Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge about COVID-19 disease and preventive behaviour of undergraduate students of nursing, midwifery, and emergency medicine. Material and Methods: An electronic survey was conducted among students of nursing, midwifery, and emergency medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, from 8 April 2021 to 6 June 2021 in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Results: A total of 37 men and 238 women participated in the study. A moderate level of knowledge was found in 88% and high in 11% of students Midwifery students had a higher level than nursing students (p = 0.002) and students of emergency medicine (p = 0.003). The female gender is much more afraid of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection (p = 0.021). The most common preventive measure was to avoid people who coughed or had a cold (93%). Only 84% of students were vaccinated. Students who had a high level of knowledge more often avoided people who coughed or had a cold (p = 0.03) and gave up on meeting with friends (p = 0.02). Conclusions: Constant education of students on the principles of dealing with the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 is necessary. It is important to continually motivate students to adhere to the principles of prevention. In the face of the existing epidemiological threat, there is a need to change the curricula for the fields of health sciences by adding the subject infectious diseases—clinic and nursing, with special attention to practical aspects.
Highlights
At the end of December 2019, the first case of pneumonia attributed to CoronavirusDisease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province, China [1].COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) [2].The disease is highly contagious
The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge about COVID-19 disease and preventive behaviour among undergraduate students in nursing, midwifery, and emergency medical services
A total of 175 nursing students, 60 midwifery students, and 40 emergency medical services students responded to the survey, and 97 first-year, 88 s-year, and 90 third-year students participated
Summary
At the end of December 2019, the first case of pneumonia attributed to CoronavirusDisease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province, China [1].COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) [2].The disease is highly contagious. At the end of December 2019, the first case of pneumonia attributed to Coronavirus. Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province, China [1]. COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) [2]. Coronavirus infection affects all age groups, but elderly and chronically ill people are most at risk of severe disease [3]. Coronaviruses are most often spread by large droplets from the respiratory tract and by direct exposure; there are other routes of transmission (i.e., aerosolsirborne and contact with infected surfaces) [4]. Symptoms of COVID-19 may appear 2–14 days after exposure to the virus [5]
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