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Date Published: 15/04/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v511i1.2092
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Vol. 511 No. 1 (2022)
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Thị Ngọc Nga, P. ., Trương Ngọc Bích, T. ., Thị Cẩm Hồng, Đỗ ., Thị Ánh Nguyệt, P. ., Thị Thúy Hằng, N., Thị Kim Chi, H. ., & Hữu Chường, N. . (2022). KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICE FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY, 2021. Vietnam Medical Journal, 511(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v511i1.2092

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICE FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY, 2021

Phạm Thị Ngọc Nga1,, Trần Trương Ngọc Bích1, Đỗ Thị Cẩm Hồng1, Phan Thị Ánh Nguyệt1, Ngô Thị Thúy Hằng1, Hứa Thị Kim Chi1, Nguyễn Hữu Chường1
1 Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Background: Medical students, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy (CTUMP) are one of the forces directly involved in supporting the prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: To determine the prevalence of medical students, CTUMP, having the right knowledge, attitudes and practices in the prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021. Subjects and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study equal to 847 medical students of CTUMP from the fresh man (course 46) to the fifth-year (course 42). Results: In terms of knowledge, the number of questions students answered correctly was at least 2 questions and at most 15 questions, the average knowledge score was 9.9±1.9. Some knowledge questions had a very high correct rate of over 90%, but others were very low like KT9 - the least time in each "correct hand washing" was only 20.3%. The majority of students have a very good attitude about the COVID-19 pandemic, in which the attitude of believing that the COVID-19 pandemic in the world will be controlled is the highest, 96.4%. In 10 measures, practicing wearing a mask correctly accounted for the highest, 98%, practicing regular exercise and eating a healthy diet accounted for the lowest, 75.3%. Conclusion: Medical students, CTUMP have quite good knowledge, attitudes and practices in COVID-19 prevention.

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COVID-19, medical students, CTUMP

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