Knowledge, attitudes and practices about COVID-19 of dental students in Ceará State, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.30979/revabeno.v23i1.1740

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COVID-19, Knowledge, Students Dental

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Prevention and control strategies for the COVID-19 pandemic include behavioral approaches and that identify potential intervention scenarios, such as the training process for health professionals. The aim of the present study was to analyze knowledge, attitudes and practices about COVID-19 and associated factors in dentistry students. This is a cross-sectional study with dentistry students from Higher Education Institutions in the state of Ceará, Brazil. 288 students regularly enrolled in Higher Education Institutions participated in the research. The sample showed a high frequency of adequacy of knowledge, attitudes and practices for the prevention of COVID-19. The relationship between the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and their knowledge, attitudes and practices showed an association between the student's place of residence and distance from the nearest Basic Health Unit. Most students who live in both rural and urban areas have adequate practices regarding COVID-19, as well as most students who live near or far from the nearest Basic Health Unit also have knowledge, attitudes and practices appropriate. The low risk of infection observed in the studied sample, as well as the adequate level of knowledge, attitudes and practices considered adequate about COVID-19 do not exempt the need for continuous educational processes related to biosafety protocols.

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Ana Kamila Araújo Monteiro, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Sobral, Ceará, Brasil

Jefferson Willyan de Sousa Pará, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Sobral, Ceará, Brasil

Iara Martins Melo, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Sobral, Ceará, Brasil

Igor Iuco Castro-Silva, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Sobral, Ceará, Brasil.

Mariana Ramalho de Farias, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Sobral, Ceará, Brasil.

Jacques Antonio Cavalcante Maciel, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Sobral, Ceará, Brasil.

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29-07-2023

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Monteiro, A. K. A., Pará, J. W. de S., Melo, I. M., Castro-Silva, I. I., Farias, M. R. de, & Maciel, J. A. C. (2023). Knowledge, attitudes and practices about COVID-19 of dental students in Ceará State, Brazil. Revista Da ABENO, 23(1), 1740 . https://doi.org/10.30979/revabeno.v23i1.1740

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