Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Usage of Masks and Medical Gowns among Postgraduate Students

Background and Aim Coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19 may spread through respiratory droplets released by infected individuals during coughing sneezing or speaking. A major concern during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has been protection of clinicians and other health care workers from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus SARS CoV-2 infection by respiratory aerosol and contact transmission. This study was designed to assess the knowledge attitude and practice regarding usage of masks and medical gowns among postgraduate students.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 postgraduate students. The questionnaire was designed comprising of 15 multiple choice questions based on Likert scale Five point that included questions on knowledge attitude amp practice towards awareness of masks and medical gowns. Chi square test was used to compare the distribution of responses to knowledge attitude and practice based questions.Results The mean value of knowledge was 4.178plusmn0.6513 mean value of attitude was 3.303plusmn1.0624 and mean value of practice was 4.016plusmn0.6855.Conclusion Postgraduate students demonstrated good knowledge and practice towards the masks and medical gowns whereas the attitude was still truncated.