The knowledge level and perceptions toward COVID-19 among Turkish final year medical students

dc.authoridÇalışkan, Fatih/0000-0001-7786-3929
dc.authoridTENGIZ, Funda Ifakat/0000-0002-8491-9190
dc.authoridCinar Tanriverdi, Esra/0000-0001-8857-3986
dc.authoridMidik, Ozlem/0000-0002-0151-7461
dc.authoridSenol, Yesim/0000-0002-7842-3041
dc.authorwosidMıdık, Özlem/HJB-3556-2022
dc.authorwosidSenol, Yesim/Y-2913-2018
dc.authorwosidBAYKAN, ZEYNEP/AAL-9969-2021
dc.authorwosidÇalışkan, Fatih/M-1988-2019
dc.contributor.authorCaliskan, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorMidik, Ozlem
dc.contributor.authorBaykan, Zeynep
dc.contributor.authorSenol, Yesim
dc.contributor.authorTanriverdi, Esra Cinar
dc.contributor.authorTengiz, Funda Ifakat
dc.contributor.authorGayef, Albena
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:58:44Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:58:44Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has upended medical education as well as the lives of healthcare professionals. Higher education institutions have a crucial role in the solution of public health problems by training young doctor candidates, and it is also essential to increase the knowledge level of physician candidates about the epidemic. So, in this study, we aimed to examine Turkish final year medical students' knowledge level and perceptions toward the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods The present descriptive multicentered study was conducted with the medical students in the final year of six medical schools located in six geographic regions of Turkey. After ethical approval, data were gathered using an online questionnaire through Google forms between 10 April 2020, and 20 April 2020. Results In this national survey study, 860 volunteers answered the questions thoroughly. The median age was 24 (22-38) years. A total of 55.3% of the participants were female. The median knowledge level score was 69.0 (0-93.1). The knowledge level was moderate. A total of 34.2% of the participants had a high level of knowledge. A total of 48.7% of participants stated that they felt the most competent about performing CPR. Updates about COVID-19 were followed regularly by 84.5% of the participants. Conclusion We determined that final year medical students are knowledgeable and aware of this pandemic. We, medical educators, should inculcate relevant knowledge and educate the medical students to improve practices in the current pandemic, as well as for future epidemics. Different learning techniques should be added to the curriculum, especially at the time which widespread panic and uncertainty are prevalent.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00325481.2020.1795486
dc.identifier.endpage772en_US
dc.identifier.issn0032-5481
dc.identifier.issn1941-9260
dc.identifier.issue8en_US
dc.identifier.pmid32657235en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85087871250en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage764en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.2020.1795486
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/20180
dc.identifier.volume132en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000556459500001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofPostgraduate Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectInternshipen_US
dc.subjectMedical Educationen_US
dc.subjectUndergraduateen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_US
dc.subjectOutbreaken_US
dc.titleThe knowledge level and perceptions toward COVID-19 among Turkish final year medical studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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