DETERMINING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA

• Published in: Malaysian journal of public health medicine Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 321 - 328
• Main Authors: Amirah Azzeri, Muhammad Amalin, Kamaruddin Ezieyan, Zaidi Nurin, Nazri Aina, Ridza Anis, Anuar Balkhis, Affandi Arni, Zuhairi Alia, Rashid Farhan, Ayub Haziq, Rahman Al Azam, Najib Nazdmi, Shamsuddin Syamim, Tengku Amatullah Madeehah Tengku Mohd, Ayn Umaisara Mohamad Nor, Mohamad Nor, Nadeeya, Mohamed Fakhri Abu Baharin, Nizam Baharom, Mohd Dzulkhairi Mohd Rani, Aza Sherin Mohamad Yusuff, Zairina A Rahman, Jaafar, Hafiz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 28.08.2021
• ISSN: 1675-0306; 2590-3829
• DOI: 10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.2/art.1029

COVID-19 pandemic results in unprecendeted impacts globally. New discoveries and knowledge on this pandemic is evolving. A study was conducted to determine factors that are associated with knowledge, attitude and practice among medical students at one of the public universities in Malaysia towards COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted through online surveys by using a set of questionnare. The questionnaire was adapted and adopted from validated sources. It was found that, the scores for knowledge, practice and attitude were high among medical students. Male students had higher level of knowledge whereas females had significantly higher level of attitude and practice. Level of knowledge differed between years of study. Clinical year students had higher level of knowledge and practice compared to pre-clinical year students. Findings from this study might prove as the baseline for planning awareness campaigns for students for better containment of COVID-19 and its further spread