Fahd Hassan S Almotheby
Department of Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Knowledge and Perceptions: A Survey of Dental students in King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Author(s): M Zakirulla*, Turki Saeed F AlQarni, Raad Abdullah S Alshehri, Abdulrahman Ahmed M Ismail, Sami M Alawwad, Safar Mohammed Abdullah, Moath Nasser M Assiri, Majed Ali A Jathmi, Abdullah Mohammed A Alshahrani, Fahd Hassan S Almotheby, Abdulrahman Mohammed A Alshehri, Abduraheem Raqi Ali Alhasanyyah, Abdulbari Abdullah S Alharbi and Abdullah Mohammed Ali Assiri
Background: This study was to investigate to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions among dental students about novel COVID-19 infection in the College of Dentistry, King Khalid University. Materials and Methods: The current cross-sectional study consists of Sample of 400 (248 males and 152 females) dental students and interns in College of Dentistry King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia. Written informed consent was being obtained from the participants after explaining them the purpose of the study. Sampling method was including a simple random sampling method. A self-administered questionnaire is designed to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of dental students about COVID-19 infection. Data were collected and analyzed. Results: 6.9% of study subjects were of <20 years, 86% were of 20-25 ye.. Read More»