Determining Factors Associated With The Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Covid-19 Pandemic Among Medical Students In Malaysia

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic results in unprecedented impacts globally. Discoveries and knowledge on this pandemic are evolving. A study was conducted to determine factors that could be associated with the knowledge, attitude and practice towards the COVID-19 pandemic among medical students at one of the public universities in Malaysia. A crosssectional study was conducted through an online survey using a set of questionnaires. The questionnaire was adapted and adopted from validated sources. This study found that the scores for knowledge, attitude and practice were high among medical students. Male students had a higher level of knowledge whereas females had a significantly higher level of attitude and practice. For clinical year students, a higher level of knowledge and practice were recorded compared to the pre-clinical year students. The findings from this study could be used to understand the level of knowledge, attitide and practice of COViD-19 among university students and could help in planning for effective wareness campaigns in higher education institution in Malaysia.