Knowledge, Attitude, Risk and Fear Assessment of Health Professionals towards Covid-19 in Perspective of Workplace, Local and National Policy
Background: Health professionals, the frontline fighters, are under high risk of being infected with a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Many health workers in the world, including Nepal, have lost their lives in fighting with COVID-19. Thus, we assessed the knowledge, attitude, risk, and fear among health professionals towards COVID-19 and evaluated their satisfaction with local and governmental policies of Nepal. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire-based descriptive cross-sectional study included 150 (male-44% and female-56%) health professionals with mean age 26.14±6.092 years working at Chitwan Medical College, Nepal. The questionnaire included 40 statements having four categories to assess 1) the participant’s knowledge about COVID-19, 2) the risk and attitude, 3) their fears, and 4) stake holder’s role in encouraging health professionals to allay their fears and avert negative attitudes.