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- Title
Avaliação do conhecimento sobre a pandemia Covid-19 entre estudantes de graduação do interior do estado Rio Grande do Norte.
- Authors
Araujo de Souza, Talita; Marcelino Gomes, Sávio; Rodrigues Galvão, Maria Helena; Ribeiro Barbosa, Isabelle
- Abstract
This study aims to It was intended to evaluate the knowledge about the Covid-19 pandemic among undergraduate students in the health area. It is configured as a cross-sectional study, typified as public opinion research, carried out with students from the Nursing, Nutrition, Psychology and Physiotherapy courses at the UFRN campus in the town of Santa Cruz. The sample was composed by 282 students, and the collection took place using electronic forms on Google forms®, disseminated through social media (WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram). Bivariate analysis was performed using the Chi-square test and Fischer's exact test. The students have appropriate knowledge about this disease, most of them said they had received guidance, they know the proper attire for prevention, they think their mental health is impaired and they believe that the suspension of classes will entail an impact on their academic development. The average rate of correct answers on the biological aspects was 6.57, while on the epidemiological aspects it was 3.10. There was no significant difference when the courses were compared. Students' knowledge about Covid-19 was considered regular. These results highlight the need for daily updates on the disease among students.
- Subjects
SANTA Cruz (Calif.); COVID-19 pandemic; PUBLIC opinion polls; STUDENT health; BIVARIATE analysis; CHI-squared test; FISHER exact test; MENTAL health of students
- Publication
Revista Sustinere, 2020, Vol 8, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
2359-0424
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12957/sustinere.2020.50821