دورية أكاديمية
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards Covid-19 among Nigerian healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic: A single centre survey.
| العنوان: | Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards Covid-19 among Nigerian healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic: A single centre survey. |
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| المؤلفون: | Abene EE; Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria., Ocheke AN; Department of O and G, University of Jos and Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria., Ozoilo KN; Department of Surgery, University of Jos and Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria., Gimba ZM; Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria., Okeke EN; Department of Medicine, University of Jos and Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria., Agbaji OO; Department of Medicine, University of Jos and Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria., Agaba EI; Department of Medicine, University of Jos and Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. |
| المصدر: | Nigerian journal of clinical practice [Niger J Clin Pract] 2021 Dec; Vol. 24 (12), pp. 1846-1851. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Medknow Publications Country of Publication: India NLM ID: 101150032 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1119-3077 (Print) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Niger J Clin Pract Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Mumbai : Medknow Publications Original Publication: [Lagos?] : Medical and Dental Consultants' Association of Nigeria |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | COVID-19*, Adult ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Health Personnel ; Humans ; Nigeria ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Surveys and Questionnaires |
| مستخلص: | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide. Aims: Being a novel viral disease, we sought to evaluate the knowledge and practice of doctors and nurses in a tertiary hospital regarding the disease. Subjects and Methods: Using a self-administered questionnaire, respondents were asked questions on the cause, clinical features, and prevention of COVID-19. Results: : We studied 409 respondents (238 doctors and 171 nurses) with a mean age of 34 ± 7 years and a median length of experience of five (IQR 2-9) years. The mean knowledge score was 9.6 ± 1.2 out of a maximum of 12 points with 337 (82.4%) respondents having good knowledge. The majority of respondents (62.8%) had not been trained on infection prevention and control since the outbreak of the pandemic. Only 95 (23.2%) had seen COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) displayed in the hospital. The use of the personal protective equipment (PPE) kit comprising the N-95 mask, face shield, gown, and shoes was seen by 194 (47.4%) respondents in recent times. A total of 397 (97.0%) respondents felt they were at an increased risk of contracting COVID-19 relative to the general populace. Measures taken to prevent COVID-19 included: wearing of face mask (68.7%), hand gloves (78.2%), frequent use of hand sanitizers (84.1%), frequent hand washing (84.8%), the daily wash of uniforms and ward coats (44.5%), daily cleaning of footwear (31.7%), and avoidance of taking home clothing and footwear worn in the hospital (54.2%). Conclusion: Despite having good knowledge of transmission and clinical features of SARS-CoV 2, the utilization of protective measures by HCW in this study is unsatisfactory. Competing Interests: None |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; healthcare workers; knowledge; pandemic; physical distancing |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20211210 Date Completed: 20211214 Latest Revision: 20220429 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240628 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/njcp.njcp_365_20 |
| PMID: | 34889795 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 1119-3077 |
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| DOI: | 10.4103/njcp.njcp_365_20 |