International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Ahmad AlShafei
King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Knowledge and Awareness of COVID-19 among Dental Students, Interns, Clinicians and Academics
Author(s): Ali Aboalela*, Ahmad AlShafei, Mandlin Abdulaziz Almousa, Ghadah Khalid Alhrbai, Amerah Saeed Alqahtani and Nassir Mohammed Bin Shraim
Introduction: COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease caused by an RNA virus belonging to a large family of coronaviruses. WHO declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency and classified it as a pandemic. Aim: The study aims to evaluate and assess knowledge with regards to COVID-19 among dental students, interns, clinicians and academics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methodology:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 366 dental students, interns, joint academic appointee, and full-time faculty. Data was collected using an electronic based questionnaire distributed through E-mails. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS Version 23 with a significance value of p<0.05. Chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables. Results: Almost all participants acquire adequate level of knowl.. Read More»
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