Author(s):
Lim Yi Theng, Lim Yi Han, Ling Jing Er, Loh Chooi Joy, Priyadarshini Karthikeyan, Ramesh Kumaresan, Suganya Mahadeva Rao, Siddharthan Selvaraj
Email(s):
priyadrkarthi@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/0974-360X.2023.00443 
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Lim Yi Theng1, Lim Yi Han1, Ling Jing Er1, Loh Chooi Joy1, Priyadarshini Karthikeyan1*, Ramesh Kumaresan1, Suganya Mahadeva Rao2 , Siddharthan Selvaraj1
1 Faculty of Dentistry, AIMST University, Bedong 08100, Kedah, Malaysia.
2 PEOPLE’S College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, PEOPLE’S University Bhopal, MP India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 16,
Issue - 6,
Year - 2023
ABSTRACT:
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pneumonia crisis of universal concern on January 30, 2020, because of the rapidly growing number of cases and evidence of human-to-human viral transmission. Dentists are more prone to get infected to covid 19 infection, in addition the sources of stress and anxiety for dentists during this crisis have been brought up, and they may be partially related to the elevated danger of exposure to COVID-19 while performing routine dental procedures. It would be helpful to assess the tension and anxiety that dental students experience when they return to their training in dental colleges in the COVID-19 period. Aim: To assess the level of fear and anxiety towards covid 19 among dental students in AIMST university. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out among 348 dental students by simple random sampling technique to evaluate the fear and anxiety level. The response to each question was recorded in a YES or NO format, Comparison of mean fear score was done using t-test for 2 variables and ANOVA for 3 or more than 3 variables. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: There was significant association between fear and gender towards Covid 19 among Dental Students terms of gender (P value <0.005). Furthermore, there was a significant association between anxiety and sociodemographic factors like gender and year of study towards Covid 19 among Dental Students terms of gender. Conclusions: The present study demonstrates cross-sectional data of fear and anxiety among dental students towards COVID-19. Our study findings showed that students were anxious and were afraid of covid 19. It can be said that it’s the right time to educate and instill knowledge on various infectious diseases and management strategies for the same.
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Lim Yi Theng, Lim Yi Han, Ling Jing Er, Loh Chooi Joy, Priyadarshini Karthikeyan, Ramesh Kumaresan, Suganya Mahadeva Rao, Siddharthan Selvaraj. Assessment of Fear and Anxiety towards Covid 19 among Dental Students in Malaysian Private University. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 2023; 16(6):2699-4. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2023.00443
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Lim Yi Theng, Lim Yi Han, Ling Jing Er, Loh Chooi Joy, Priyadarshini Karthikeyan, Ramesh Kumaresan, Suganya Mahadeva Rao, Siddharthan Selvaraj. Assessment of Fear and Anxiety towards Covid 19 among Dental Students in Malaysian Private University. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 2023; 16(6):2699-4. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2023.00443 Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2023-16-6-21
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