measure as followings (isolation and physical distances (100%), washing hands with soap for at least 60 seconds (99.1%, using mask for mouth and nose (94.5%), using alcohol for disinfection (91.7%) but knowing about the presence of vaccination and antibiotics for the disease only 979.8% for vaccination, and (70.7%) reply that there are no vaccination and antibiotics for the disease till now. Conclusion: Most Medical and dental students were having very good knowledge about COVID-19 virus disease, (causes, clinical features, mode of transmission, the seriousness and prevention methods of COVIV-19 disease.