Corona Virus (COVID-19) Awareness Assessment - A Survey Study Amongst the Indian Population

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Indian Population ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Amount Of Knowledge

Aim: The aim of this survey study was to assess the level of awareness amongst Indian population regarding the COVID-19. Method: A survey was conducted amongst 745 individuals to assess their level of awareness regarding COVID-19 and steps to be taken for its prevention. Result: The results revealed that a considerable percentage of individuals learned about the pandemic through social media and news and were aware of the mode of spread of the virus and also steps to be taken to prevent it from spreading. But considerable percentage of people was also not fully aware regarding the age groups this virus will be affecting. Conclusion: Upon understanding the percentage of people not aware about the age groups this virus will be affecting, keeping in mind good amount of knowledge amongst individuals about maintaining hygiene and social distancing, this survey would help the health care workers to create awareness regarding the effect of this virus on different age groups to help prevent carelessness amongst youth in following the regime.

Use of Social Media Among Health Care Workers

CHEST Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 149 (4) ◽  
pp. A231
Author(s):  
Lauren Quisenberry ◽  
Zoya Surani ◽  
Saherish Surani ◽  
Zaid Kajani ◽  
Salim Surani
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Use Of Social Media

FACTS, MYTHS AND INFODEMICS IN COVID-19 IN HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND GENERAL POPULATION: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-52
Author(s):  
Shrivastava P ◽  
Verma S ◽  
Khushboo Khushboo ◽  
Bhattacharya P K
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
General Population ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Health Related

Despite the ubiquity of health-related communications via social media, no consensus has emerged what information should be conveyed and how it should be conveyed to avoid creating panic among general population. With lockdowns social media, mass media became as a habit by people for news, information regarding COVID-19 and it is practiced even after lockdown. During the COVID-19 pandemic, mass media, social media and local news has become as the source of a toxic “infodemic” source for public. It contained both solicited and unsolicited advice. No conceptual model exists for examining the roles of media. It is important to rst assess the important mis-information, role of infodemics and prevalent casualness among the public regarding the COVID-19. Till mass vaccination is not commenced it is prudent to emphasize guidelines and practices as per COVID guidelines like social distancing, wearing mask, hand hygiene

scholarly journals Survey of Behaviour Attitudes Towards Preventive Measures Following COVID-19 Vaccination

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniella Rahamim-Cohen ◽  
Sivan Gazit ◽  
Galit Perez ◽  
Barak Nada ◽  
Shay Ben Moshe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Vaccination Program ◽  
Behavior Changes ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Preventive Behaviour

Following the widespread vaccination program for COVID-19 carried out in Israel, a survey was conducted to preliminarily assess behavior changes in the vaccinated population, prior to the expected upcoming policy change as to mask wearing and social distancing regulation in Israel. 200 people answered at least one question pertaining to preventive behaviour. Among the respondents, 21.1% reported a decrease in mask wearing compared to 47.3% who reported a decrease in social distancing. There was no difference in these measures between the sexes. However, people under the age of 50 were more likely to decrease mask wearing (28.1%) and decrease social distancing (56.1%), as compared with people over the age of 50 (17.2% and 41.8%, respectively). Among health care workers, there was a minimal decrease in mask wearing (1/23 people) compared to a more widespread decrease in social distancing (10/23). These data suggest that preventive attitudes change following COVID-19 vaccination, with less adherence to social distancing as compared to mask wearing, and should be taken into account when planning public policy in the future.

scholarly journals COVID-19 infection outbreak among health care workers: perspective from a low-middle income country

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishanth Dev ◽  
Vijay Kumar ◽  
Jhuma Sankar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Global Threat

To the Editor, The new pandemic COVID -19 caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a global threat. So far, more than 11 million infections and more than five hundred thousand deaths have been reported worldwide. In India the number of cases as of 5th July, 2020 is 6,73,165 with 19,268 deaths. Health care workers (HCWs) have been the backbone of this pandemic since the very beginning...

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study on mental health among health care workers during the outbreak of Corona Virus Disease 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 102111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenpeng Cai ◽  
Bin Lian ◽  
Xiangrui Song ◽  
Tianya Hou ◽  
Guanghui Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals Provider Perceptions of a Humanizing Intervention for Health Care Workers—A Survey Study of PPE Portraits

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. e7-e10
Author(s):  
Jennifer Reidy ◽  
Cati Brown-Johnson ◽  
Nancy McCool ◽  
Shawna Steadman ◽  
Mary B. Heffernan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Provider Perceptions ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals Consideration for the asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaiwal Ravindra ◽  
Vivek Singh Malik ◽  
Bijaya K Padhi ◽  
Sonu Goel ◽  
Madhu Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Chest Ct ◽  
Nucleic Acid Testing ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Children Health ◽  
Chest Ct Scan

AbstractObjectiveWorldwide countries are experiencing viral load in their population, leading to potential infectivity of asymptomatic COVID-19. Current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the role of asymptomatic infection worldwide reported in family-cluster, adults, children, health care workers, and travelers.DesignOnline literature search (PubMed, Google Scholar, medRixv, and BioRixv) was accomplished using standard Boolean operators, studies published till 07th June 2020.SettingStudies were included from case reports, short communication, and retrospective to cover sufficient asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission reported.ParticipantsFamilial-clusters, adults, children, health care workers, and travelers.ResultsWe observed asymptomatic transmission among familial-cluster, adults, children, health care workers, and travelers with a proportion of 32% 37%, 26%, 6%, and 32%, respectively. This study observed an overall proportion of 31% (95%CI: 0.19-0.44) with heterogeneity of I2 (97.28%, p=<0.001) among all asymptomatic populations mentioned in this study. Among children and healthcare workers, this study showed no heterogeneity; to overcome the interpretation from a fixed model, the random effect model was also applied to estimate the average distribution across studies included in the meta-analysis.ConclusionWe found and suggest the rigorous epidemiological history, early isolation, social distancing, and increased quarantine period (at least 28 days) after screening asymptomatic cases as well as their close contacts for chest CT scan even after their negative nucleic acid testing to minimize the spread among the community. This systematic review and meta-analysis support asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission between person to person depending on the variation of virus incubation period among individuals. Children especially, school-going aged <18 years, need to be monitored and prevention strategy, e.g., chest CT and social distancing required to prevent the community transmission of COVID-19 in asymptomatic mode.Strengths and limitations of this studyExamine the possibility of asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission in the community at different levels.Supports contact tracing, social distancing, early isolation, and increased quarantine period to minimize the risk of virus spread.Supports chest CT scan and viral nucleic acid testing to identify the asymptomatic cases in the community.Supports rigorous epidemiological history with multiple detection methods.A higher proportion of asymptomatic incidence was seen, suggests monitoring, and maintaining social distancing.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Preparedness on Corona Virus Pandemic among Healthcare Workers in Igembe South Health Facilities, Meru County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
pp. 155-164
Author(s):  
P. K. Kubai ◽  
M. P. Ndiba ◽  
L. K. Ikiara ◽  
C. K. Karani
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Care Workers

Worldwide Corona virus outbreak has cause panic and enormous health and economic effects due to inadequate or lack of appropriate information about COVID -19. Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the Level of knowledge and Preparedness to Corona Virus (COVID –19) Pandemic among Health Workers in Igembe South, Meru County, Kenya. Study Design: This was cross-sectional study was conducted to determine their Knowledge and Preparedness among HCWs on COVID-19 pandemic. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Igembe South Health Facilities between March and June 2020. Methodology: A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted in Igembe South Sub County of Meru County from March 2020 to June 2020 among 87 Health Care Workers to determine their Knowledge and Preparedness on COVID-19 pandemic. Data was collected using structured Likert’s Scale questionnaire. Descriptive analysis was performed to obtain frequencies and distribution of the variables. Results: The results shows that eight seven (87) health care workers with mean age of 34± 9 (SD) years with a minimum age of 19 years and maximum age of 60 years were recruited responded to the questions of the study. Among the 87 participants, 51 (58.6%) had at least a bachelor's degree, 30 (34.5%) participants had a diploma and 6 (6.9%) participants had a certificate. About 32 (36.8%) of the participants were nurses. Other professional disciplines included nutritionists, records officers, supporting staff, social workers among others. Majority of the facilities acknowledged receiving Ministry of Health guidelines and protocols on COVID-19 case management. Regarding knowledge of COVID -19 Almost half (48.3%) of the participants somewhat agreed that health care workers had knowledge of Corona Virus Pandemic, however, most of the respondents (50.6%) strongly disagreed that they are equipped with adequate Knowledge to manage severe Corona Case compared to (8%) respondents who strongly agreed that Corona Virus Incubation period is an average of 7 days and maximum of 14 days. Conclusion: The study concludes that knowledge and preparedness level on COVID - 19 was above average, however, there is need for continuous professional development (CPD) training and support supervision for HCWs to ensure maintenance of appropriate practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study further concludes that those with knowledge and are conversant with their respective areas of practice are at less risk, considering that inadequate knowledge is not only a risk factor for poor delivery of WHO approved COVID -19 guidelines met to prevent the spread of COVID -19, but also increases the occupational risk to health care workers.

scholarly journals Association of Social Network Use With Increased Anxiety Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Emergency Medicine Teams: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Clavier ◽  
Benjamin Popoff ◽  
Jean Selim ◽  
Marion Beuzelin ◽  
Melanie Roussel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Care Workers

BACKGROUND Critical care teams are on the front line of managing the COVID-19 pandemic, which is stressful for members of these teams. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to assess whether the use of social networks is associated with increased anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic among members of critical care teams. METHODS We distributed a web-based survey to physicians, residents, registered and auxiliary nurses, and nurse anesthetists providing critical care (anesthesiology, intensive care, or emergency medicine) in several French hospitals. The survey evaluated the respondents’ use of social networks, their sources of information on COVID-19, and their levels of anxiety and information regarding COVID-19 on analog scales from 0 to 10. RESULTS We included 641 respondents in the final analysis; 553 (86.3%) used social networks, spending a median time of 60 minutes (IQR 30-90) per day on these networks. COVID-19–related anxiety was higher in social network users than in health care workers who did not use these networks (median 6, IQR 5-8 vs median 5, IQR 3-7) in univariate (<i>P</i>=.02) and multivariate (<i>P</i>&lt;.001) analyses, with an average anxiety increase of 10% in social network users. Anxiety was higher among health care workers using social networks to obtain information on COVID-19 than among those using other sources (median 6, IQR 5-8 vs median 6, IQR 4-7; <i>P</i>=.04). Social network users considered that they were less informed about COVID-19 than those who did not use social networks (median 8, IQR 7-9 vs median 7, IQR 6-8; <i>P</i>&lt;.01). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that social networks contribute to increased anxiety in critical care teams. To protect their mental health, critical care professionals should consider limiting their use of these networks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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