EVALUATION OF SCIENTIFIC AWARENESS OF MEDICAL FACULTY STUDENTS ABOUT COVID-19

Abstract

Purpose: In the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of physicians were needed. In order to meet possible physician needs, medical students should also be knowledgeable. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the awareness of different classes in our faculty about COVID-19.Material and Methods: This study is a multiple-choice questionnaire directed to students via a google form. In the first part, there are demographic questions, whether the student or a relative has had the disease, and in the second part, laboratory findings and questions about the diagnosis.Results: 334 students answered, and Croncbachs'Alpha (α) coefficient was 0.552 with 55% sample success. When the answers were analyzed according to the grades of the students, a significant difference was found between grade 2 and other grades (p<0.05). In all classes; The answer to the question "I do not agree" to the question "The most commonly used imaging method is computed tomography" is high. The question of where to get the swab sample is usually answered correctly, but the answer of "I have no idea" is high in 2nd graders. To the question of 'The primary target organ of Covid is the liver', the 2nd, 3rd grades gave a positive answer with a rate of 9.6%, 12%, and 14.7%, respectively. The questions of "use of D-dimer test" and "measurement of antibodies in serum" in the follow-up of the disease were mostly answered as "I have no idea" by the 2nd and 3rd grades.Conclusion: COVID-19 is not over yet and medical students need to be able to answer the questions posed to them by the society at different stages of the disease and follow-up period and make the right guidance. Especially the number of students who state that they have no idea about the imaging method and laboratory analysis questions is high. Additional courses on the subjects of pandemic management, filiation, diagnosis-follow up-treatment can be added to the curriculum of all classes in our medical faculty.