scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, and practice of paramedics in Qatar regarding the use of personal protective equipment against COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 2022 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Padarath Gangaram ◽  
Yugan Pillay ◽  
Guillaume Alinier
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Personal Safety Measures Adopted by Medical Practioners During the COVID 19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hemapriya.L Kukreja ◽  
Maureen Prativa Tigga ◽  
Neha Wali ◽  
Prathap.T ◽  
Anil Kumar M R ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Personal Safety ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Introduction: A novel coronavirus (now termed as SARS-CoV 2) was detected as causative agent of severe pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. Declared by the WHO as a global pandemic in March 2020, it has created profound changes in global economy and healthcare systems. COVID-19 is transmitted through close contact and droplets with healthcare professionals at significant risk of acquiring the infection, thus requiring to protect themselves. Various measures help in protecting the professionals from contracting the infection. These include hand hygiene, N95 masks, goggles, gloves, gowns, face shields, coveralls and frequent sanitization. Healthcare professionals need to be educated in these various modalities with proper protocols and policies enacted by the health institutions. This study evaluates the knowledge, attitude and practice of various personal safety measures used by the healthcare professionals.Materials and Methods: After institution ethical committee approval, we conducted an online survey with a preformatted questionnaire consisting of multiple choice questions which assessed the knowledge, attitude and practices adopted by the various healthcare professionals. The survey was done between 1st - 30th of June 2020 and a total of 536 responses were analyzed. Results: 58.4% of the participants were females, 66% of the healthcare workers worked at a private hospital/ private medical college with 82.1% being located in urban areas. Of the 536 respondents, 90.1% practiced bathing immediately after returning home and 86.8% sanitized their accessories. 86.9% of the professionals used frequent sanitization with use of mask and gloves whereas only 12.3% used full personal protective equipment. 58% of females had used Hydroxychloroquine as prophylaxis whereas only 41% of males used it ( statistically significant, p = 0.005 ). Healthcare workers in younger age group ( 23-40 years ) were more likely to maintain distance with family members and government doctors were significantly more likely to do so ( p< 0.001 ) as compared to private practitioners. Conclusion: With the medical professionals being at high risk for contracting the infection, the need to provide the healthcare professionals with adequate personal protective equipment is of utmost importance. There is also a need to maintain the well-being of the healthcare professionals as they are the weakest link in the chain.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS TOWARDS NOVEL CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19) IN JUGAL HOSPITAL, HARARI REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
Arif Hussen Jamie
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Wash Hand

Introduction: Coronavirus (CoVs) belong to the subfamily Corona virinae in the family of Corona viridae of the order Nido virales, and this sub family includes four genera: Alpha corona virus, Beta corona virus, Gamma corona virus and Delta corona virus. The genome of CoVs is a single‐stranded positive‐sense RNA (+ssRNA) (~30 kb) with 5′‐cap structure and 3′‐poly‐A tail.Method:  Cross sectional quantitative study was conducted from February to March 2020 at Jugal Hospital, Harar, Ethiopia, which is found 525 km to East of Addis Ababa. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using a descriptive statistic using SPSS version 20.Result: Majority of the staffs had a good knowledge about COVID-19, almost all 201(97.10%) answered they are not ready to give care for a patient who is positive for COVID-19 and only 7(3.38%) of the participants answered that there is enough soap and water to wash hand, hand sanitizers and personal protective equipment materials.Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that majority of the respondents have adequate knowledge, attitude and practice about COVID-19. Nevertheless, greater than 95% of respondents said that they are not ready to give care for a patient who is positive for COVID-19, there is no enough soap and water to wash hand, hand sanitizers and Personal Protective Equipment materials like mask, glove and they are afraid that one of their family members can get infection.

scholarly journals Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Personal Protective Equipment for the Prevention of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 229-238
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Hossain ◽  
Md Utba Bin Rashid ◽  
Md Abdullah Saeed Khan ◽  
Sabrina Sayeed ◽  
Md Abdul Kader ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Survey and analysis of knowledge, attitude and practice among otolaryngologists in a state in eastern India in relation to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 134 (8) ◽  
pp. 696-702
Author(s):  
S Banerjee ◽  
S Sarkar ◽  
S N Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Career Stage ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Equipment Availability ◽  
Analysis Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractBackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has resulted in various changes in knowledge, attitude and practice among doctors. A survey was conducted of otolaryngologists in India regarding these aspects in relation to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.MethodOtolaryngologists from West Bengal (India) were invited to participate in an online self-administered survey. Data were collected and analysed using appropriate methods.ResultsResponses from 133 participants, grouped into 4 groups by their career stage, were collected and analysed. Of the participants, 36.8 per cent were directly involved in treating a known or suspected coronavirus disease 2019 patient, although 66.2 per cent considered the personal protective equipment inadequate. Ninety-four per cent indicated that their willingness to perform procedures depended on personal protective equipment availability. Of the respondents, 83.5 per cent revealed additional mental stress due to the pandemic. Of the participants, 41.4 per cent took hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus disease 2019 prophylaxis.ConclusionThis study provides an insight into which issues may need attention, to help ENT surgeons tackle the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic more effectively based on analysis of responses in the survey.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Personal Protective Equipment During COVID–19 Pandemic Among Healthcare Workers in Hetauda

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-56
Author(s):  
Susmita Bhattarai ◽  
Srijana Pradhan
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Continue Education ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Personal protective equipment (PPE) is one of the effective measures to protect health care workers while caring confirmed or suspected patients with COVID-19. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding the use of PPE among health­care workers (HCWs) in Hetauda during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 138 HCWs from three hospitals in Hetauda: Hetauda Hospital, Makwanpur Sahakari hospital and Hetauda Orthopedic Hospital between December 2020 and January 2021 for two weeks. A validated self-administered question­naire, Likert scale and Observational checklist were used for data collection. The simple descriptive statistics (percentage, mean) and inferential statistics (Chi-square test) were used for the data analysis. Results: The findings of the study showed that the mean age of the respondents was 26.54 years. Half of the total respondents 70 (50.7%) had adequate knowledge, half 69 (50%) had positive attitude and more than half of the respondents had poor practice 60 (60%) regarding the use of PPE during COVID-19 pandemic. There was significant association of knowledge regarding the use of PPE with training, continue education, profession and attitude at p<0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: This study concludes that the periodic training program for newly recruited HCWs and refresher training/ continue education for old HCWs to update about the proper use of PPE would enhance the knowledge, attitude and practice of the HCWs. The hospitals should follow the standard PPE guidelines by CDC or WHO while donning and doffing the PPE during the care of Covid patients.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Study on Oyo State Health Care Workers Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olubunmi Ayinde ◽  
Aishat Bukola Usman ◽  
Posi Aduroja ◽  
Abass Gbolahan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
State Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background Health workers are at the front line of the COVID-19 outbreak response and as such are exposed to hazards that put them at risk of infection. Poor knowledge among HCWs and inadequate infection control practices may lead to the increased risk of COVID-19 nosocomial transmission. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and practice of Oyo state health care workers on COVID-19 as part of emergency preparedness. Methods A hospital based cross-sectional survey was conducted in selected health facilities in Oyo State, Nigeria. A total of 350 HCWs were assessed for the knowledge, attitudes and practices on COVID-19 using a semi-structured questionnaire. Multivariate analysis was conducted to identify predictors of good knowledge at 95% confidence interval. with Epi-info software. Results The level of good knowledge on COVID-19 was 78.6% and positive attitude was 64% among the respondents. Majority of respondents practice safe measures in the prevention of COVID-19 including washing of hands (95.3%), routine cleaning (82.7%) and high-level disinfection (83.9%). However, use of personal protective equipment (PPE) was low (56.8%). Predictors of good knowledge on COVID-19 were being a female HCW [Adjusted Odd’s Ratio(AOR) = 6.5 95% CI 1.0-17.2], ≥ 10 years length in service[AOR = 5.2 95%CI 2.7–18.9] and being a secondary or tertiary facility[ AOR = 3.6 95%CI 1.7–32.2]. Conclusions Overall knowledge and attitude were satisfactory however the practices of HCWs on the use of personal protective equipment was not satisfactory. Effective infection control measures including regular skill-based training and/or orientation for all categories of HCWs can improve infection control practices in health facilities.

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