Knowledge, attitude and practices towards COVID-19 among healthcare workers of Karnataka, India: a cross-sectional survey

Background: COVID-19 is a Public health emergency of international concern which has affected over 213 countries infecting millions across the globe and also affected the economy worldwide. This study was conducted in Healthcare Workers as they are the frontline warriors in fighting this pandemic and their knowledge, attitude and practices towards the disease are valuable.Methods: Online cross sectional study was conducted on Healthcare Workers. A self-administered Google form was used to collect the data through social media. Data was analyzed using MS Excel. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant obtained using SPSS version 22.Results: The mean age among the participants was 30.7±9.9 years. Majority were in the age group of 20-30 years (60.9%), followed by 31-40 years (18.9%), 41.-50 years (9.1%) and >50 years (5.4%). 46.3% of the participants were females and 53.0% were males. 37.1% were doctors, 14.0% are nurses and 46.9% are paramedical staff. In the present study, Mean knowledge score is 5.86±1.32, mean attitude score is 6.48±0.93 and the mean practice score is 4.60±0.79, thus 95.7% of the participants have good knowledge and attitude, where as 90.3% have good practices towards COVID-19.Conclusions: The HCWs of Karnataka have good knowledge, positive attitude and good practices. To further improve their preparedness and response towards infectious diseases and pandemics mandatory training programs can be introduced, as such programs enhances knowledge and boosts confidence among HCWs which is very crucial in medical as well as public health emergencies.

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Gene Therapy Knowledge and Attitude Among Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.773175 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Maha M. AlRasheed ◽

Hatoon AlAli ◽

Abdulrahman F. Alsuwaid ◽

Suhail Khalaf ◽

Sondus I. Ata ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gene Therapy ◽

Social Acceptance ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Mean ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

This study aimed to assess healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and concerns toward gene therapy in Saudi Arabia. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey via convenience sampling during the period from December 2018 to March 2019. A total of 419 (358 pharmacists and 61 physicians) responded to our questionnaire. Three hundred and nine (73.7%) were male, and the mean (±SD) age of 32.0 ± 7.7 years. The mean knowledge scores of all participants, pharmacists, and physicians were 3.8 ± 1.9, 3.8 ± 1.9, and 3.7 ± 1.9, respectively (P = 0.73). Higher knowledge score was associated with younger age (Coefficient: −0.03; P = 0.02), male (Coefficient: 0.57; P = 0.01), master's degree (Coefficient: 0.93; P = 0.003) and Ph.D. holders (Coefficient: 1.10; P = 0.01), and participants graduated from Canada (Coefficient: 2.10; P = 0.01).Moreover, about half of the respondents (55%) were concerned about gene therapy, and genetics training at college was considered the best gene therapy education method by 69.4%. Attitude score was not significantly associated with the profession (P = 0.88) but positively correlated with the knowledge score (rho= 0.4; P < 0.001). In conclusion, pharmacists and physicians showed limited knowledge with a positive attitude toward gene therapy. Therefore, educational programs on gene therapy need to be considered, focusing primarily on the safety, and social acceptance of such new therapeutic management.

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A CO-RELATION STUDY TO ASSESS PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON CHILDREN IN SELECTED AREA KANPUR, U.P

EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) ◽

10.36713/epra4759 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 434-440

Author(s):

Pratibha Srivastava

Keyword(s):

Positive Attitude ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Parental Knowledge ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

The Impact

Today's Children will be tomorrow's responsible citizen of the country. Entertainment is an essential part of life, by this we feel tension free, relaxed, energetic and having a positive attitude towards life. Games plays an important role for the all round development of the children's personality especially outdoor games but Now a days children are adopting habits of playing indoor games and also entertaining themselves by using various electronic devices as we know one of them is television. There are various programmes such as various kids’ channels, cartoon shows, video games etc. being watched by the children. Directly or indirectly these programs affect behaviour of the children in positive and negative ways. That’s why it is needed that parents should have a look for types of programmes seen by children, how long a child is watching a program, how it is affecting child habits/ behaviour etc. Later on, these negative impacts will create health issues/behaviour problems such as obesity, aggressive behaviour, lack of concentration etc. Child who watch television for 10 hours or more per week are less skilled at reading and are less successful in school as compared to children who watch television for less than 10 hours per week. The American academy of paediatrics makes the following recommendations regarding television viewing should not exceed one to two hours of quality programming daily and children younger than two years old should not watch television.1 That is why researchers took this topic to highlight the attitude and knowledge of parents about the impact of television on their Children's behaviour. A co-relational study conducted to assess parental knowledge and attitude regarding the impact of television on children in selected area at Kanpur (U.P). A descriptive cross-sectional survey approach was used, sample size was 100 parents selected by convenient sampling for this study. Self-structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of parents, and attitude of parents was assessed by Likert scale. The study shows that among 100 parents 8% of them had poor knowledge, 36% average knowledge, 50% good knowledge, 6% very good knowledge about impact of television on children. The study shown the positive attitude 84%, negative attitude 16% on impact of television on children. The correlation value shows that positive correlation between knowledge and attitude score of parents. There was no significant association between knowledge score with their demographic variables and significant association seen between attitude score with types of family, educational status of parents, income of parents and number of children. There was no significant association between attitude score with age of parents and religion. KEYWORDS: Impact, Television, Attitude, Parental Knowledge,

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Awareness and Preparedness for the Ongoing Community Spread of Coronavirus Infections Among Healthcare Workers in a Nigerian Private Tertiary Facility

Annals of Health Research ◽

10.30442/ahr.0703-05-136 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 253-267

Author(s):

AE Ladele ◽

JO Ogunkoya ◽

CJ Elikwu ◽

TA Oyedele ◽

KE Tuta ◽

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Keyword(s):

Healthcare Workers ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Clinical Staff ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Infection Prevention And Control ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Hospital Facility ◽

Validated Questionnaire

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of contracting and spreading the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease putting themselves, the patients and the community at large at risk. Therefore, there is a need for adequate preparedness in the face of this pandemic. Objectives: To assess the knowledge of HCW (clinical and non-clinical) on COVID-19, determine the level of HCWs preparedness against COVID-19 and evaluate the level of preparedness of the hospital facility against COVID-19. Methods: Purposive sampling technique was used in this cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire adapted from a validated questionnaire was used to collect appropriate data on socio-demographics, knowledge about COVID 19 and preparedness. Results: A total of 170 HCWs with a mean age of 34.7±6.9 years participated in this study. More than half (56.5%; 96/170) were females. The average knowledge score among clinical staff was 9.04±13.77, with 80 clinical staff having good knowledge of COVID-19. The majority of non-clinical staff had a fair knowledge of COVID-19 with an average knowledge score of 5.11±47.07. About 63.4% were not confident enough in caring for a suspected coronavirus case even though more than half (57.6%) have had formal training in Infection Prevention and Control and above 77% (131/170) confirmed the availability of PPE in their facility. However, about three-quarters (74.7%; 127/170) believed the hospital is well prepared to manage COVID-19 cases. Conclusion: This study revealed that this cohort of HCWs have good knowledge of COVID-19 and are convinced that they and their facility are well prepared for outbreaks of COVID-19.

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A cross sectional survey to assess the knowledge, attitude, practice about COVID-19 among bystanders of patients visiting OPD, AIIMS, New-Delhi, India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210820 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 1319

Author(s):

Devanshi Chowdhary ◽

Ankita Sharma ◽

L. Gopichandran

Keyword(s):

General Public ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

The Mean ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: According to WHO, the prevention and control of an epidemic and pandemic constitutes following preventive measures like hand washing, cough etiquette and dissemination of knowledge among other measures. In context to COVID-19, these measures have been proved to be very effective rendering various countries to be free of COVID-19. The knowledge, attitude and practice studies play an important role in assessing the societal readiness to accept behavioural changes, moreover they also determine baseline information to assess the actions to be taken to change the attitude and increase the knowledge of the people regarding the situation. Thus this study was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the common public in India.Methods: A cross sectional survey was done among the attenders of patients visiting the cardiac/CTVS OPD during the month of June to July. A total of 200 patients attendants were enrolled in the study. Due to COVID-19 restrictions only 10 patients per day were enrolled. After obtaining informed consent an online questionnaire was sent to their mobile phones via electronic media and participants were requested to fill the questionnaire while waiting for the doctor’s visit. The knowledge, attitude and practice of the participants were assessed by a validated KAP survey questionnaire.Results: The participants had a good knowledge score. The mean knowledge score (minimum, maximum) among the population was 7.7±1.7 (0, 11) though the participants had a poor practice score of 2.3±1.01 (0, 4). The participants had a positive attitude regarding the preventive practices regarding COVID-19 and also a positive attitude towards health care workers. The mean attitude score was 21.3±3.5 (5, 25). A significant positive correlation (r=0.263) was found between knowledge and practice scores. A significant association was also found in between the age with attitude and practice scores, and also in between qualification with knowledge and total KAP score.Conclusions: The present study concludes that people have good knowledge regarding the various aspects of COVID-19, also there was positive correlation of knowledge with practice. Hence it is important to disseminate right knowledge regarding the pandemic COVID-19 so that general public performs the appropriate practices in order to keep themselves and their near ones safe. This study reflects the awareness of general public in the difficult time, as well as their helping attitude towards healthcare professionals in form of providing accommodation etc. Community awareness, participation and preparedness are key factors in achieving a good health for all.

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Knowledge of and Attitude towards Primary Healthcare among Undergraduate Medical Students

Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Science ◽

10.37762/jgmds.9-1.136 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 9-14

Author(s):

Almas Khattak ◽

Rabia Khattak ◽

Maria Mufti ◽

Haseeba Mukhtar

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Primary Healthcare ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Mean ◽

Medical Colleges

OBJECTIVES: To assess undergraduate medical students’ knowledge of and their attitudes towards primary healthcare and to compare the knowledge and attitudes of students in public and private medical colleges as well as between different demographic groups of students. METHODOLOGY: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted in public and private medical colleges after an ethical approval was granted. Data was collected from 201 undergraduate medical students through a validated (by Chalmers et al. 1997) Primary Health Care Questionnaire (PHCQ) utilizing an online data collection platform of Google Forms. The link to Google Form was distributed via emails and social media links of participating colleges. Data was exported from Google Form into SPSS version 24 and analyzed. RESULTS: The total knowledge score of students ranged from 8 to 17 with the mean knowledge score of 12.62 (SD: 1.398). The total attitude score ranged from 59 to 82 for all the participants with the mean attitude score of 71.12 (SD=4.382). Comparison of knowledge scores showed higher scores in females than males (p=0.004), and significantly higher attitudes scores among private medical students than public (p=0.037). CONCLUSION: Medical students’ gender and setting of their medical studies showed significant influence on their knowledge of and attitudes towards primary healthcare.

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Knowledge, attitude, and practices towards COVID-19 among ayurvedic practitioners of Karnataka, India: a cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20204376 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (10) ◽

pp. 4056

Author(s):

Rufia Shaistha Khanum ◽

Amoghashree . ◽

D. Sunil Kumar ◽

Satendra Kumar Verma ◽

Chandan N. ◽

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Keyword(s):

Treatment Protocol ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Complementary Therapy ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Treatment Modalities ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease which was first identified in Wuhan, China and was subsequently declared as pandemic by WHO. As it is rapidly spreading and taken lives of millions, various countries have adopted unprecedented measures and treatment modalities. Since India has historical roots of Ayurveda, Ayurvedic system of medicine was consider to boost the immunity and also to prevent the infection. Hence the knowledge, attitude and practice of an Ayurvedic practitioner plays a major role in health system, which further helps to know the preparedness among them. With this context this study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude and practice among them towards COVID-19.Methods: Online cross sectional study was done among Ayurvedic practitioners of Karnataka. Google form was sent through social media to collect data and analysed using SPSS 25.Results: The mean age among the participants was 30.5±9.1 years. Majority were females (54.3%), and 59.1% are currently practicing Ayurveda. Mean knowledge score was 10.5±1.9, thus 86.6% of the participants had good knowledge. 70.1% agreed for the fact that Ayurveda should be considered as a mainstream medicine whereas 88.2% were in opinion that Ayurveda should be considered as complementary therapy along with conventional treatment. Statistical association was seen between education and knowledge.Conclusions: Good knowledge towards COVID-19 was seen among 86.6% and majority of them want Ayurveda to be considered as complementary medicine but before that evidence based treatment protocol needs to be developed to support claims regarding treatment/prevention of COVID-19.

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A national study to assess pharmacists’ preparedness against COVID-19 during its rapid rise period in Pakistan

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0241467 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (11) ◽

pp. e0241467

Author(s):

Iltaf Hussain ◽

Abdul Majeed ◽

Hamid Saeed ◽

Furqan K. Hashmi ◽

Imran Imran ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Community Pharmacists ◽

Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

National Study ◽

Rapid Rise ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Preventive Practices ◽

The Mean

To evaluate the pharmacist’s preparedness against the COVID-19 during its rapid rise period in Pakistan, an online cross-sectional study was carried out from March 30 to May 22, 2020 among the pharmacists using a pre-validated self-administered questionnaire. A total of 1149 participants completed the survey, amongst which 430(37.9%) were working as retail pharmacists, 216 (18.8%) as community pharmacists, and 213(18.5%) as hospital pharmacists. The mean COVID-19 knowledge score of the participants was 6.77±0.5, which indicated that 84% of them had good knowledge about COVID-19. The multiple linear regression model revealed that attitude was significantly associated with gender (p = 0.001), marital status (p<0.0001) and resident (p = 0.013). The mean practice score was 2.85±0.4, showing that 94% of the participants were following adequate preventive practices against this infection. The results from this study suggest that Pharmacists demonstrated good knowledge, positive attitudes, and acceptable practices regarding COVID-19.

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Knowledge and Attitude toward Epilepsy of Close Family Members of People with Epilepsy in North of Iran

Advances in Medicine ◽

10.1155/2016/8672853 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Narges Karimi ◽

Seyyed Ali Akbarian

Keyword(s):

Family Members ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Brain Disorder ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

North Of Iran ◽

The Mean ◽

Close Family

Background.Knowledge and attitudes are required for relatives of people with epilepsy to allow them to better understand and cope with this condition. This study evaluated the knowledge and attitudes of family members of people with epilepsy about the disease.Methods.This cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire completed by close family members of people with epilepsy at the outpatient clinic of a medical university. The questionnaire included 25 items that determined the demographics and information on the level of knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy.Results.The 124 participants had an average age of36.88±10.68years. The mean knowledge score was10.32±2.25(range: 4 to 15). 87.1% of respondents answered that epilepsy is a brain disorder, 39 (31.5%) said epilepsy is inherited. As a whole, 62 (50%) had good knowledge about the disease. The mean score of attitude was7.25±1.54(range: 2 to 10). 83.9% of respondents believed that a person with epilepsy can get married and get pregnant (76.6%). Overall, 15 (12.1%) had negative attitudes and 109 (87.9%) had positive attitudes.Conclusion.The main findings of this study indicated good knowledge and a positive attitude about epilepsy among family members of people with epilepsy.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceived Barriers toward Genetic Testing and Pharmacogenomics among Healthcare Workers in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Personalized Medicine ◽

10.3390/jpm10040216 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 216

Author(s):

Azhar T. Rahma ◽

Mahanna Elsheik ◽

Bassam R. Ali ◽

Iffat Elbarazi ◽

George P. Patrinos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Genetic Testing ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Scientific Models ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Or Education ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Mean

In order to successfully translate the scientific models of genetic testing and pharmacogenomics into clinical practice, empowering healthcare workers with the right knowledge and functional understanding on the subject is essential. Limited research in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have assessed healthcare worker stances towards genomics. This study aimed to assess healthcare workers’ knowledge and attitudes on genetic testing. A cross-sectional study was conducted among healthcare workers practicing in either public or private hospitals or clinics as pharmacists, nurses, physicians, managers, and allied health. Participants were recruited randomly and via snowball techniques. Surveys were collected between April and September 2019; out of 552 respondents, 63.4% were female, the mean age was 38 (±9.6) years old. The mean knowledge score was 5.2 (±2.3) out of nine, which shows a fair level of knowledge. The scores of respondents of pharmacy were 5.1 (±2.5), medicine 6.0 (±2.0), and nursing 4.8 (±2.1). All participants exhibited a fair knowledge level about genetic testing and pharmacogenomics. Of the respondents, 91.9% showed a positive attitude regarding availability of genetic testing. The top identified barrier to implementation was the cost of testing (62%), followed by lack of training or education and insurance coverage (57.8% and 57.2%, respectively). Building upon the positive attitudes and tackling the barriers and challenges will pave the road for full implementation of genetic testing and pharmacogenomics in the UAE. We recommend empowering healthcare workers by improving needed and tailored competencies related to their area of practice. We strongly urge the stakeholders to streamline and benchmark the workflow, algorithm, and guidelines to standardize the health and electronic system. Lastly, we advocate utilizing technology and electronic decision support as well as the translational report to back up healthcare workers in the UAE.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Mothers Attending Masaka District Hospital Kigali/Rwanda: a Cross-section Study.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-152011/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jiayou Luo ◽

Dukuzumuremyi Claude Jean Prince ◽

Kaburu Francis Mungai ◽

Ntambara James

Keyword(s):

Breast Milk ◽

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Public Health Intervention ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated

Abstract Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 months is considered a major public health intervention to reduce the escalating child mortality of neonates and infants in low and middle-income countries. In most East Africa countries, exclusive breastfeeding did not meet the recommendation of WHO/UNICEF that a baby should be fed only breast milk for the first 6 months. This study is aimed to provide knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) towards EBF and identify factors associated with the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to April 2020. A total of 364 mothers were interviewed using a questionnaire. Univariate statistical analysis was used to define variables using frequencies and percentages. Multiple logistic regression was also applied to identify the factors associated with EBF practice.Results: In the current study, the majority of mothers, 84%, presented good knowledge, 87.0% also showed a good attitude toward EBF. Nearly 95.9% of the respondents understood the benefits of EBF practice for at least six months, 86.0% also responded that breast milk should be started immediately after birth within an hour. Besides, 87.6% knew the importance of the first breast milk or colostrum. 92.3% of mothers understand that breastfeeding increases mother-infant bonding, 92.3% of mothers understand that breastfed babies are healthier than formula-fed babies, and 94.8% believed that breast milk is the ideal food for babies. Furthermore, 76.4% of the surveyed mothers exclusively breastfed their infants for the first 6 months after delivery A married women (OR=.270; 95%CI=.160-.457, p<.001), had a high school degree(OR= .150; 95CI=.073-.307; p<.001), mothers whose had babies more than three (OR=.090; 95%CI=.035-.233, p<.001), good knowledge score(OR=2.535; 95%CI=1.399-4.594, P=0.002) and positive attitude score OR=2.051; 95%CI=1.149-3.662, P=0.015) were statistically significant association with EBF.Conclusion: In the studied area; knowledge and attitude of mothers towards EBF are relatively high. However, the level of EBF is still below the WHO recommendation. The findings of this study highly inform policymakers and healthcare providers to direct their efforts to provide evidence-based information and recommendations on the benefits of breastfeeding to promote the practice of exclusive breastfeeding.

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