scholarly journals Evaluation of Knowledge and Awareness regarding COVID-19 Disease among Medical and Dental students in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 486-492
Author(s):  
Mohd. Saleem ◽  
Fahaad Alenazi ◽  
Soha Abdallah Moursi ◽  
Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed ◽  
Md. Jahoor Alam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Demographic Profiles ◽  
High Level ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Objective: To evaluate the levels of information regarding the current emerging outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among medical and dental students at universities in Saudi Arabia through an online questionnaire. Methods: A detailed structured questionnaire was prepared, containing demographic profiles and questions related to knowledge and awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was emailed to 240 subjects, out of these, 209 responded to all the questions. Results: The majority of the respondents were aware of the current and past epidemics of the coronavirus diseases, and they heard about SARS or MERS (89.5%) and the COVID-19 pandemic (94.7%). Internet was the main source of information (63.1%) followed by professors and physicians (24.2%), print media (6.1%), television (4%), and family or friends (2.5%). The majority of respondents received information about COVID-19 from the Ministry of Health (85.6%) and 44.5% of respondents participated in the COVID-19 symposium or conference. Respondents of the college of Medicine were more aware (96.1%) about COVID-19 than respondents of the college of Dentistry (86.2%; p=0.02). Conclusion: The study finds a high level of COVID-19 awareness among medical and dental students at KSA universities. However, there is a need to study in a community-level assessment regarding knowledge about COVID-19

scholarly journals Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nurses Employed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdalkarim Said Radwan
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Infected People ◽  
Fear And Anxiety ◽  
High Level

Introduction: Coronaviruses hit the world at the end of 2019, but the first two cases inGaza Strip were diagnosed on 21 March in the quarantine centers. Nurses working with infected or suspected cases are at high risk to get the disease which may generate anxiety among them. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Palestinian nurses employed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza Strip, Palestine. Materials and methods: A toal of 424 nurses completed an online questionnaire packet that included demographic data and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). Results: Results from this study revealed that while only 22.4% of the participants worked at quarantine centers designated to take care of infected/suspected cases of COVID-19, but a huge number of them (77.6%) got in direct contact with infected people. Variant levels of anxiety were reported by participants with 35.4% of them having mild, 23.6 % moderate and 13.4 % severe levels of anxiety while 27.6% did not manifest anxiety. Factors contributed to the level of anxiety include having a family member diagnosed with COVID-19, a family member died with COVID-19 and getting in direct contact with people infected/ suspected to have COVID-19. Conclusions and implications for practice: The high level of exposure to contamination of Corona virus represent risk factor of nurse's fear and anxiety through their contact with patients, friends, relatives and family members. Psycho-social support programs as setting channels of one-to-one online or phone counseling for nurses may be effective to alleviate negative psychological effects and to enhance the mental health of nurses.

scholarly journals Knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic among undergraduate medical and dental students in Lalitpur, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisha Jha ◽  
Neeti Singh ◽  
Omi Bajracharya ◽  
Tejendra Manandhar ◽  
Pragya Devkota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Abstract Background Health science students are an important source of support to health systems. The number of cases of coronavirus disease-19 is still increasing especially in South Asia. Therefore, for better management, there is an urgent need to understand the knowledge of the disease among health science students. Therefore, this study was undertaken to assess the knowledge of medical and dental students regarding the coronavirus pandemic.Methods A cross sectional study was performed during the third week of June among first to final year medical and dental students. As the country was in lockdown, a structured online questionnaire was used to obtain data. The responses obtained were cleaned, coded, entered in IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows and the normality of the data checked using one-sample Kolmogorov Smirnov test (p < 0.05). The demographic parameters were tabulated and total score compared among different subgroups of participants. The frequency of different measures mentioned by respondents to control the pandemic were also noted.Results Out of the 565 participants, 336 (59.6%) were females followed by 229 (40.4%) males. Nearly half of the participants, 282 (49.8%) were belonging to age group 21–23 years. Majority 415 (73.5%) were undergraduate medical and 150 (26.5%) were undergraduate dental students. The largest number of respondents, 140 (24.9%) were from second year of study and 344 (60.9%) were from urban areas. The median total score was 21 and the interquartile range 4. The maximum possible score was 30. The scores among students belonging to different years of study were significantly different (p = 0.033). Total scores were not significantly different among other subgroups of respondents.Conclusions The knowledge of the participants was good. Deficiencies in knowledge were noted in certain areas and these should be addressed through an educational intervention. In countries where epidemic is on the rise, strategies to keep health science students updated with proper information related to COVID-19 is important. Similar studies can be undertaken in other medical colleges in the country and in nursing and pharmacy colleges also.

scholarly journals Challenges and Barriers Toward Medical Research Among Medical and Dental Students at King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safar Abadi Alsaleem ◽  
Muhammed Alhussain Y. Alkhairi ◽  
Mohammed Atiah A. Alzahrani ◽  
Mohammed Ibrahim Alwadai ◽  
Saad Saleh A. Alqahtani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Intensive Training ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Research Population ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Background: Medical research is a systematic method to obtain new knowledge, reduce diagnosis problems, discover the latest or best treatment for a disease, and also used for disease prevention.Objective: The study aims to assess the challenges and barriers to conduct medical research among medical and dentistry students and determine the reasons that hinder the conduct of the study.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the research population consisted of medical and dental students affiliated with King Khalid University in Saudi Arabia in 2020. The study followed a descriptive approach based on quantitative analysis. The Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) program (V. 16.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used for data analysis.Results: A total of 327 students participated in this study, and the response rate was 100%. Among them, 61.5% were females. In this study majority (63.3%) had a moderate attitude toward conducting medical research and the average was 56.17. The majority (53.8%) had a reasonable behavior toward conducting medical research, and the average was 29.06. Lack of time, skills, funding, facilities, and limited access to medical journals and related databases were the significant barriers found. Most of the students had positive attitudes, except that they are not awarded on their research, do not attend the sessions, and do not speak their thoughts. A significant relationship between demographic characteristics (age, level, and Grade Percentage Average), attitudes &amp; perceived barriers toward research was found (&lt;0.05).Conclusion: The majority of the students demonstrated a positive attitude toward and moderate behavior of research. However, most are not awarded on their research, do not attend the sessions, and do not speak their thoughts. Intensive training and adequate support in research activities of medical and dental students at the undergraduate level may help reduce these challenges and barriers toward research.

scholarly journals Assessing dental students’ professional satisfaction with operative dentistry teaching and curriculum: A study in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alqarni
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Professional Satisfaction ◽  
Operative Dentistry ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Content Relevance ◽  
Total Satisfaction ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
High Level

Abstract Background Evaluating students’ professional satisfaction of operative dentistry teaching and curriculum can help in identifying their educational needs and improving the quality of the education imparted. This study aimed to assess the professional satisfaction derived by undergraduate dental students in Saudi Arabia from the operative dentistry course teaching and its curriculum.Methods A total of 193 (109 male 56.48%; and 84 female 43.52%) students participated in a survey. The respondents were at the 10th, 11th, and 12th levels of the operational dentistry course in a ratio of 34.2%, 32.1%, and 33.7%, respectively. Data were collected from survey items (18 questions) covering six areas: Learning Objectives, Course Materials, Content Relevance, Instructor knowledge, Instructor delivery and Style, and Facility and environment. Descriptive and analytical tests were performed using SPSS Software 19 with the significance level set at 0.05.Results A high level of satisfaction was seen among Level 10 (68.18%), Level 11 (79.03%), and Level 12 (86.15%) students. Significant statistical difference was observed among Level 10 students with a low-level of satisfaction and a high level of satisfaction (p<0.05). The percentage of satisfaction increased with the level. A high level of satisfaction was seen among both male (78.90%) and female (76.19%) students, with a total satisfaction level of 77.72%.Conclusion Continuous evaluation and assessment of teaching as well as curriculum can be a tool to improve the quality of education imparted, especially in clinical courses such as operative dentistry.

scholarly journals Dentistry Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Among the Saudi Arabian Dental Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basim Almulhim ◽  
Abdullah Alassaf ◽  
Sara Alghamdi ◽  
Riyadh Alroomy ◽  
Sami Aldhuwayhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Dental Professionals

Background: The recent pandemic outbreak has created a huge impact on dentistry. Dental students and dental professionals are at a higher risk because dental practice comprises close communication and widespread exposure to blood, saliva, and other body fluids. It is imperative to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) among budding dentists.Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of dental students regarding dental practices during COVID-19.Materials and methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among undergraduate students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. An online questionnaire consisting of demographic, knowledge, and attitude-based questions were circulated among the study population, and the responses for the knowledge and attitude were scored. Their mean scores were then calculated. Chi-square test and nonparametric tests were computed using SPSS version 21 software, and p-values &lt; 0.05 were considered statistically significant.Results: 388 undergraduate dental students have participated in the study from Saudi Arabia. 68% of the respondents believed that they had sufficient knowledge regarding COVID-19. The mean score for knowledge was 5.84 out of 7. Females (6.24) scored statistically significantly higher than males (5.55, p &lt; = 0.001). The mean attitude score was 6.34 out of 9. 93% were using PPE models, while 95% maintained social distancing. Out of all the participating dental students, only 16% were willing to treat patients during the pandemic, and 28% did not want to treat patients, 28% preferred teledentistry. The majority (44%) of dental undergraduates were willing to handle only emergency cases.Conclusion: Accurate knowledge and attitude regarding COVID-19 and diversified opinion on preventive practices during the pandemic period among budding dental professionals evident from Saudi Arabia. Mixed opinions were witnessed among them in seeking help from professional societies. The majority of dental undergraduates were willing to handle only emergency cases.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Self-prescribing Propranolol Among Medical and Dental Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar A. Al-Mohrej ◽  
Waad M. Al-Bani ◽  
Nouf S. AlShaalan ◽  
Rawan A. Aldahash ◽  
Anas M. Alyamani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

scholarly journals Comparative Study of Attitudes towards Communication Skills Learning between Medical and Dental Students in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abed Elwahab Nourein ◽  
Rubayyi Faris Shahadah ◽  
Marwan Abdulrahman Alnemer ◽  
Saif Saud Al-Harbi ◽  
Hani T. Fadel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Background: Communication skills (CS) learning is a core skill in medical and dental education. The comparison of attitudes towards CS between dental and medical students based on the taught curriculum (problem-based learning vs. traditional teaching) in Saudi Arabia awaits investigation. Aims: (1) To assess the attitudes of both undergraduate dental and medical students towards communication skills (CS) learning and (2) to compare the attitudes towards CS between Medical and Dental students in relation to sociodemographic and education-related characteristics. Methods and Materials: A cross-sectional study, using an online survey, invited 260 conveniently sampled Taibah university medical and dental undergraduate students. The survey collected data on sociodemographic characteristics, education-related factors, and CS using Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) that assess positive and negative attitudes (PAS, NAS). Data analysis included descriptive statistics and the Mann–Whitney U test. Results: Of the distributed questionnaire 91% responded (145 dental and 91 medical students). There were, overall, non-significant scores’ differences between medical and dental students on PAS (Medicine Median 51 vs. Dentistry Median 50, p = 0.059) and NAS (Medicine Median 32 vs. Dentistry Median 32, p = 0.596). Older medical students, those at clinical levels and those who reported they need to improve their communication skills and student whose parents were not doctors, tended to score statistically significantly (p = 0.032, 0.017, 0.034, and 0.004, respectively) on PAS compared with dental students; on the other hand, medical students with doctor parents scored significantly high in NAS compared to dental students (p = 0.015). Conclusion: Demographic and education-related characteristics underpinned medical student positive attitude towards CS compared to dental students. Although medical and dental students showed no differences in self-rating their attitudes towards (CS). Different factors influence medical and dental students’ attitudes towards CS learning.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Loneliness and Suicidal Ideation in Private Medical and Dental Students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Khalid Aboalshamat ◽  
Wejdan Salman ◽  
Razan Almehman ◽  
Amal Maghrabi ◽  
Khadija Alamoudi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

scholarly journals Knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic among undergraduate medical and dental students in Lalitpur, Nepal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisha Jha ◽  
Neeti Singh ◽  
Omi Bajracharya ◽  
Tejendra Manandhar ◽  
Tejendra Manandhar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Background. Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has become a major global problem. There is an urgent need to measure the knowledge of the disease among health science students who can play an active role in pandemic control. The research was conducted to examine COVID-19 knowledge among medical and dental students in a Nepalese medical college, compare the knowledge to other studies in the literature and identify educational needs of students who may be involved in treating COVID-19 patients.  Methods. The cross-sectional study was performed during the third week of June among first to final year medical and dental students. As the country was in lockdown, a structured online questionnaire was used. The responses obtained were entered into IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows and the normality of the data checked using one-sample Kolmogorov Smirnov test. The demographic parameters were tabulated, and total score compared among different subgroups of participants. The frequency of different measures mentioned by respondents were also noted. Results. More than half of the participants were males (59.6%). Nearly half 282 (49.8%) belonged to age group 21-23 years. The majority 415 (73.5%) were undergraduate medical and 150 (26.5%) were undergraduate dental students. The largest number of respondents, 140 (24.9%), were from the second year of study and 344 (60.9%) were from urban areas. The median total score was 20 and the interquartile range 4. The maximum possible score was 29. The scores among students belonging to different years of study were significantly different (p=0.006). Total scores were not significantly different among other subgroups. Conclusions. The knowledge of the participants was good. Deficiencies in knowledge were noted in certain areas and these should be addressed through an educational intervention. One of the challenges is the rapid evolution of our knowledge about this condition, which may require regular refresher sessions. Similar studies can be undertaken in other medical colleges in the country and in nursing and pharmacy colleges.

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