Awareness and Myths Related To Covid-19 Among Medical Students At A Tertiary Health Care Facility in Northern India.

Background & objective:assessing the undergraduate medical students’ knowledge regarding covid-19 to determine any gaps in their learning and any misinformation is essential. this study aimed to access the awareness regarding covid-19 and related myths among undergraduate medical students. materials & methods:a cross-sectional survey was conducted on undergraduate medical students in a tertiary healthcare teaching institute in a district of central uttar pradesh. unpaired t-test and one-way anova were applied to determine any differences among the mean scores of awareness and myths among gender and batch years. we used boxplots to represent the overall and section-wise correct percentages. resultsout of the total 800 students, 494 (61.7%) participated in the study. most of the participants were first-year mbbs students, 158 (32.0%), and were males (280, 56.7%). the average performance regarding the awareness and myth related to covid-19 was satisfactory, with a 72.5% overall correct mean score. according to modified bloom’s cut-off, 406 (82.2%) students performed moderately, followed by 81 (16.4%) students who performed good, and seven (1.4%) performed poorly. although the majority 489 (99.0%) knew the correct taxonomy of the virus causing covid-19, 60.0% and 43.0% had difficulty defining the sars-cov-2 virus and close contacts, respectively. there was a drastic variation in response to the physical distancing criteria, with only 71 (14.4 %) answered correctly. conclusion:as the guidelines regarding covid-19 are dynamic, there is a need for regular training of undergraduate medical students, focusing on infection control and prevention to keep them updated with the latest and upcoming guidelines.

Awareness and Myths Related to COVID-19 among Medical Students at a Tertiary Health Care Facility in Northern India.

Background: Assessing the undergraduate medical students rsquo; knowledge regarding COVID19 to determine any gaps in their learning and any misinformation is essential. This study aimed to access the awareness regarding COVID19 and related myths among undergraduate medical students. Methodology: A crosssectional survey was conducted on undergraduate medical students in a tertiary healthcare teaching institute in a district of central Uttar Pradesh. Unpaired ttest and oneway ANOVA were applied to determine any differences among the mean scores of awareness and myths among gender and batch years. We used boxplots to represent the overall and sectionwise correct percentages.Results: Out of the total 800 students, 494 (61.7%) participated in the study. Most of the participants were firstyear MBBS students, 158 (32.0%), and were males (280, 56.7%). The average performance regarding the awareness and myth related to COVID19 was satisfactory, with a 72.5% overall correct mean score. According to modified Bloom rsquo;s cutoff, 406 (82.2%) students performed moderately, followed by 81 (16.4%) students who performed good, and seven (1.4%) performed poorly. Although the majority 489 (99.0%) knew the correct taxonomy of the virus causing COVID19, 60.0% and 43.0% had difficulty defining the SARSCoV2 virus and close contacts, respectively. There was a drastic variation in response to the physical distancing criteria, with only 71 (14.4 %) answered correctly.Conclusions: As the guidelines regarding COVID19 are dynamic, there is a need for regular training of undergraduate medical students, focusing on infection control and prevention to keep them updated with the latest and upcoming guidelines.