Knowledge of Causes and Prevention of Coronavirus (Corvid-19) Among Student of Taraba State University
CHAPTER ONE
Objective of the study
The main objective of this study is to examine the knowledge of causes and prevention of coronavirus (Corvid-19) among student of Taraba state university. Specifically this study therefore, sought to:
- Determine the awareness of coronavirus among student of Taraba state university.
- Ascertain the knowledge of transmission, risk factors , symptoms and prevention of coronavirus among student of Taraba state university and the factors associated with knowledge of coronavirus
- Determine the preventive practices against coronavirus among student of Taraba state university.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
For coronavirus investigators, the recognition of a new coronavirus as the cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was certainly remarkable, yet perhaps not surprising (Baric et al., 1995). The cadre of investigators who have worked with this intriguing family of viruses over the past 30 years are familiar with many of the features of coronavirus biology, pathogenesis, and disease that manifested so dramatically in the worldwide SARS epidemic. Advances in the biology of coronaviruses have resulted in greater understanding of their capacity for adaptation to new environments, transspecies infection, and emergence of new diseases. New tools of cell and molecular biology have led to increased understanding of intracellular replication and viral cell biology, and the advent in the past five years of reverse genetic approaches to study coronaviruses has made it possible to begin to define the determinants of viral replication, transpecies adaptation, and human disease. This summary will discuss the basic life cycle and replication of the well-studied coronavirus, mouse hepatitis virus (MHV), identifying the unique characteristics of coronavirus biology and highlighting critical points where research has made significant advances, and which might represent targets for antivirals or vaccines. Areas where rapid progress has been made in SCoV research will be described. Finally, areas of need for research in coronavirus replication, genetics, and pathogenesis will be summarized.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Study Design
This was a community based descriptive cross sectional study conducted among students in Taraba State university, Nigeria from February to March 27, 2020, .Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethical Review committee of the Taraba state general hospital and informed consent was obtained from respondents before administration of questionnaires.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION OF DATA AND ANALYSIS
presentation of data
Socio-demographic Characteristics of Respondents
Out of the 228 respondents, males and females were equally distributed. The majority (57.9%) were married. A greater proportion (43.9%) had secondary education level of education, and almost all (99.1%) of respondents were Christians. The mean age of respondents was 33.36 years with a standard deviation of 12.78 and ranged from 18 to 86 years
CHAPTER FIVE
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION
CONCLUSION
Good awareness and a good level of knowledge of coronavirus was found among students of Taraba state university. However, some misconceptions were still reported among the school community concerning the knowledge of transmission, prevention and even practices to prevent coronavirus infection. The younger members of the students were more knowledgeable of the transmission and prevention of coronavirus compared to the older members of the communities. Some members also reported seeing in their homes. Intensified health education of community members is needed to sustain this high level of awareness and knowledge among community members and correct any existing misconceptions among community members. This will go a long way to protect the communities against this deadly disease, coronavirus.
REFERENCES
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Center of Hematologic Oncology, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Pediatrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Department of Pediatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Department of Pediatrics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- Hospital Management Institute of Wuhan University, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Department of Pediatric Respiratory, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuhan Children’s Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
