scholarly journals Seroconversion following H1N1 influenza vaccination among health care personnel in South Kerala, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuja U. ◽  
Rajasi R. S. ◽  
Ratheesh K. H. ◽  
VijayaKumar K. ◽  
Amar Fettil
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Single Dose ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Influenza Pandemic ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
H1n1 Vaccine ◽  
Care Workers

Background: Health care workers were prioritized by World Health Organization (WHO) for H1N1 vaccination during 2009 swine influenza pandemic following which in Kerala, a total of 72,000 people mostly health care personnel were immunized with a single dose of inactivated split influenza monovalent H1N1 vaccine in 2010. The present study was carried out with the objective to find out the proportion of health care workers seroconverted in Kerala following H1N1 vaccination.Methods:A cross-sectional study conducted in three districts of Kerala. Blood samples collected from 193 health staffs were analysed for H1N1 antibody titre 6 months following single dose of vaccination. Univariate analysis was done using proportions for qualitative variables.Results: 99.5% of health staffs seroconverted following vaccination and none of them developed disease even after getting exposed to H1N1 cases thereafter.Conclusions:Single dose of H1N1 vaccine is found to offer sufficient protection and should be recommended for health care workers. So all health care personnel shall consider H1N1 vaccination for their own protection. 

Workplace Violence in the Health Sector in Turkey: A National Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (15) ◽  
pp. 2345-2365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tevfik Pinar ◽  
Cengizhan Acikel ◽  
Gul Pinar ◽  
Erdem Karabulut ◽  
Meral Saygun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
National Study ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
International Labor Organization ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Workers

Violence in the workplace is an increasing occupational health concern worldwide. Health care workers are at high risk of assault. To develop, monitor, and manage prevention policies, baseline data should be available. This cross-sectional study was designed to determine the current extent of workplace violence nationwide in Turkey. The study population of 12.944 health care workers was a stratified sample of all health care workers (612,639) in the country. A probabilistic sampling was made on the basis of the “multistage stratified random cluster sampling method.” This study was conducted by a structured questionnaire in a face-to-face interview. The questionnaire items were adapted and translated into Turkish based on questionnaires of International Labor Organization, International Council of Nurses, World Health Organization, and Public Services International. The percentage of health care workers who experienced workplace violence in Turkey in the previous 12 months was 44.7%. The types of violence included physical 6.8%, verbal 43.2%, mobbing (bullying) 2.4%, and sexual harassment 1%. Multivariate analysis showed that level of health care system, type of institution, gender, occupation, age, working hours, and shift work were independent risk factors for experiencing workplace violence ( p < .05). Our study indicates that the workplace violence among health care workers is a significant problem. The results of the study can serve as the basis for future analytical studies and for development of appropriate prevention efforts.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Perception of Health Care Workers Regarding COVID-19 in Different Parts of Gujarat State

Healthline ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-57
Author(s):  
Disha Patel ◽  
Bela Patel ◽  
Naresh Makwana ◽  
Dipesh Parmar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Gujarat State ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Delayed Treatment ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Spread Of Infection ◽  
Basic Course

Introduction: The World Health Organization declared the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. A poor understanding of the disease among healthcare workers may implicate in delayed treatment and the rapid spread of infection. Objective: To know the perception and knowledge of the health care workers in different districts of Gujarat state about the COVID 19. Method: A cross sectional web based survey was conducted among the 104 health care workers working in different districts of Gujarat during the month of April 2020. WhatsApp and Telegram based questionnaire was sent to each participant and their response was recorded. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel 2016 and was analysed by applying various statistical test using SPSS version 25. Results: Out of 104 participants, 46.15% and 53.85% were male and female respectively. Mean age of participants was 26.40 years. Majority participants were from Saurashtra-Kutch(36.54%) followed by central Gujarat(28.85%) and north Gujarat(23.08%). Out of 63 who had received training of basic course in COVID-19, only 27 were able to give correct answer about criteria for discharge of patient. Conclusion: HCWs in our study are having good knowledge regarding COVID 19. They are aware of the measures needed to be taken to reduce the spread of the disease. HCWs were using authentic sources for information; this ultimately affects knowledge and is reflected in attitude and practice.

scholarly journals Health care workers’ perspectives about disclosure to HIV-infected children; Cross-sectional survey of health facilities in Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sphiwe Madiba ◽  
Mathildah Mokgatle
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
N 93

The perspectives and practices of health care workers (HCWs) regarding disclosure to HIV-infected children have not been adequately investigated ten years after the roll-out of pediatrics antiretroviral therapy (ART). The aim of the study was to examine the opinions of HCWs about disclosure to HIV-infected children and determine their role in disclosure to children accessing ART in centers in South Africa. This was a cross-sectional survey using a semi-structured questionnaire among HCWs in ART centers at three hospitals and 48 primary health facilities in two provinces in South Africa. Of the 206 HCWs, 140 (68.2%) were nurses, 44 (21.5%) were lay counsellors, and 4 (2%) were doctors. The majority (n=183, 89.3%) felt that disclosure benefits children and they should be told about their HIV status. Over half (n=93, 51.4%) recommended 11-18 years as the appropriate age to disclose. Half (n= 99, 48.5%) said that caregivers should take the lead to disclose, 87 (42.7%) said that disclosure is a shared responsibility of caregivers and HCWs, and 18 (8.8%) said HCWs should lead disclosure. HCWs perceived their role as that of preparing the caregiver for disclosure and the child to understand the disease. However, the lack of guidelines and training on disclosure counselling for children affects their ability to fully participate in disclosure to children. There is a need to adopt t he World Health Organizations’ disclosure guidelines for children and adapt them to the local cultural and community contexts and train HCWs to guide, support, and assist caregivers in their disclosure to HIV-infected children.

scholarly journals Health care workers’ perspectives about disclosure to HIV-infected children; Cross-sectional survey of health facilities in Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sphiwe Madiba ◽  
Mathildah Mokgatle
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
N 93

The perspectives and practices of health care workers (HCWs) regarding disclosure to HIV-infected children have not been adequately investigated ten years after the roll-out of pediatrics antiretroviral therapy (ART). The aim of the study was to examine the opinions of HCWs about disclosure to HIV-infected children and determine their role in disclosure to children accessing ART in centers in South Africa. This was a cross-sectional survey using a semi-structured questionnaire among HCWs in ART centers at three hospitals and 48 primary health facilities in two provinces in South Africa. Of the 206 HCWs, 140 (68.2%) were nurses, 44 (21.5%) were lay counsellors, and 4 (2%) were doctors. The majority (n=183, 89.3%) felt that disclosure benefits children and they should be told about their HIV status. Over half (n=93, 51.4%) recommended 11-18 years as the appropriate age to disclose. Half (n= 99, 48.5%) said that caregivers should take the lead to disclose, 87 (42.7%) said that disclosure is a shared responsibility of caregivers and HCWs, and 18 (8.8%) said HCWs should lead disclosure. HCWs perceived their role as that of preparing the caregiver for disclosure and the child to understand the disease. However, the lack of guidelines and training on disclosure counselling for children affects their ability to fully participate in disclosure to children. There is a need to adopt t he World Health Organizations’ disclosure guidelines for children and adapt them to the local cultural and community contexts and train HCWs to guide, support, and assist caregivers in their disclosure to HIV-infected children.

scholarly journals Knowledge and anticipated behavior of health care workers in response to an outbreak of pandemic influenza in Georgia

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (03) ◽  
pp. 329-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maia Butsashvili ◽  
Wayne Triner ◽  
George Kamkamidze ◽  
Maia Kajaia ◽  
Louise-Anne McNutt
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Influenza Pandemic ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Workforce Reduction ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Worker Absenteeism ◽  
The Face ◽  
Highly Virulent

Background: Avian influenza has been documented in over 331 humans since 2003 with 203 associated deaths. Health Care Workers (HCWs) have been shown to be at personal risk during other highly virulent outbreaks with a high attack rate. This study aimed to determine the magnitude and factors associated with absenteeism of hospital based health care workers (HCWs) in Georgia associated with a potential highly virulent influenza pandemic. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study of how HCWs responded to a potentially highly virulent influenza pandemic in two urban hospitals in Georgia. Hospital based physicians and nurses were studied. Data was collected utilizing a survey instrument. The survey was either self-administered or interviewer administered based upon the preference of the respondent. Results: There were 288 HCWs surveyed. The study suggested a 23% rate of worker absenteeism, predominately among women and nurses. The majority of the respondents (58.1%), mostly HCWs less than age 35, were opposed to forced isolation or quarantine of staff during a highly virulent influenza pandemic. Seventy-six percent of respondents correctly reported that the strain of virus that was responsible for the outbreaks in the neighboring countries was H5N1. Only 15.5% of respondents, however, correctly identified influenza as the culprit virus. Conclusions: The rate of work absenteeism suggested by this study represents a significant workforce reduction. There are specific groups who would choose not to attend work in the face of a flu pandemic. This information may allow planners to target these specific groups for education and social support services to encourage greater inclination to attend to clinical duties.

scholarly journals Urgency in Improving Child Health Care Workers' Awareness and Knowledge of ASD: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Study in Southwest China

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Ma ◽  
Yan Zhou ◽  
Ye Liu ◽  
Yue Ping ◽  
Yaozhou Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Workers

Objective: To evaluate the levels of awareness and knowledge of ASD among child health care workers in China, we conducted a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study to assess the participants' awareness and knowledge of ASD.Methods: A total of 159 child health care workers from Southwest China participated in the survey and filled out the questionnaire.Descriptive analysis was conducted on the five parts of the questionnaire, including general knowledge, symptomology, screening and diagnosis, and intervention and treatment. Univariate analysis was used to assess impacts of the participants' basic demographic characteristics on the questionnaire scores. Multivariate analysis was used to analyze association of the participants' basic demographic characteristics and the questionnaire scores.Results: Less than 15% of the participants knew that ASD is a developmental, congenital and genetic disorder. Few participants knew that the symptoms include language disorder (38.4%) and social dysfunction (29.6%). A minority of the participants knew the diagnostic criteria (22.6%) and the age for early screening (14.5%). A total of 23.9% of the participants agreed that there are no effective drugs to treat ASD, and 6.3% agreed that ASD is incurable. A number of years in practice of ≥10 (OR = 0.3249, 95% CI: 0.1080–0.9189) was the main factor related to a high questionnaire score.Conclusions: Most participants had relatively low levels of awareness and knowledge of ASD, especially in terms of general knowledge as well as knowledge of intervention and treatment. Working for more than 10 years was a significant predictor of higher levels of awareness and knowledge of ASD. ASD-related training and knowledge dissemination are crucial for the early diagnosis and intervention of ASD. Child health care workers' awareness and knowledge of ASD needs to be improved to help build public awareness about ASD.

Importance of the universal precautions among health care personnel and its impact against Covid-19 spread - A survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 675-684
Author(s):  
Preethi Shankar ◽  
Abilasha R ◽  
Preetha S
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
Universal Precaution ◽  
Universal Precautions ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Standard Set ◽  
Spread Of Infection

Universal precautions are a vital standard set of rules applied to be followed by patients and doctors while carrying out any clinical procedure, but especially in patients with blood-borne diseases or infections. It is carried out to prevent the spread of infection from one person to another. Universal precautions are of great significance to medical personnel, where they expose themselves to numerous infectious diseases. The research aimed to assess and improve knowledge about universal precautions among health care personnel to reduce the rate of harmful exposure and infections among them. A questionnaire comprising 20 questions was created and circulated among 100 health care workers through the online platform &quot;Google forms&quot;. The results were collected and analysed. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS. It was evident that many people were not aware of the seriousness of universal precautions. Fortunately, many medical personals followed and were aware of universal precaution to an extent. Universal precaution should be followed religiously and judiciously to prevent the spread of deadly diseases.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Psychological Impact on Health Care Workers in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 6076
Author(s):  
Hasan S. Alamri ◽  
Wesam F. Mousa ◽  
Abdullah Algarni ◽  
Shehata F. Megahid ◽  
Ali Al Bshabshe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Psychological Outcomes ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Impact

Objective: Little is known about the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) among the health care workers in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 among the health care workers. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from May till mid-July among 389 health care workers from government and private hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Data was collected using a pre-structured online questionnaire that measured adverse psychological outcomes, including the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale. The Pearson chi-square test was used to assess the distribution of depression and anxiety among health care workers. Results: A high level of anxiety was recorded among the health care workers, and 69.3% of health care workers below the age of 40 were found to have depression. There was a significant increase in depression among staff with chronic health problems (72.1% vs. 61.9%; p = 0.048). High anxiety levels were detected among young staff compared to others (68.7% vs. 43.8%; p = 0.001). Moreover, 82.1% of the female staff were anxious, as compared to 55.6% of the males (p = 0.001). Conclusions: We found increased prevalence of adverse psychological outcomes among the health care workers in Saudi Arabia during the outbreak of COVID-19. Therefore, there is a need for proper screening and development of corresponding preventive measures to decrease the adverse psychological outcomes.

Epidemiology of needlestick injuries among health-care workers in Awassa City, Southern Ethiopia

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moges Tadesse ◽  
Takele Tadesse
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Needlestick Injury ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Needlestick Injuries ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Workers

Accidental needlestick injuries sustained by health-care workers are a common occupational hazard and a public health issue in health-care settings. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted and 30.9% of health-care workers had experienced at least one needlestick injury in the previous year.

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