Introduction: COVID-19 is highly infectious disease with air-borne based transmissibility, quick spread causes global pandemic. Impacted in medical education specially, medical student is more susceptible to infection due to their position as students and in training, their understanding of illness is essential for both their safety and reassuring information in their families and communities. Objectives: This study aimed to assess COVID-19 related perception and practice among medical students at Alzaiem Alazhari University, and their psychological response during outbreak. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study was done among 277 participants of medical students at Alzaiem Alazhari University in Khartoum, Sudan, using electronic structural questionnaire by google form. Results: 153 of participants are female (55.2%). 50.2% ageing 19-21years. 22.7% think older adults not vaccinated are the most susceptible to get infected. 71.8% of participants think it is a serious and life threatening. 33.9% of participants get their information from social media, 20.9% from medical journals. Majority of participant (66.1%) think it is a disease should follow the news of. 41.2% take the vaccine. 28.9% get infected, (18.8%) of them undergo home quarantine, (20.6%) take vitamin C, (13.7%) take Paracetamol. 40.4% of participants have a family member infected. Majority of participants show good practice and health precaution to avoid infection. 26.4% of participants afraid of getting sick. 4.7% of participants have previous psychological disorders not related to COVID-19. 26.4% have psychological symptoms during pandemic. 25.6% of them increase their previous existing symptoms severity. Conclusion and recommendations: Study revealed that most of participants (44%) show moderate level of knowledge, and (50%) of them have moderate level of attitude and practice. Regarding the correlation between the level of knowledge with attitude and practice as general good knowledge and positive attitude among medical students were translated into good practice. Also, study show a disturbed psychological response was experienced by medical students.
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COVID-19, Pandemic, Psychological Response, Respiratory Disease, Medical Students
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Obaid, R. H. H., Aldura, D. K. M., Ibrahim, R. I. M., Mohamedelamin, M. K. M., Ali, A. O. (2024). COVID-19 Pandemic: Perception and Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Among Medical Students 2021- 2022, Sudan. American Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences, 12(5), 78-82. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajbls.20241205.11
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Obaid, R. H. H.; Aldura, D. K. M.; Ibrahim, R. I. M.; Mohamedelamin, M. K. M.; Ali, A. O. COVID-19 Pandemic: Perception and Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Among Medical Students 2021- 2022, Sudan. Am. J. Biomed. Life Sci. 2024, 12(5), 78-82. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbls.20241205.11
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Obaid RHH, Aldura DKM, Ibrahim RIM, Mohamedelamin MKM, Ali AO. COVID-19 Pandemic: Perception and Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Among Medical Students 2021- 2022, Sudan. Am J Biomed Life Sci. 2024;12(5):78-82. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbls.20241205.11
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