Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Dental Sciences and Internship Students in Ajman University, United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Demographic details, knowledge, attitude, behavior, and practice among the study participants.

			N (%)
Gender	Male		292 (38.0)
	Female		477 (62.0)
Age	<25 years		667 (86.7)
	>25 years		102 (13.3)
Status	Undergraduate		668 (86.9)
	Postgraduate		101 (13.1)
Year of study	Preclinical (n = 275)	First year	118 (15.3)
		Second year	157 (20.4)
	Clinical (n = 381)	Third year	126 (16.4)
		Fourth year	118 (15.3)
		Final year	137 (17.8)
	Internship (n = 113)		113 (14.7)
How would you rate your knowledge level on COVID-19 disease?	Very poor		3 (0.4)
	Poor		4 (0.5)
	Average		222 (28.9)
	Good		387 (50.3)
	Very good		153 (19.9)
Awareness about government COVID-19 task force (UAE)	No		109 (14.2)
	Yes		660 (85.8)
Following UAE press conferences	Always		370 (48.1)
	More often		11 (1.4)
	Never		93 (12.1)
	Sometimes		295 (38.4)
Knowledge	Inadequate		192 (25.0)
	Adequate		577 (75.0)
Attitude	Negative		457 (59.4)
	Positive		312 (40.6)
Behavior	Negative		42 (5.5)
	Positive		727 (94.5)
Practice score	Mean (SD)		2.09 (0.56)
	Median (Q1–Q3)		2 (2–2)