ATTITUDE & BELIEF OF HEATH CARE WORKERS TOWARDS HYDROXYCHOLOROQUINE CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS VERSUS PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES IN EARLY PHASE OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC – A WEB BASED SURVEY IN PRE-VACCINE TIME.

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Bikram Das ◽  
D. Suresh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Heath Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospitals

Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the attitude & beliefs of Health Care Workers (HCWs) regarding personal hygiene practices & hydroxycholoroquine chemoprophylaxis as a preventive measure of COVID-19 infection. Design: Predesigned & validated survey proforma was circulated among individual as well as groups of HCWs through social-media from a period th th of 9 May to 30 June and responders who completed full questionnaire were included in the analysis Setting: The study was a web based survey among HCWs belonging to Public or Government hospital, private tertiary care hospitals having >50 beds & nursing home with 1-50 beds. Participants: The study included HCWs of >18 years of age consisting of doctors, nurses, allied health care professionals who completed the survey. Result: Among total 262 responders 123(46.95%) were attending/visiting COVID-19 cases directly during the survey.Total166 (63.36%) doctors, 80 (30.53%) nurses,3 (1.15%) house-keeping and rest from other category participated in the survey. All responders (100%) adopted at least one or multiple methods of personal hygiene for infection control Having shower after duty and using hand sanitizer were most commonly preferred practices among HCWs. Only 88 (33.59%) responders had taken Hydroxychloroquine at the time of survey and majority 172 (65.65%) deferred any kind of chemoprophylaxis. Majority 227 (86.64%) practiced some precaution at their staying place as well. Conclusion: During early pandemic majority of the Indian HCWs had a higher attitude and belief towards personal hygiene as the best preventive measure towards COVID-19 infection rather than belief on hydroxychloroquine chemoprophylaxis which is still advised for caregivers and close contacts in existing national guideline.

scholarly journals Hand hygiene practices among health care workers (HCWs) in a tertiary care facility in Pune

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Anargh ◽  
Harpreet Singh ◽  
Aniket Kulkarni ◽  
Atul Kotwal ◽  
Ajoy Mahen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Tertiary Care Facility ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals COVID-19 Fear Among Health Care Workers (HCW) and Non-HCW in IGMC, Shimla: An Online Questionnaire-Based Prospective Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Girish K Sharma ◽  
Pamposh Raina ◽  
Kailash C Barwal ◽  
Manjeet Kumar ◽  
Vineet Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Fear And Anxiety

The unremitting COVID-19 pandemic is evoking anxiety, fear, panic, and socio-occupational stress among human population all around the globe. This cross-sectional study was planned to assess the fear and anxiety because of COVID-19 pandemic among health care professionals, patients, and general public in IGMC, Shimla. A cross-sectional, web-based survey was conducted in month of December 2020. COVID-19 fear questionnaire was used to assess fear among participants. A total of 162 responses were received. Ninety-five (41.35%) respondents were males and 67(58.64%) were females. Average total score of COVID-19 fear based on questionnaire was 17.71 among the participants. The majority of respondents 67(41.4%) were afraid of COVID-19, 53(32.7%) were neutral, whereas 42 (25.9%) were not afraid of COVID-19. Sixty-two (38.3%) responders were uncomfortable thinking about COVID-19, whereas, 67(41.4%) were not uncomfortable. Only 22 (13.6%) participants felt their hands clammy when they thought of COVID-19, 78 (48.15%) respondents were afraid of losing their life, 78 (48.15%) respondents disagreed with the question of being nervous or anxious to hear news and stories of COVID-19. Thirteen (8%) participants were informed of sleeplessness, and 22 (13.5%) reported palpitations due to COVID-19 fear. COVID-19 fear was evident in 65.15% of all males and 55.8% of all females’ respondents, respectively. Seventy percent of participants of age more than 40 years were afraid of COVID-19, whereas only 54.83% participants of less than 40 years had COVID-19 fear. COVID-19 fear was more evident among non-HCW (74.42%) as compared to HCW in whom it was seen in 53.03% participants. Rampaging Pandemic has ingrained fear and anxiety among non-HCW as well as health care workers. But undeterred by COVID-19 fear, majority of participants didn’t fear death and didn’t have other effects of fear. Despite (can be used) surging pandemic when fear of COVID-19 is soaring, HCW and non-HCW could work, think, and live.

scholarly journals Seroprevalence of Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Among Health Care Workers in Mumbai, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 101053952097730
Author(s):  
Nishant Kumar ◽  
Shibal Bhartiya ◽  
Shashank Desai ◽  
Amit Mutha ◽  
Amit Beldar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Seropositivity Rate ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Automated Immunoassay ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospitals

Aim To ascertain the seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among health care workers in tertiary care hospitals in Mumbai, India. Methods Health care workers (801) from designated COVID-19 hospitals (400) and non–COVID-19 facilities (401) underwent an electrochemiluminescent automated immunoassay for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. Details including demographics, comorbidities, symptoms compatible with COVID-19, contact with COVID-19 individuals, personal protective equipment use at work, and details of polymerase chain reaction tests were collected through a validated questionnaire. Results Doctors (201, 25.1%), nurses (308, 38.5%), and ancillary workers (292, 36.5%) participated in the study. Seroprevalence in 801 participants was 11.1% (9.1% to 13.5%). It was significantly higher ancillary workers (18.5%, 14.5% to 23.3%) than doctors (7%, 4.2% to 11.4%) and nurses (6.8%, 4.5% to 10.2%). Seroprevalence was significantly higher in non–COVID-19 hospitals (13.5%, 10.5% to 17.2%) than COVID-19 hospitals (8.7%, 6.3% to 11.9%). Having a COVID-19 household contact was a significant risk for seropositivity (18.9% vs 10.3%), while a neighborhood contact did not affect seropositivity (9.4% vs 7.3%). Loss of taste/smell and fever were only 2 symptoms associated with seropositivity. Comorbidities did not affect the seropositivity rate. Conclusion Seropositivity was likely to be higher in ancillary workers and in non-COVID hospitals. There is need to enhance COVID protection protocols and awareness among all health care workers.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF HAND HYGIENE AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN KARACHI

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-127
Author(s):  
Imran Ahmed ◽  
Asif Khan ◽  
Abdul Ahad Sohail ◽  
Mujeeb-ur- Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Hospital Acquired ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospitals

Background: Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are one of the most common problems encountered in health care. It is a major cause of concern for hospitals throughout the world. Methods: The study design was cross sectional and data was obtained from health care workers currently employed in hospitals. We selected tertiary care hospitals by convenient sampling technique. Data were analyzed through SPSS version 20. Results: A total of 330 health care workers were included in the study out of which 54.4% (180) were males and the rest 45.4% (150) were females. When the participants were asked of the minimum time required for alcohol based hand rub to eradicate the microorganisms, only 42% (138) were able to correctly answer that it takes 20 seconds. Conclusion: Our study identified considerable gaps in knowledge and practice in some key areas regarding hand hygiene which need re-emphasis through regular training sessions aim at keeping abreast with standard protocols of hand hygiene.

scholarly journals Educational Intervention to Improve the Knowledge, Attitude, Practices of Health Care Professionals and Students Regarding the Pharmacovigilance in Tertiary Care Hospitals

2021 ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
M. Pramod Kumar ◽  
T. Sasi Kumar ◽  
C. Indira ◽  
K. Gayatri ◽  
B. Hima Bindhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Adr Reporting ◽  
Kap Survey ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospitals ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is any noxious, unintended, and undesired effect of a drug, which occurs at the doses which are used in humans for prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy, which is reported by ‘‘the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problem” known as PV. ADRs are significantly underreported worldwide. A KAP survey usually conducted to collect information on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices about general and/or specific topics of a particular population. Aim and Objectives: To evaluate the KAP studies on the educational intervention to improve the knowledge, attitude, practice of health care professionals and students regarding the pharmacovigilance in tertiary care hospitals. To evaluate, assess and evaluate the measures the knowledge, attitude and practice of PV among students and Health Care Professionals in tertiary care hospital of India. Methods: Pharmacists and HCPs were asked to complete a paper-based 21 item questionnaire. Results: A total of 250 pharmacists received the questionnaire and 214 agreed to participate, giving a response rate of 85.6%. In knowledge, component of ADR were known by 71.2% and the term PV and ADR were answered correctly (97.3%). In practice 55.9% attended the PV workshop and 88.8% were willing to implement ADR reporting in practice. Conclusion: Most of the participants had relatively better knowledge and practice towards PV and ADR reporting. Majority of the health care professional felt ADR reporting to be important. The study also shows, after counseling to them we got better response and results than before. The finding of our study suggests that there is scope for improving the ongoing Pharmacovigilance activities in India. There is a need for continuing educational initiatives for pharmacist and other health care professionals.

scholarly journals Adherence of Female Health Care Workers to the Use a Web-Based Tool for Improving and Modifying Lifestyle: Prospective Target Group Pilot Study

10.2196/19500 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. e19500
Author(s):  
Tomislav Jukic ◽  
Alojz Ihan ◽  
Marija Petek Šter ◽  
Vojko Strojnik ◽  
David Stubljar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Cd8 Cells ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
High Workload ◽  
The Web

Background Health care professionals are exposed to the psychological and physiological effects of stress, which is a well-known risk factor for various mental and physical health problems. Objective The aims of this study were to assess the adherence of female health care workers to use a web-based tool for improving and modifying lifestyle and to identify the potential factors influencing their adherence. Methods A prospective, observational study was performed. A total of 80 female health care workers (physicians and gradated nurses) from 2 university medical centers and female members of a family medicine society participated. Participants completed a questionnaire that inquired about their basic demographic data and physical fitness. Physical fitness was assessed by the Rockport Fitness Walking Test. Adherence to a web-based application (24@life) was followed for 3 months and the number of log-ins into the application was counted. Results The study was conducted from March to October 2019. Significantly high workload has been detected in all groups (P<.05), except in the general practitioner with normal workload group. The graduated nurse working in the surgery room group showed chronic stress with elevated S-cortisol levels (>690 nmol/L); activated cellular immune system with elevated concentrations of lymphocytes (reference 1.1-2.5 × 109 cells/L), CD3 cells (reference 0.7-1.9 × 109 cells/L), CD8 cells (reference 0.2-0.7 × 109 cells/L), and HLA-DR/CD3 cells (reference 0.04-0.2 × 109 cells/L); and the worst quality of sleep (mean 2.8 [SD 1.2]). Only 32 of 80 participants (40%) were adherent to the web-based application. Participants most frequently viewed web pages on areas of physical activity (497 times) and nutrition (332 times). No factors or participant’s characteristics such as weight (odds ratio [OR] 1.026, 95% CI 0.977-1.078), BMI (OR 0.993, 95% CI 0.834-1.184), age (OR 0.970, 95% CI 0.910-1.034), or stress level (OR 0.997, 95% CI 0.995-1.000) were identified to affect the adherence rates. Conclusions Female health care workers exposed to high workload did not find the web-based application useful for improving and modifying their lifestyle. Therefore, other strategies that might help health care workers facing stress and improve their lifestyle should be identified.

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