Medical Students and COVID-19: Knowledge, Preventive Behaviors, and Risk Perception.

Mansour AlsoghairMohammad AlmazyadTariq AlburaykanAbdulrhman AlsultanAbdulmajeed AlnughaymishiSulaiman AlmazyadMeshari AlharbiWesam AlkassasAbdulaziz AlmadudMohammed A Alsuhaibani

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)

Medical students assessed in this study displayed sufficient knowledge and preventive behaviors regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and an average level of risk perception. Lower scores by younger medical students suggest that they must improve their COVID-19 knowledge and risk perception, as they are a potential source of health information in their communities.

Keyphrases

medical students
health information
healthcare
coronavirus disease
sars cov
social media
human health