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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Behavior and Risk Perception of COVID-19 Pandemic among Medical and non-Medical University Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2022

Madeeha Fatima ,
Aamna Habib ,
Saira Khan ,
Muhammad Hammad Butt Open the ORCID record for Muhammad Hammad Butt [Opens in a new window] ,
Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi ,
Yusra Habib Khan ,
Asifa Zaheer ,
Muhammad Umar Habib ,
Abdul Qayyum Khan  and
Muhammad Imran Khan
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Madeeha Fatima
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Aamna Habib
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Saira Khan
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Psychology, Government College Women University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Hammad Butt
Affiliation:
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Yusra Habib Khan*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Asifa Zaheer
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Faisalabad Medical University/Allied hospital, Faisalabad Pakistan
Muhammad Umar Habib
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, District Head Quarter Hospital, Chiniot, Pakistan
Abdul Qayyum Khan
Affiliation:
School of Pharmacy, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Imran Khan
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Riphah International University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Azhar Iqbal
Affiliation:
Department of Operative Dentistry & Endodontics, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Malik Hassan Mehmood
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Imran Masood
Affiliation:
Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
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Corresponding authors: Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Emails: thhussain@ju.edu.sa, tauqeer.hussain.mallhi@hotmail.com; Yusra Habib Khan, Emails: yhkhan@ju.edu.sa, yusrahabib@ymail.com
Corresponding authors: Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Emails: thhussain@ju.edu.sa, tauqeer.hussain.mallhi@hotmail.com; Yusra Habib Khan, Emails: yhkhan@ju.edu.sa, yusrahabib@ymail.com
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Abstract

Objective:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has substantially affected students around the globe due to the closure of educational institutes. However, student involvements and contributions are important in combating the disease; for this reason, the current study was designed to assess the knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP), preventive behavior, and risk perception among university students.

Methods:

A cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted among medical and non-medical university students, from April 1 to June 30, 2020. The 68-item questionnaire was used to evaluate responses using statistical approaches (Student’s t-test, regression-analysis, and co-relation analysis) by considering a P-value <0.05 as statistically significant.

Results:

A total of 503 university students (medical and nonmedical) were selected, where majority of participants were females (83%) and 64.5% were of age ranged from 16 to 21 years old. The participants (80%) reported good disease knowledge with a mean score of 12.06 ± 1.75, which substantially higher among medical students (P < 0.05). Most of the respondents (72%) believed that COVID-19 will be effectively controlled through precautionary measures. In correlation subgroup analysis, a significant relationship (P = 0.025) between knowledge and positive attitude were indicated. Fear and knowledge of COVID-19 emerged as strong predictors (P < 0.001) of preventive behaviors towards disease.

Conclusion:

This study demonstrated satisfactory knowledge, positive attitudes, and suitable practices among students toward COVID-19. University students can be involved in public education to aid the health authorities in achieving the targets of educational campaigns with maximum population coverage.

Keywords

COVID-19knowledgeattitudepracticerisk perceptionstudentsuniversity

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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e101
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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Footnotes

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This article has been amended since its original publication to correct an error in the author affiliations. See https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.221

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