A cognitive study on hospital-acquired pneumonia among students from the Faculty of Medicine at the Syrian Private University

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Abstract Background Hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP), or nosocomial pneumonia, is an infection of the lower respiratory tract that was not incubated at the time of hospital admission and that presents clinically 2 or more days after hospitalization. Conducting research on nosocomial acquired pneumonia helps to raise awareness and raise awareness of the importance of preventing and avoiding infection with this disease, and also helps to identify best practices and preventive measures to avoid the spread of infection in hospitals. Our study mainly aimed at evaluating awareness among students of the Faculty of Medicine at the Syrian Private University. Methods A cross-sectional study, conducted at the Syrian Private University, included 250 male and female students from 3/6/2023 to 8/8/2023. It included students of the Syrian Private University, Faculty of Medicine. Results Out of 250 students who participated in the study, the percentage of females was 142 (56.8%), compared to 108 (43.2%). The largest percentage of sixth-year students was 112 (44.8%). The ages of the participating students ranged from 18–33 years, with an average age of 22 years. The source of information for students was university study 200 (43.1%), followed by clinical training in hospital 102 (22%). It was found that the students had a good awareness about the disease, which reached 220 (88%). Female students had more knowledge about the disease (94%), compared to males (79%). The knowledge of fourth-year students was the greatest, 36 (100%), followed by sixth-year students, 110 (98.2%). Conclusion The results of our study indicate an acceptable degree of awareness among medical students at the Syrian Private University. It is useful to conduct more studies that include a larger number of students in other universities to avoid bias. We also recommend generalizing the pattern of our studies to the rest of the Syrian universities to evaluate students’ knowledge of common cases in our country and their diagnosis constitutes Its management is of great importance because it is associated with high morbidity and mortality