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ArticleFrontiers in public health

A Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of University Students in Pakistan Regarding COVID-19.

Sohail Raza, Nadia Mukhtar, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Asad Ali, Muhammad Abu Bakr Shabbir, Muhammad Adnan Ashraf, Zeeshan Ali, Muhammad Rizwan Saleem, Rabia Latif, Tahir Yaqub

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Article in Frontiers in public health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sohail RazaInstitute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Nadia MukhtarInstitute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad NawazInstitute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Asad AliInstitute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Abu Bakr ShabbirInstitute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Adnan AshrafInstitute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Zeeshan AliInformation Technology Center, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Rizwan SaleemInformation Technology Center, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Rabia LatifDepartment of Anatomy, University of Health Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Tahir YaqubInstitute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences · PKUniversity of Health Sciences Lahore · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is striking the world with serious public health and socioeconomic complications. The pandemic has influenced all forms of daily life, including educational institutions. Therefore, this cross-sectional survey was conducted to understand knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19 among the students of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore. The data was collected using an online self-directed questionnaire. The survey form includes six items about sociodemographic characteristics, 14 knowledge-based questions, seven questions on attitude, and eight questions on practices. The sample number was calculated using the Raosoft sample size calculator. A total number of 3,854 students, including 1,823 men and 2,031 women, were engaged in this survey, having student representation from all the provinces in the country. The data were analyzed using a chi-square test. A total of 97% of the students knew that the etiological agent of COVID-19 is a virus and that it is a disease of the respiratory system (94%). Many students kept visiting their relatives during the lockdown (45%), and their relatives kept visiting them at home (59%). The responses from the students varied a lot on specific questions about the transmission of the virus. Women tended to have less information regarding precautionary travel measures (

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COVID-19Communicable Disease ControlCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMalePakistanPandemicsSARS-CoV-2StudentsUniversitiesCOVID-19 pandemiceducationhealthKAP surveyPakistan

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