Analysis of COVID-19 Prevention Practices on Health Care Workers in Three Hospitals in Palembang

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global concern. In this case, Health Care Workers (HCW) are at the front lines in dealing with the pandemic as they provide diagnosis, care, and treatment. However, their duties have directly placed them at the most at risk of infection. Mitigation and risk reduction are crucial for safeguarding HCWs' health as it prevents the spread of COVID-19. This research aimed to find out the practice of COVID-19 prevention and the correlation among practice and knowledge, attitudes, and personality traits of HCW in Palembang. A cross-sectional study was conducted between May and July 2021 on 255 HCW who have direct contact with patients. The number of respondents per hospital is taken proportionally according to the portion of HCW in each selected hospital. The instrument consisted of demographic variables, knowledge, attitudes, and practices. It proves that it is reliable with Cronbach's alpha value of 0.7. The researchers used descriptive statistics, chi-square, and logistic regression. Overall, 65.2% of participants had good knowledge, 60% had a positive attitude, and 53.3% had good practice. Education (p-value 0.022) and attitude (p-value 0.000) of HCW were all influencing factor in practice. HCW who have a negative attitude are 5.413 times more to have bad practices than those who have a positive attitude (p-value<0.001;PR=5.413). However, training for HCW and further research are recommended to analyze the availability of personal protective equipment, adequate facilities, hospital policies, or other factors that can influence and motivate the practice of HCW.

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Knowledge, Practice, and Perception of Barriers Regarding COVID‑19 among Egyptian Health care Workers

10.51429/ejmm30321 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 163-171

Author(s):

Mohamed A. Sakr ◽

Asmaa Y. Sharfeldin, ◽

Ayman A. Sakr ◽

Zeinab A. Kasemy

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Good Practice ◽

Care Facility ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Care Workers

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was characterized as the etiology for a cluster of pneumonia cases that spread rapidly, causing considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. By April 2021, more than 2,996,791 deaths were reported globally. Proper updated infection control protocol for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) must be provided to every health care facility. Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, perception of barriers, and practices among Egyptian health care workers (HCWs) regarding COVID-19 disease. Methodology: A cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire through a link shared on social networking sites was conducted on 480 HCWs from different regions in Egypt. Results: This assessment included a sample of 480 HCWs. The total knowledge score was (19.95±2.4). Satisfactory knowledge was reported among 60%. Total attitude score was (18.1±3.7) with positive attitude being reported among 23.3%. Total practice score was (10.6±1.1) and good practice was reported among 89.2%. Conclusion: There were satisfactory knowledge and practice with a low positive attitude regarding COVID19 which requires more efforts to improve precautionary measures and training programs in hospitals.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers on measuring adult vitamin D level, diagnosis of deficiency, and management of consequent health conditions in three ecologies of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Nutrition ◽

10.1186/s40795-020-00404-0 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Wubegzier Mekonnen ◽

Yeweyenhareg Feleke ◽

Yakob Desalegn ◽

Getahun Tarekegne ◽

Biruk Lambisso ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Vitamin D ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Good Practice ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Vitamin D Status ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Care Workers ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background Vitamin D is essential for health and its shortage exacerbates overall mortality. Health care workers (HCWs) need to educate on its uses and sources although studies indicate their low level of practice. The main aim of this study is therefore to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of measuring adult vitamin D status, diagnosis of deficiency and managing health consequences among HCWs in Ethiopia. Methods This study was conducted in three ecologies covering lowland, midland and highland districts. A total of 405 health care workers with different levels were interviewed. Tablets were used for data collection to archiving in a cloud server. Data were exported to Stata version 14 software for cleaning and analysis. Rates were computed and the Chi-square test was used to compare differences between the two groups. Binary logistic regression was used to measure the strength, direction and significance of the association between different covariates and the practice of HCWs. Result The level of knowledge, positive attitude and good practice in measuring adult vitamin D status, diagnosis of deficiency and managing health consequences among HCWs was 210 (51.8%), 261(63.5%) and 195(47.4%) respectively. The odds of good practice in the provision of adult vitamin D service were AOR = 6.87: 95% CI (3.57, 13.21) and AOR = 2.20: 95% CI (1.23, 3.92) times higher among HCWs in Addis Ababa and highlands compared with those working in lowlands. Good practice among clinicians was AOR = 4.26: 95% CI (1.48, 12.25) times higher compared with those working in leadership positions. The likelihood was AOR = 1.96: 95% CI (1.19, 3.23) times higher among those with good knowledge compared with those with poor knowledge. Besides, good practice in adult vitamin D service provision was AOR = 2.30: 95% CI (1.40, 3.78) times higher among those with positive attitude compared with those who had negative attitude. Conclusions A little over half of HCWs have good knowledge and close to two-thirds of them have positive attitude while less than half of them have good practice on adult vitamin D deficiency. Besides, HCWs’ residential ecology, clinical position, knowledge and attitude is associated with good practice on adult vitamin D. It is essential to provide rigorous and continuous training for HCWs focusing on their deployment ecology.

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Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers in AL-Madinah AL-Munawara Governmental Hospitals in Saudi Arabia

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v13n11p35 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 35

Author(s):

Omar Audah Albeladi ◽

Sami saeed Almudaraa ◽

Asma Awwad Alqusibri ◽

Nader Moneer Alqerafi ◽

Yazeed Saeed Alsenani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Average Score ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Needle Stick ◽

Care Workers ◽

Needle Stick Injuries

BACKGROUND: Needle stick injuries are a dangerous occupational hazard that threatens health care workers with serious consequences in many cases. Because of inadequate reporting of these incidents, the true magnitude of the problem is unknown. The study’s aim was to investigate the epidemiology of needle stick injuries (NSIs) among health care workers in Al Madinah Al Munawara, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A representative sample of health care workers (n=268) were randomly selected from emergency departments of three general hospitals in Al Madinah Al Munawara for a cross-sectional study, and 219 responded to a predesigned questionnaire reflecting exposure to NSI, reporting, post-exposure reactions, and knowledge about NSIs. RESULTS: Almost one third of the participating medical professionals 70 (32%) had been exposed to stick injury during work. One half of the needles (52.9%) were blood stained. Nurses are significantly more likely to have stick injury (38.6%) followed by physicians (30.4%) if compared to laboratory technicians (13.9%) at the p-value of less than 0.05. The main purposes during injuries were drawing blood sample 33 (47.1%), injection 31 (44.3%) and suturing 23 (32.9%). Almost all injured personnel (97.1%) cleaned the injury site immediately and thoroughly. Out of the injured personnel, 50 (71.4%) reported the incident to authorities. A significantly higher proportion of physicians (91.3%) achieved above average score if compared to both lab technicians (72.2%) and nurses (76.3%) at the p-value of less than 0.05. CONCLUSION: Occupational needle stick injuries are fairly common among health care workers at Al Madinah Al Munawara’s governmental hospitals. In hospitals, deliberate efforts should be made to ensure adherence to safety guidelines governing needle stick injuries.

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A systematic review of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of physicians, health workers, and the general population about Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

10.1101/2020.10.04.20206094 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Saeede Saadatjoo ◽

Maryam Miri ◽

Soheil Hassanipour ◽

Hosein Ameri ◽

Morteza Arab-Zozani

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Health Workers ◽

International System ◽

Good Practice ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Good Level

AbstractBackgroundUnderstanding people, physicians, and healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAPs) can help to achieve the outcomes of planned behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate and synthesize the current evidence on KAPs regarding COVID-19.MethodsWe conducted a systematic search on PubMed/LitCovid, Scopus, and Web of Sciences databases for papers in the English language only, up to 1 Jul 2020. We used the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) checklist developed for cross-sectional studies to appraise the quality of the included studies. All stages of the review conducted by two independent reviewers and potential discrepancies solved with a consultation with a third reviewer. We reported the result as number and percentage. PROSPERO registration code: (CRD42020186755).ResultsFifty-two studies encompassing 49786 participants were included in this review. 45.76% of the participants were male. The mean age of the participants was 32.6 years. 44.2% of the included studies were scored as good quality, 46.2% as fair quality, and remaining (9.6%) as low quality. 30.76% examined all three components of the KAPs model. The knowledge component was reported as good, fair, and poor in 59%, 34%, and 7%, respectively. Of the studies that examined the attitude component, 82% reported a positive attitude, 11% a fairly positive attitude, and 7% a negative attitude. For the practice component, 52% reported good practice, 44% fair practice, and 4% poor practice.ConclusionThis systematic review showed that the overall KAP components in the included studies were at an acceptable level. In general, knowledge was at a good level, the attitude was positive and practice was at a fairly good level. Using an integrated international system can help better evaluate these components and compare them between countries.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Related to COVID-19 Prevention among Health Care Workers in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria

International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health ◽

10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i2330417 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 44-61

Author(s):

Oche M. Oche ◽

Habibullah Adamu ◽

Musa Yahaya ◽

Ismail A. Raji ◽

Hudu Garba Illo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Health Workforce ◽

Work Experience ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Care Workers ◽

Appropriate Practices

Aims: This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices related to coronavirus pandemic among health care workers in Sokoto metropolis of Sokoto State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Sokoto metropolis, northwest Nigeria between July and October 2020 Methodology: Four hundred and twenty-seven respondents were selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. Data were collected manually using a self-administered questionnaire entered into the computer for analysis using IBM SPSS version 25 for statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and frequencies of the various variables were tabulated. Results: The mean age was 35.16+- 9.25 years, with those aged 30-39 years constituting 38% of the respondents. There were 53.2% males, 47.3% nurses, and 27.2% doctors, and 71.6% of the respondents were from tertiary health institutions, out of which 42% had 1-5 years of work experience. Up to 99% were aware of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), and overall, 78.2% had good knowledge, and 91% of all the respondents had positive attitudes towards the pandemic (p-value 0.001). Overall, 68.4% of the health workforce had appropriate practices towards preventing COVID-19, and 83% were willing to be posted to isolation centers with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE). Conclusion: The study demonstrated significant awareness and knowledge of COVID-19 amongst the health workforce in Sokoto with significant positive attitudes towards the pandemic and appropriate practices towards preventing the pandemic and willingness to work in isolation centers to support the prevention of the pandemic.

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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE & PRACTICE OF COVID-19 AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS OF TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SOUTHERN RAJASTHAN

10.36106/gjra/5314790 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 200-202

Author(s):

C.P. Sharma ◽

Anum Fatima ◽

Omprakash Mahawar ◽

Pratap Bhan Kaushik

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Professional Education ◽

Good Practice ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Care Workers ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is escalating at an alarming rate and currently best therapy lies in prevention. OBJECTIVE:This study aims to determine knowledge ,attitude and practice of health care workers towards COVID-19.METHODOLOGY:A cross sectional descriptive study undertaken at Dedicated Covid Hospital, MBGH Udaipur,Rajasthan from April 2020 to May 2020.The response of 190 participants who filled questionnaire was tabulated and analysed .RESULT :Majority had an average knowledge (49.7%),positive attitude (57.4%) and good practice(51.1%) which was further influenced by various factors studied. CONCLUSION :Health care workers still require professional education and teachings dedicated to improve knowledge and promote good attitude and practice in regards of COVID-19.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19 and associated factors among health care workers in Silte Zone, Southern Ethiopia

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0257058 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (10) ◽

pp. e0257058

Author(s):

Mubarek Yesse ◽

Mohammed Muze ◽

Shemsu Kedir ◽

Bedru Argaw ◽

Mohammed Dengo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Work Experience ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Good Practice ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Care Workers ◽

Source Of Information ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction COVID-19 is a pandemic respiratory disease caused by the highly contagious novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV 2). The disease is now quickly spreading around the world, resulting in ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Healthcare workers are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection than the general population due to frequent contact with infected individuals. Objective This study was aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 and associated factors among health care workers. Methods Facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among health care workers in Silte Zone. A total of 379 health professionals were selected using multistage stratified sampling technique. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Binary logistic regression model was used to see association between outcome and independent variables. Results This study found 74.9%, 84.2% and 68.9% prevalence of adequate knowledge, positive attitude and good practice respectively. Working in comprehensive specialized hospital (AOR = 4.46, 95% CI = 1.46–13.62).having MSC degree (AOR = 10.26, 95% CI = 2.27–46.44), and training on COVID-19 (AOR = 6.59, 95% CI = 2.97–14.65) were strongly associated with knowledge of health care workers. On the other hand, older age (AOR = 3.35, 95% CI = 1.07–10.50), training on COVID-19 (AOR = 3.73, 95% CI = 1.82–7.63), Work experience (AOR = 3.78, 95% CI = 1.46–9.80) and Knowledge (AOR = 5.45, 95% CI = 2.60–11.43) were significantly associated with attitude, whereas source of information from friends or colleagues (AOR = 3.13, 95% CI = 1.28–7.66), working in primary hospital (AOR = 0.36, 95% CI = 0.21–0.620) and having good knowledge (AOR = 1.80, 95% CI = 1.03–3.14) were strongly associated with good practice of health care workers. Conclusion This study found majority of health care workers had good level of knowledge and positive attitude toward COVID-19, but lower proportion of health care workers practices sufficiently in the study area. Type of health facilities, level of education, training on COVID-19, work experience, type of source of information were significantly associated with knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers. Stakeholders need to focus on interventions that increase preventive practices of health care workers.

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KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF POSSIBLE AYURVEDIC, SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHIC REGIMENS AGAINST NOVEL CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research ◽

10.47070/ijapr.v9i3.1792 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 48-54

Author(s):

Premnath Parvathy ◽

V S. Aiswariya ◽

P. Abinaya ◽

Thomas Aiswarya ◽

B. Hariharasudan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

P Value ◽

Main Stream ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Corona Virus ◽

Care Workers ◽

Knowledge And Practice

Background: In the light of the pandemic COVID 19, world’s attention has turned to the immune system and body’s defense force. Identification of the level of epidemic preparedness and understanding of Ayurvedic, Homeopathic and Siddha regimens among health care workers is required to utilize their services in main stream health care effectively. Aim: The aim of this study to access the knowledge and practices of possible Ayurvedic, Homeopathic and Siddha regimens during novel corona virus pandemic. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken among the health care workers with the help of 15 close ended questions. The one out of six-knowledge question were scored and analysed to identify differences with sociodemographic variables (age and occupation). Response to the three out of five questions on practices were analysed to Identify the differences, differing significantly in both knowledge and practice score. Result: Out of 286 responses, knowledge score significantly differed with age (P-value 0.04) and occupation (P-value 0.01). Practice scores significantly differed with age (P-value 0.01) and occupation (P-value 0.00). Our study shows that 70% of study population is aware of the medicinal properties of Neem, Tulsi and Ashwagandha against COVID 19 and 65% strongly believes the immune boosting effect of Vitamin C and 77% include citrus fruits in their diet. Conclusion: Adopting prophylactic and therapeutic strategies on the basis of Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Siddha are useful to the mankind in fighting against the COVID 19.

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Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers in AL-Madinah AL-Munawara Governmental Hospitals in Saudi Arabia

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v13n11p76 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 76

Author(s):

Omar Audah Albeladi ◽

Sami saeed Almudaraa ◽

Asma Awwad Alqusibri ◽

Nader Moneer Alqerafi ◽

Yazeed Saeed Alsenani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Average Score ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Needle Stick ◽

Care Workers ◽

Needle Stick Injuries

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Standard Infection Control Precautions among Health-care Workers in a Hospital in Qassim, Saudi Arabia: a Cross-sectional Survey

10.20944/preprints202110.0413.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Adil Abalkhail ◽

Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam ◽

Yousif Mohammed Elmosaad ◽

Mahmoud F Jaber ◽

Khaled Al Hosis ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Infection Control ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Care Workers ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) contribute to increased length of hospital stay, high mortality and higher health-care costs. Prevention and control of HAIs is a critical public health concern. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 213 hospital health-care workers in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. We assessed Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of standard infection control precautions using a structured questionnaire. Predictors of KAP were investigated using multivaraible logistic regression analyses and independent sample t tests. Prevalence of good (≥80% correct response) knowledge, attitude and practice were 67.6%, 61.5% and 73.2%, respectively. Predictors of good knowledge included age over 34 years (adjusted odds ratio: 30.5, p<0.001), and receiving training (13.3, p<0.001). Predictor of positive attitude was having >6 years of experience (5.5, p<0.001). While, the predictors of good practice were having >6 years of experience (2.9, p<0.01), previous exposure to HAIs (2.5, p<0.05) and training (3.5, p<0.01). However, being female (0.22, p<0.001) and older (>34 years) (0.34, p<0.01) were negatively associated with knowledge. Results indicate that older academic programs might not have adequately covered infection crontrol. Arranging training for HCWs might be useful in improving their knowledge of standard infection control precautions and is also expected to facilitate positive attitude and practice.

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