Knowledge and Information Sources About COVID-19 Among University Students in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study

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作者
Olaimat, Amin N. [1 ]
Aolymat, Iman [2 ,3 ]
Shahbaz, Hafiz M. [4 ]
Holley, Richard A. [5 ]
机构
[1] Hashemite Univ, Fac Appl Med Sci, Dept Clin Nutr & Dietet, Zarqa, Jordan
[2] Univ Liverpool, Fac Hlth & Life Sci, Sch Med, Dept Cellular & Mol Physiol, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
[3] Hashemite Univ, Fac Med, Dept Basic Med Sci, Zarqa, Jordan
[4] Univ Vet & Anim Sci, Dept Food Sci & Human Nutr, Lahore, Pakistan
[5] Univ Manitoba, Dept Food & Human Nutr Sci, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
关键词
COVID-19; coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; virus; knowledge; awareness; information source; university student; Jordan; PREVENTION;
D O I
10.3389/fpubh.2020.00254
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread worldwide, and it was officially declared to be a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. Most countries over the entire globe have reported some COVID-19 cases. The current study aimed to assess student knowledge about COVID-19 at different Jordanian universities and determine where they sourced their information. Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2,083 undergraduate or postgraduate students from different governmental and private universities during the initial stage of the disease in Jordan (March 19-21, 2020) using a validated, structured, self-administered, online questionnaire. The survey was structured to assess their knowledge about viral sources, incubation period, mortality rate, transmission, symptoms and complications as well as the source of information about COVID-19. Results:Overall, 56.5% of the respondents showed good knowledge and almost 40.5% showed moderate knowledge. On the other hand, 3.0% of the participants showed poor knowledge about COVID-19. The average knowledge score of students was 80.1%, which is considered to be within the scale of good knowledge. Both the college of study and educational level significantly (P< 0.05) associated with student knowledge. Students who majored in medical sciences showed the highest mean score of 82.8%, with 69.0% displaying a good knowledge level. Postgraduate students had significantly higher knowledge scores compared to undergraduate students. The majority of students used the internet, social media and mass media as sources of information about COVID-19. Scientific websites and articles were used more commonly by medical and postgraduate students. Conclusions:The COVID-19 pandemic is a major challenge to the health of the world population; therefore, these results assessing students' knowledge provide an important baseline for planning required educational interventions such as contact tracing and self-quarantine. These results may also help public health authorities by engaging communities in implementation of protective health measures, including positive hygienic practices such as hand washing to reduce the risk of COVID-19.
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