%0 Journal Article
%T Knowledge Acquisition on COVID-19 Through Self-Learning Among Bhutanese Medical Students
%A Nimal Perera
%A Chaminda Silva
%A Kasun Wijesinghe
%J Interdisciplinary Research in Medical Sciences Specialty
%@ 3062-4401
%D 2025
%V 5
%N 2
%R 10.51847/LBGthgjXwz
%P 64-70
%X hutan does not have its own medical school, and therefore Bhutanese medical students pursue their training in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and India. When medical institutions in these countries closed during the initial COVID-19 outbreak in March–April 2020, the students were brought back to Bhutan. After repatriation, they were placed in government-managed quarantine facilities for 21 days. This study examined their COVID-19–related knowledge acquired through self-learning, as well as their attitudes toward engaging in the national COVID-19 response. This cross-sectional study was carried out among medical students who had returned to Bhutan. Data were collected using an online questionnaire administered while the students were in facility quarantine. A sample size of 129 was determined, and convenience sampling was employed. Knowledge was measured through 20 items, each contributing 1 point to a total possible score of 20. Knowledge levels were categorized as “good” for scores ≥80%, “satisfactory” for scores between 60–79%, and “poor” for scores 
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