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Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing 12(1):p 9-12, January – April 2023. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijsn.2277.467X.12123.1
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Awareness towards COVID-19 among Undergraduate Student Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP
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Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing 12(1):p 9-12, January – April 2023. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijsn.2277.467X.12123.1
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Manish Kumar Goyal/Awareness towards COVID-19 among Undergraduate Student Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP J Surg.Nurs.2023;12(1):9-12.Timeline
Received : October 18, 2022
Accepted : November 20, 2022
Published : April 30, 2023
Abstract
Background: COVID-19 has become a pandemic these days and it is a topic of high public concern and medical students are directly or indirectly related to it. Aim: 1. To assess level of awareness towards COVID-19 among the undergraduate students.2 To find out the relationship between awareness towards COVID-19 & selected socio demographical variables among the undergraduate students. Method & Material: The research approach for the study was descriptive research survey and the design adopted was Non experimental univarent descriptive research. 60 Sample of Undergraduate art’s students in faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi was selected by the convenience sampling Techniques. The self constructed awareness questionnaire was prepare and use for data collection to assess the awareness towards COVID-19 among undergraduate students. Results: The finding in the present study revealed that awareness towards COVID-19 undergraduate students that inadequate awareness 21.67% (13), moderate awareness 58.33% (35) and adequate awareness 20.00% (12).The Mean 16.35, median 16, mode 17, mean score percentage 65.42%, range 22-10, standard deviation 3.163 and mean deviation 2.61. The chi square (at 0.05) relationship of awareness score towards COVID-19 among the undergraduate student’s with their socio demographical variables Age in (Year’s), Religion, Education of father, Source of information regarding COVID-19 are significant but Gender, Course of the study, Types of family, Monthly income of the family member’s, Residence area & Have previous knowledge regarding COVID-19 are not significant. Conclusion: Study concluded that Arts college of Banaras Hindu University Undergraduate student’s having Moderate knowledge regarding the COVID-19.
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Manish Kumar Goyal/Awareness towards COVID-19 among Undergraduate Student Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP J Surg.Nurs.2023;12(1):9-12.
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| October 18, 2022 | November 20, 2022 | April 30, 2023 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijsn.2277.467X.12123.1
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| Received | October 18, 2022 |
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| Published | April 30, 2023 |
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