COVID-19 infection: Knowledge, attitude, practices, and impact among healthcare workers in a South-Eastern Nigerian state
| Autor: | Amaka Y Ezeuko, Esther Nkiruka Orji-Ifeanyi, Dorothy Amauche Ezeagwuna, Uzoma Chidi Okereke, Ifeoma Bridget Udigwe, Ikechukwu Innocent Mbachu, Chioma Pauline Mbachu, Chimaobi Marie-Claire Azubuike, Stanley K Onah, Henry Obinna Eze, Chioma Phyllis Nnamani, Uche Marian Umeh, C.I. Ndukwu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cross-sectional study Attitude of Health Personnel Health Personnel Pneumonia Viral Nigeria Disease 030501 epidemiology Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences Betacoronavirus 0302 clinical medicine Virology Environmental health Statistical significance Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic Health care Infection control Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Personal protective equipment Pandemics Personal Protective Equipment Infection Control business.industry SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 General Medicine Fear Middle Aged Infectious Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Parasitology Female Clinical Competence 0305 other medical science business Coronavirus Infections |
| Zdroj: | Journal of infection in developing countries. 14(9) |
| ISSN: | 1972-2680 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection rate and mortality among Nigerian health care workers appear to be on the increase. This study determined the level of knowledge, attitude, practices, and impact of COVID-19 infection on healthcare workers (HCWs) working in a South-Eastern Nigerian state. Methodology: This was a web-based, cross-sectional study conducted among healthcare workers in South-eastern, Nigeria during the lockdown period. Socio-demographic profile, knowledge of COVID-19, fears and impact concerning COVID-19, attitude of health workers to work, preventive practices during this pandemic period were obtained. Data were analysed using STATA 16.0. Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests of association were used to determine the association between variables, with the significance level set at p < 0.05. Results: A total of 403 health care workers participated in the study. Majority of participants (n = 357, 88.59%) had good knowledge and good preventive practices (n = 328, 81.39%) of COVID-19. A significant proportion of respondents had a poor attitude to work (n = 101, 25.06%) and an attitude of indifference (n = 233, 57.82%). Almost half (48.64%) of participants had been negatively affected by COVID-19. Knowledge significantly influenced practice (p = 0.029). Lack of Personal protective equipment, fear of dying and going to common places, had a significant impact on the attitude of workers. Conclusion: Good knowledge which influenced practice, high use of preventive practices, with associated poor and indifferent attitude was noted among healthcare workers. Fear of death and lack of personal protective equipment had a strong impact on attitude. Female HCWs had poorer attitude to work than males. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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