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Knowledge, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours amidst Covid-19 Pandemic among dental students in Malaysia

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a dreadful disease that affected many sectors including dental practice in Malaysia. However, studies on dental students' knowledge, perception, and behaviours with regards to COVID-19 are very limited. Thus, this study aims to determine the kn...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Nur Hanisah, Abu Kassim, Nur Yasrin Maisarah, Ismail, Azlini, Lestari, Widya, Ismail, Ahmad Faisal, Sukotjo, Cortino
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Published: 2022
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spelling my.iium.irep.986912022-07-06T04:38:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/98691/ Knowledge, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours amidst Covid-19 Pandemic among dental students in Malaysia Ismail, Nur Hanisah Abu Kassim, Nur Yasrin Maisarah Ismail, Azlini Lestari, Widya Ismail, Ahmad Faisal Sukotjo, Cortino RK Dentistry Introduction: Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a dreadful disease that affected many sectors including dental practice in Malaysia. However, studies on dental students' knowledge, perception, and behaviours with regards to COVID-19 are very limited. Thus, this study aims to determine the knowledge status, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours of dental students in Malaysia on COVID-19. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate dental students from 13 dental schools across Malaysia using online questionnaires. Results: From 355 respondents, 93.5% obtained a high score of knowledge on COVID-19. Female respondents scored higher than males in perceived risks and preventive behaviours. Chinese respondents scored highest in knowledge, while Malay respondents had the highest perceived risk score. The mean preventive behaviours score did not vary across ethnicity. On-campus students scored higher in knowledge and perceived risk whereas off-campus students practiced more preventive behaviours. Clinical students’ knowledge score was higher than preclinical students. Final year students scored higher in knowledge and perceived risk compared to their juniors. Conclusion: Majority of dental students have good knowledge and high perceived risk of COVID-19, and they practiced most of the preventive behaviours. However, the latest information on this disease should be incorporated into dental schools' curriculums and updated periodically. Keywords: COVID-19, dental student, knowledge, perceived risk, preventive behaviour 2022-05-20 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/98691/1/POSTER%20MIDS%202022%20-%20KNOWLEDGE%20COVID-19.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/98691/2/UG%20ABSTRACT.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/98691/3/100-about-us Ismail, Nur Hanisah and Abu Kassim, Nur Yasrin Maisarah and Ismail, Azlini and Lestari, Widya and Ismail, Ahmad Faisal and Sukotjo, Cortino (2022) Knowledge, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours amidst Covid-19 Pandemic among dental students in Malaysia. In: Malaysia International Dental Show, 22-22 May 2022, Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. (Unpublished)
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topic RK Dentistry
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Ismail, Nur Hanisah
Abu Kassim, Nur Yasrin Maisarah
Ismail, Azlini
Lestari, Widya
Ismail, Ahmad Faisal
Sukotjo, Cortino
Knowledge, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours amidst Covid-19 Pandemic among dental students in Malaysia
description Introduction: Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a dreadful disease that affected many sectors including dental practice in Malaysia. However, studies on dental students' knowledge, perception, and behaviours with regards to COVID-19 are very limited. Thus, this study aims to determine the knowledge status, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours of dental students in Malaysia on COVID-19. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate dental students from 13 dental schools across Malaysia using online questionnaires. Results: From 355 respondents, 93.5% obtained a high score of knowledge on COVID-19. Female respondents scored higher than males in perceived risks and preventive behaviours. Chinese respondents scored highest in knowledge, while Malay respondents had the highest perceived risk score. The mean preventive behaviours score did not vary across ethnicity. On-campus students scored higher in knowledge and perceived risk whereas off-campus students practiced more preventive behaviours. Clinical students’ knowledge score was higher than preclinical students. Final year students scored higher in knowledge and perceived risk compared to their juniors. Conclusion: Majority of dental students have good knowledge and high perceived risk of COVID-19, and they practiced most of the preventive behaviours. However, the latest information on this disease should be incorporated into dental schools' curriculums and updated periodically. Keywords: COVID-19, dental student, knowledge, perceived risk, preventive behaviour
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ismail, Nur Hanisah
Abu Kassim, Nur Yasrin Maisarah
Ismail, Azlini
Lestari, Widya
Ismail, Ahmad Faisal
Sukotjo, Cortino
author_facet Ismail, Nur Hanisah
Abu Kassim, Nur Yasrin Maisarah
Ismail, Azlini
Lestari, Widya
Ismail, Ahmad Faisal
Sukotjo, Cortino
author_sort Ismail, Nur Hanisah
title Knowledge, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours amidst Covid-19 Pandemic among dental students in Malaysia
title_short Knowledge, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours amidst Covid-19 Pandemic among dental students in Malaysia
title_full Knowledge, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours amidst Covid-19 Pandemic among dental students in Malaysia
title_fullStr Knowledge, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours amidst Covid-19 Pandemic among dental students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours amidst Covid-19 Pandemic among dental students in Malaysia
title_sort knowledge, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours amidst covid-19 pandemic among dental students in malaysia
publishDate 2022
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/98691/1/POSTER%20MIDS%202022%20-%20KNOWLEDGE%20COVID-19.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/98691/2/UG%20ABSTRACT.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/98691/3/100-about-us
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