PERCEPTION AND AWARENESS ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINES AMONG MALE AND FEMALE MEDICAL STUDENTS

Khan Meraj Farooque and Dr. Srabani Bhattacharya*

ABSTRACT

It was a cross sectional study. Total number of participants were 157. The study was conducted among medical students both female and female students who had taken admission to MBBS course in medical colleges of Maharashtra state, India. 1st year students = 65.6 %, 2nd year students = 31.8 % and 3rd year students = 2.5 %. 7.6 % of the participants were fully aware about COVID-19 vaccine. 21% of the students look for information regarding COVID-19 vaccine 3-4 times per week. The mechanism of action of available COVID-19 vaccine new everything 3.8 % participants. 42% of them had taken the COVID-19 vaccine when the study was going on. 9.6 % of their family members were vaccinated during the present study.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine, medical student, awareness.