Awareness Toward COVID-19 Precautions Among Different Levels of Dental Students in King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographic Profile of the Study Sample

Demographic Characteristics		Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)	95% CI
Age	19–21	92	22.33	0.17–0.27
	22–31	230	55.83	0.29–0.39
	32–41	90	21.84	0.11–0.21
Gender	Male	210	50.97	0.22–0.32
	Female	202	49.03	0.29–0.39
Education Level	Undergraduate	199	48.30	0.54–0.64
	Intern	107	25.97	0.38–0.48
	Postgraduate	106	25.73	0.39–0.49

Note: Descriptive statistics.

Table 2 Frequency Distribution of Total Scores Among the Sample

Total Score	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
1	3	0.7
2	4	1
3	25	6.1
4	8	1.9
5	13	3.2
6	15	3.6
7	18	4.4
8	22	5.3
9	41	10
10	74	18
11	84	20.4
12	65	15.8
13	20	4.9
14	8	1.9
15	12	2.9
Total	412	100

Note: Descriptive statistics.

Table 3 Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on COVID-19 Precautions

Question Item	Subscale: Knowledge
	Incorrect		Correct
	N	%	N	%
1. Novel COVID-19 virus transmits through droplets.	287	69.66	125	30.34
2. The main symptoms of COVID-19 include all the following except runny nose.	72	17.27	340	82.73
3. After exposure to COVID-19, active symptoms may appear; 2–14 days post-exposure.	142	34.15	270	65.85
4. According to CDC guidelines, to be protected from COVID-19, the duration of washing hands and cleaning surfaces should not be less than 20 seconds.	203	49.02	209	50.98
	Subscale: Attitude
5. Patients with a droplet spread disease should be isolated in a private room.	96	22.93	316	77.07
6. Patients with a droplet spread disease should be kept at a distance of at least 150 cm.	131	31.46	281	68.54
7. Carriers with a droplet spread disease should wear a mask during transport.	69	16.75	343	83.25
8. Mask should be worn if or when a subject is within a 90 cm distance from a patient under droplet precaution care.	112	27.18	300	72.82
9. Mask should be worn most of the time to prevent infection spread.	317	76.83	95	23.17
	Subscale: Practice
10. Taking a shower with hot water to kill COVID-19 attached to the body surface is considered a false myth.	95	22.68	317	77.32

Note: Descriptive statistics.

Figure 1 Correlation between gender distribution among subscales in the questionnaire.

Figure 2 Correlation between education level distribution among subscales in the questionnaire.