Mungmunpuntipantip, Rujittika1,; Wiwanitkit, Viroj2
1Private Academic Consultant, Bangkok, Thailand
2Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Nigeria
Corresponding author: Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip, Private Academic Consultant, 111 Bangkok 122 Bangkok 103300, Thailand. E-mail: [email protected]
Received January 10, 2023
Accepted March 11, 2023
This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
Dear Editor,
We would like to share ideas on the publication “Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among the postgraduate medical students of a government medical college in Gujarat (India).”[1] The knowledge, attitude, and practices of postgraduate students regarding COVID-19 were evaluated by Parekh et al.[1] Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) studies, according to Parekh et al., can be used to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the population being examined. The government’s training initiatives might place more of an emphasis on knowledge gaps and discourage common bad habits.[1] Most students possessed solid knowledge, a positive attitude, and good practices according to Parekh et al.[1] We concur that KAP is a crucial instrument for developing public health strategy. When the COVID-19 scenario changes, the KAP survey result could be altered. Given how quickly things change, a long-term follow-up KAP survey may be necessary. For instance, the KAP assessment during the initial outbreak in Indochina revealed the inadequate training of local staff.[2,3] Nevertheless, following an epidemic, progress was shown.
Financial support and sponsorship
Nil.
Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
REFERENCES
1. Parekh A, Dave J, Singhal S, Deokar K. Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding COVID-19 among the postgraduate medical students of a government medical college in Gujarat (India) J Assoc Chest Physicians. 2022;10:81–8
2. Apaijitt P, Wiwanitkit V. Knowledge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by medical personnel in a rural area of Thailand Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020;41:1243–4
3. Apaijitt P, Wiwanitkit V. Recognition on possibility of no-fever and no-history of travel to risk country among nurse in rural area of a country that COVID-19 already existed: observation Int J Prev Med. 2020;11:47.
