Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
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J Nepal Health Res Counc · Nov 2020
Knowledge and Attitude about COVID 19 among Health Care Workers Working in Seti Provincial Hospital.
Health care workers are at greater risk of infection during COVID 19 pandemic. This study was carried out to assess the knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 among healthcare workers at working at Seti Zonal Hospital. ⋯ We identified a significant gap in information source, sufficient knowledge and low positive attitude about COVID 19 among health care workers. Greater educational efforts about prevention should be directed to different level of health workers.
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J Nepal Health Res Counc · Nov 2020
Students' Perspective on Online Medical Education Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal.
The lockdown strategy adopted to contain the spread of current pandemic of coronavirus disease has affected all sectors of life globally. Nepal also instructed all the educational institutions to shut down, medical colleges being no exception. One month into the lockdown all the medical colleges in Nepal started online classes to keep pace with the academic calendar. This preliminary survey analyses the students' perspective on newly introduced online medical education system. ⋯ Medical students did not find online classes as effective as the traditional classroom teachings; it could be made more interactive and productive by introducing interactive and brainstorming sessions complementing the conventional face?to?face education.