A STUDY ON INFORMATION REGARDING COVID-19PANDEMICAND ITS RISK PERCEPTIONS IN STUDENTS OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES OF SINDH, PAKISTAN Authors: Siyal FJ , SALEEM R, SHAIKH SA, KHOSO MH*, LAGHARI SH, MALIK E, SHAFIQUE S AND KHASKHELI AR
ABSTRACT
December 2019, Coronavirus (COVID-19) which is another public health issue has emerged in
the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. As frontline healthcare workers
i-e medical students are more likely to get infected with the COVID-19. The aim of this study
was to elicit the assessments of medical students of Sindh regarding COVID-19 pandemic
awareness and their perceptions of risk. This study was performed with SMBBMU Larkana and
LUMHS Jamshoro on 19-21 May 2020. The online questionnaire was developed with the help of
Google forms and used as a tool for data collection. Questionnaire comprised of 15 questions.
This online survey has included a total of 391 participants.
Keywords: Medical Students, COVID-19, Risk perceptions, COVID-19 awareness Publication date: 1/1/21 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2021/January/MS_IJBPAS_2021_5217.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.1.5217