Knowledge and Awareness Towards Lifi-Technolo...

Knowledge and Awareness Towards Lifi-Technology Among Undergraduate Dental Students

Author Name : Dr. R. Mavya Sai Sree, Dr. K.V.N.R. Pratap, Dr. T. Madhavi Padma, Dr. V. Siva Kalyan, Dr. V. Srujan Kumar

ABSTRACT

Background: Light Fidelity (LIFI) is a Visible Light Communication (VLC) based technology that making a light as a media of communication replacing the cable wire communication. LIFI is evolve to overcome the rate speed in WIFI, while using LIFI the rate speed can reach until 14 Gbps. This paper presents an introduction of the LIFI technology including the architecture, modulation, performance, and the challenges. The result of this paper can be used as a reference and knowledge to develop some of the LIFI technology.

This study mainly aims to define LIFI technology knowledge level and perception amongadults between 18 and 25 years of age in Khammam

Aim : To assess the knowledge and awarenesstowards LIFI technology among undergraduate dental students.

Method : A cross-sectional study was conducted among the undergraduate dental students      (II,III, IV, Interns) in a tertiary care teaching hospital, Khammam, using a web-based tool called google forms, a semi-structural online questionnaire was designed and distributed to the students to fill. Descriptive statistics and chi -squaretest  usingspss version – 23.  Ap-value<0.05 was used to evaluate statistical significance.

Result : A total of 330 students took part with females (81.2%) and males (18.8%). The age of participants ranges from 18 to 25  years. In this study ,female students have more knowledge regardingLIFI technology and males expressed a positive attitude compared to females. IVyear students have more knowledge followed by IIIyears, followed by IIYEARS, followed by internsstudents.

Conclusion : The study results suggest that LIFI technology knowledge level is not adequate among students. Attitude influenced the decision to learn more about LIFI technology

Key words: LIFI,Technology, Attitude, Dental students, Knowledge.