Table 1.
Demographic details, knowledge, attitude, behavior, and practice among the study participants.
| N (%) | |||
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| Gender | Male | 292 (38.0) | |
| Female | 477 (62.0) | ||
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| Age | <25 years | 667 (86.7) | |
| >25 years | 102 (13.3) | ||
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| Status | Undergraduate | 668 (86.9) | |
| Postgraduate | 101 (13.1) | ||
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| Year of study | Preclinical (n = 275) | First year | 118 (15.3) |
| Second year | 157 (20.4) | ||
| Clinical (n = 381) | Third year | 126 (16.4) | |
| Fourth year | 118 (15.3) | ||
| Final year | 137 (17.8) | ||
| Internship (n = 113) | 113 (14.7) | ||
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| How would you rate your knowledge level on COVID-19 disease? | Very poor | 3 (0.4) | |
| Poor | 4 (0.5) | ||
| Average | 222 (28.9) | ||
| Good | 387 (50.3) | ||
| Very good | 153 (19.9) | ||
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| Awareness about government COVID-19 task force (UAE) | No | 109 (14.2) | |
| Yes | 660 (85.8) | ||
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| Following UAE press conferences | Always | 370 (48.1) | |
| More often | 11 (1.4) | ||
| Never | 93 (12.1) | ||
| Sometimes | 295 (38.4) | ||
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| Knowledge | Inadequate | 192 (25.0) | |
| Adequate | 577 (75.0) | ||
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| Attitude | Negative | 457 (59.4) | |
| Positive | 312 (40.6) | ||
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| Behavior | Negative | 42 (5.5) | |
| Positive | 727 (94.5) | ||
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| Practice score | Mean (SD) | 2.09 (0.56) | |
| Median (Q1–Q3) | 2 (2–2) | ||