TY - JOUR AU - Javeria Usman , Ifrah Arshad , Anosha Fatima , Muhammad Ahsan , Namra Mina, PY - 2021/08/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Knowledge and attitude pertinent to COVID-19 and willingness to COVID vaccination among medical students of University College of Medicine & Dentistry Lahore JF - Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College JA - JRMC VL - 25 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.37939/jrmc.v25i1.1643 UR - https://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/1643 SP - AB - <p><strong><em>Objectives:</em></strong>&nbsp;To determine the awareness and beliefs of medical students towards Corona disease and the COVID-19 vaccine and to assess the willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19.</p><p><strong><em>Methods:</em></strong>&nbsp;This was a cross sectional study conducted on undergraduate medical students at University College of Medicine and dentistry, University of Lahore (UOL). A self-developed questionnaire containing demographic information, 8 knowledge and attitude items and 11 items for perceptions and willingness to get COVID-19 vaccine was completed by 410 participants.</p><p><strong><em>&nbsp;Results:</em></strong>&nbsp;More than ninety five percent of participants were aware of the cause, mode of transmission and mortality associated with corona disease; however, a handful of them knew about the purpose of using vaccine. Majority of the participants believed that COVID-19 vaccine will be effective and a good way to get protected from the disease. Regarding willingness to get cocid-19 vaccine, more than half of the participants wanted to be the first to get vaccinated but majority were concerned about the safety of COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p>&nbsp;<strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong>&nbsp;The medical students of University College of Medicine and dentistry, University of Lahore (UOL) displayed an adequate level of knowledge and awareness towards COVID-19 and a positive attitude about COVID-19 vaccine. Our study noted a high level of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among medical students, yet there were significant concerns about the safety of vaccine.</p> ER -