Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Preparedness toward COVID-19 Pandemic among Healthcare Workers in Designated COVID Hospitals of a North-Eastern State of India.

Autor:	Mahanta, Putul, Deka, Himamoni, Sarma, Bitumoni, Konwar, Ranjumoni, Thakuria, Kahua Das, Kalita, Deepjyoti, Singh, Senjam Gojendra, Eshori, Longjam
Předmět:	PROFESSIONAL practice HOSPITALS MEDICAL masks PROFESSIONS COVID-19 ATTITUDES of medical personnel CROSS-sectional method RESEARCH methodology ONE-way analysis of variance T-test (Statistics) CRONBACH'S alpha DESCRIPTIVE statistics NURSES SCALE analysis (Psychology) LEGAL compliance INFORMATION resources HAND washing DATA analysis software COVID-19 pandemic LABORATORY personnel EDUCATIONAL attainment
Zdroj:	Hospital Topics; Apr-Jun2023, Vol. 101 Issue 2, p84-93, 10p, 6 Charts, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt:	The knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of healthcare workers (HCW) toward the COVID-19 pandemic influence their preparedness to accept the preventative measures. This study investigates KAP toward COVID-19 among the HCWs working in two designated COVID hospitals. It was a cross-sectional study. The overall KAP scores were calculated, and the difference in mean scores among various demographic and other variables was tested using t-test and one-way ANOVA. The participants were knowledgeable about transmission modes and disease symptoms and were aware of the preventive measures like hand sanitisations for 96% and 91% for wearing masks. Among the knowledgeable group, 87% were aware of the control measures of COVID-19 infection like isolation and treatment of the infected; quarantine of their close contacts; and 92% had the acquaintance about the avoidance of public transport and crowded places as a safety measure. The HCWs also showed a positive attitude toward keeping distance and staying at home (81.13% strongly agreed) and regularly washing hands (agreed 91%). The mean knowledge, attitude, and practice scores of the study participants were 19.67(±1.85), 27.95(1.81) and 4.61(0.51), respectively. Nurses were found to have significantly better knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 than laboratory technicians and pharmacists. HCWs having higher education levels were also found to have better knowledge about COVID-19. The majority of the HCWs who participated in the study also strongly agreed that the referred hospitals are well prepared for infection prevention and control (IPC). Better knowledge, attitude and practices toward COVID-19 may considerably decrease the risk of getting the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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