Public health workers' knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19: the impact of Field Epidemiology Training Program in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Autor:	Samy S; Communicable Disease Control Department, Preventive sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt., Lami F; Community and Family Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq., Rashak HA; Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq., Al Nsour M; Global Health Development (GHD)|The Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET), Amman, Jordan., Eid A; Preventive sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt., Khader YS; Department of Public Health, Jordan University of Science & Technology., Afifi S; Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt., Elfadul M; Public Health Institute, Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan., Ghaleb Y; Field Epidemiology Training Program, Ministry of Public Health and Population, Sana'a, Yemen., Letaief H; National Observatory of New and Emerging Diseases, Tunis, Tunisia., Alaya NB; Tunisia Field Epidemiology Training Program, Tunis, Tunisia., Ikram A; National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan., Akhtar H; Yusra Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yusra Medical and Dental Collage, Islamabad, Pakistan., Barkia A; Epidemic Disease Service, Ministry of Health, Rabat, Morocco., Taha HA; Global Health Development (GHD)|The Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET), Amman, Jordan., Adam R; Public Health Institute, Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan., Saeed KMI; Afghanistan National Public Health Institute (ANPHI), Kabul, Afghanistan., Almudarra SS; Field Epidemiology Training Program, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Hassany M; National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt., El Sood HA; Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt., Ur Rahman F; Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan., Saaed FA; Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq., Hlaiwah MS; Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of public health (Oxford, England) [J Public Health (Oxf)] 2021 Dec 08; Vol. 43 (Suppl 3), pp. iii1-iii11.
DOI:	10.1093/pubmed/fdab240
Abstrakt:	Background: This study aimed to compare knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding COVID-19 between public health workers (PHWs) attended field epidemiology training program (FETP-trained) and those who did not attend FETP (non-FETP trained). Methods: Multi-country cross-sectional survey was conducted among PHWs who participated in COVID-19 pandemic in 10 countries at EMR. Online questionnaire that included demographic information, KAP regarding COVID-19 pandemic was distributed among HCWs. Scoring system was used to quantify the answers, bivariate and Multivariate analysis performed to compare FETP-trained with non-FETP trained PHWs. Results: Overall, 1337 PHWs participated, with 835 (62.4%) < 40 years of age, and 851 (63.6%) males. Of them, 423 (31.6%) had FETP, including that 189 (44.7%) had advanced level, 155 (36.6%) intermediate and 79 (18.7%) basic level training. Compared with non-FETP trained, FETP trained were older, having higher KAP scores. FETP participation was low in infection control, and PH laboratories. KAP mean scores for intermediate level attendees are comparable to advanced level. Conclusions: FETP-trained are having better KAP than non-FETP PHWs. Expanding the intermediate level, maintain the Rapid Response training and introduce the laboratory component are recommended to maximize the benefit from FETP. Infection control, antimicrobial resistance and coordination are areas where training should include. (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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