학술논문
Undergraduate health sciences students' response regarding COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: an observational study.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Geddawy A; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University 61511, Minia, Egypt.; Alajmi M; Department of Family and Community MedicineCollege of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.; Alaskar AM; Undergraduate Medical Student, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.; Alwadani ST; Undergraduate Medical Student, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.; Alanezi AF; Undergraduate Medical Student, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.; Alhomaidhi AA; Undergraduate Medical Student, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.; Al-Ghamdi S; Department of Family and Community MedicineCollege of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Source
Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0401147 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1941-9260 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00325481 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Postgrad Med Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represents a major health problem, and its influences may persist with emerging viral variants. The current work was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and learning satisfaction of health sciences students (HSS) regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 20 February 2021 to 20 March 2021. Participants were undergraduate HSS at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire has been generated and distributed via online form. The questionnaire used was based on previous studies and included demographic information and knowledge, attitudes, perception, and learning satisfaction related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: Out of the 400 questionnaires distributed to eligible students, the current study included a total of 330 HSS (82.5% response rate) from colleges of medicine (25.5%), dentistry (11.8%), pharmacy (33.6%), and Applied Medical Sciences (29.1%) of participants. The mean scores of knowledge, attitude, and learning satisfaction attained by students were 5.63 ± 0.65 out of 6, 4.22 ± 1.01 out of 5, and 11.28 ± 2.9 out of 19, respectively. Results show an association between the knowledge score of students and their age-group and specialty-college. Students with chronic diseases reported lower attitude scores and rate of COVID-19 vaccine-willingness. Younger HSS had a higher learning satisfaction score than the older participants.
Conclusion: Overall, participants show high knowledge level and positive attitude toward COVID-19 but fair learning satisfaction during the pandemic. Further studies are needed to improve the learning satisfaction and attitude of HSS in the future.
Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 20 February 2021 to 20 March 2021. Participants were undergraduate HSS at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire has been generated and distributed via online form. The questionnaire used was based on previous studies and included demographic information and knowledge, attitudes, perception, and learning satisfaction related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: Out of the 400 questionnaires distributed to eligible students, the current study included a total of 330 HSS (82.5% response rate) from colleges of medicine (25.5%), dentistry (11.8%), pharmacy (33.6%), and Applied Medical Sciences (29.1%) of participants. The mean scores of knowledge, attitude, and learning satisfaction attained by students were 5.63 ± 0.65 out of 6, 4.22 ± 1.01 out of 5, and 11.28 ± 2.9 out of 19, respectively. Results show an association between the knowledge score of students and their age-group and specialty-college. Students with chronic diseases reported lower attitude scores and rate of COVID-19 vaccine-willingness. Younger HSS had a higher learning satisfaction score than the older participants.
Conclusion: Overall, participants show high knowledge level and positive attitude toward COVID-19 but fair learning satisfaction during the pandemic. Further studies are needed to improve the learning satisfaction and attitude of HSS in the future.