Odovtos - International Journal of Dental Sciences ISSN Impreso: 1659-1046 ISSN electrónico: 2215-3411

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Knowledge About COVID-19 and Perception of Health Safety Among Mexican Dental Students
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COVID-19; Cross-sectional study; Dental students; Knowledge; Perception.
Conocimiento, COVID-19; Estudiantes de odontología; Estudio transversal; Percepción.

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Olivares-Colorado, J., Carretero-Rodríguez, M., Ruíz-Torres, P., Ceballos-Santos, A. F., Blanco-Zapata, T. J., Rojas-Mauro, R., Galindo-Reyes, E. L., Suárez-Franco, J. L., & Cerda Cristerna, B. I. (2022). Knowledge About COVID-19 and Perception of Health Safety Among Mexican Dental Students. Odovtos - International Journal of Dental Sciences, 25(1), 88–96. https://doi.org/10.15517/ijds.2022.51244

Abstract

This study aimed: 1) to investigate sources of information used by students to learn about COVID-19, 2) to investigate levels of knowledge about COVID-19 and about conditions for the treatment of patients during the COVID-19 lockdown, and 3) to evaluate students’ perceptions of safety regarding their return to in-person activities at the School of Dentistry. Dental students answered a questionnaire (29 items; n=371) that explored the aims of the study, based on a Likert scale (Cronbach’s alpha, 0.778). Data were tested with the Mann-Whitney U test and Kendall’s Tau-c. Dental students received information about COVID-19 from the Mexican Health Ministry as their first source (45.28%). Students had good knowledge about the main characteristics of COVID-19, and 59.3% of students had excellent knowledge about the factors relevant to dental treatment of patients. Half of the students said they felt safe regarding a possible return to in-person activities at the dental school, while the other half did not. Statistically significant differences were noted between the students’ scholar year and their level of knowledge (P<0.001) and between their perception of safety (very unsafe, unsafe, safe, and very safe) and scholar year (P=0.000). Dental students had good knowledge about COVID-19 and about the dental care for patients during the lockdown. Half of the dental students felt unsafe about a possible return to in-person school activities.

 

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