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Article

Medical Students and COVID-19: Knowledge, Preventive Behaviors, and Risk Perception

by
Mansour Alsoghair
1,
Mohammad Almazyad
2,
Tariq Alburaykan
3,
Abdulrhman Alsultan
4,
Abdulmajeed Alnughaymishi
5,
Sulaiman Almazyad
6,
Meshari Alharbi
7,
Wesam Alkassas
8,
Abdulaziz Almadud
6 and
Mohammed Alsuhaibani
9,*
1
Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia
2
Department of General Surgery, National Guard Hospital, Eastern Province 34217, Saudi Arabia
3
Department of Internal Medicine, Buraidah Central Hospital, Qassim 52361, Saudi Arabia
4
Department of Anatomy and Histology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia
5
Department of Family Medicine, Uyun Aljawa General Hospital, Qassim 52347, Saudi Arabia
6
Medical Intern, Unayzah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia
7
Medical Resident, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Qassim 52347, Saudi Arabia
8
Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, Qassim 52347, Saudi Arabia
9
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(2), 842; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020842
Submission received: 4 October 2020 / Revised: 13 January 2021 / Accepted: 14 January 2021 / Published: 19 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Infectious Disease Epidemiology)
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Abstract

Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is an international public health threat. This study aimed to evaluate COVID-19-related knowledge, preventive behaviors, and risk perception among Saudi Arabian medical students and interns. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among fourth- and fifth-year medical students and interns between June and August 2020 at three colleges of medicine in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia. A previously validated questionnaire was distributed as an online survey. Results: The total mean knowledge score was 12.5/15 points; 83.9% achieved a high score. The mean score of self-reported preventive behavior was 8.40; 94.1% achieved a high score. The overall mean risk perception score was 5.34/8 points; 31.6% achieved a high score. Conclusion: Medical students assessed in this study displayed sufficient knowledge and preventive behaviors regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and an average level of risk perception. Lower scores by younger medical students suggest that they must improve their COVID-19 knowledge and risk perception, as they are a potential source of health information in their communities.
Keywords: COVID-19; knowledge; behavior; risk perception; medical students; Saudi Arabia COVID-19; knowledge; behavior; risk perception; medical students; Saudi Arabia

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Alsoghair, M.; Almazyad, M.; Alburaykan, T.; Alsultan, A.; Alnughaymishi, A.; Almazyad, S.; Alharbi, M.; Alkassas, W.; Almadud, A.; Alsuhaibani, M. Medical Students and COVID-19: Knowledge, Preventive Behaviors, and Risk Perception. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020842

AMA Style

Alsoghair M, Almazyad M, Alburaykan T, Alsultan A, Alnughaymishi A, Almazyad S, Alharbi M, Alkassas W, Almadud A, Alsuhaibani M. Medical Students and COVID-19: Knowledge, Preventive Behaviors, and Risk Perception. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(2):842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020842

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Alsoghair, Mansour, Mohammad Almazyad, Tariq Alburaykan, Abdulrhman Alsultan, Abdulmajeed Alnughaymishi, Sulaiman Almazyad, Meshari Alharbi, Wesam Alkassas, Abdulaziz Almadud, and Mohammed Alsuhaibani. 2021. "Medical Students and COVID-19: Knowledge, Preventive Behaviors, and Risk Perception" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020842

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Alsoghair, M., Almazyad, M., Alburaykan, T., Alsultan, A., Alnughaymishi, A., Almazyad, S., Alharbi, M., Alkassas, W., Almadud, A., & Alsuhaibani, M. (2021). Medical Students and COVID-19: Knowledge, Preventive Behaviors, and Risk Perception. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(2), 842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020842

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