ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEGDE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ON IMPORTANCE OF FACE MASK AMONG CLINICAL MEDICAL STUDENTS OF CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL AMAKU, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract: The prevalence of many communicable diseases in the modern day society has been a huge reason to worry for current and future health workers because they are at the forefront in the fight against these diseases. Hence, this study, to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice among clinical medical students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka. The study population was all clinical medical students of the hospital during the study period with sample size of 147. The questionnaire pre-test was performed on 5% of the total sample size within the teaching hospital, which is assumed to have similar traits to the targeted population. The questionnaire divided into sections that are used to evaluate the following: socio-demographic characteristics, general knowledge of the participant, participant attitudes toward the use of facemasks, and facemasks use Practice on the behavioral factors that influence face mask use. The statistical software SPSS version 28.0 was used to calculate the frequencies and odds ratio. The result of the study showed that the respondents of this study had overall good knowledge regarding facemask use against COVID-19 infection. For knowledge, most of the participants on average got their source of information through the media (TV, Radio, social media), resources material, and the hospital. Considering the vaccine, it was observed based on the responses that a greater percentage of the clinical medical students have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. Majority of the respondents had various reasons for not wearing face masks whereas some wear it out of compliance to the rules of the hospital and not because they consider it necessary. It was also observed that some students do not properly handle the face mask. In conclusion, there is still a long way to go in the case of clinical medical students practice towards the use of face masks. Keywords: health workers, clinical medical students, COVID-19 infection, face masks. Title: ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEGDE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ON IMPORTANCE OF FACE MASK AMONG CLINICAL MEDICAL STUDENTS OF CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL AMAKU, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE Author: Eyisi I. G., Njelita I. A., Akabuike J., Nwachukwu C., Eyisi C. S. International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing ISSN 2394-7330 Vol. 10, Issue 1, January 2023 - April 2023 Page No: 99-106 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 04-March-2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7698072 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/ASSESSMENT%20OF%20KNOWLEGDE-04032023-3.pdfInternational Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing, ISSN 2394-7330, Novelty Journals, Website: www.noveltyjournals.co