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

Ayinde, Olubunmi O.; Usman, Aishat Bukola; Posi, Aduroja; Gbolahan, Abass

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-23501/v1

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“…Occupation, educational level, and senatorial zone were signi cantly associated with knowledge level, so also were occupation, educational level, senatorial zone and knowledge level signi cantly associated with attitude; COVID-19 related practices were signi cantly associated with age, senatorial zone and knowledge level. The ndings of this study regarding demographic variables associated with KAP towards COVID-19 are partially comparable to those found in previous studies [14,15,18,19]. Also, our study revealed a signi cant association between knowledge level with attitude and COVID-19 related practices-similarly reported by an earlier study in Iran [15].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Clients towards COVID-19 at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Rivers State, Nigeria

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Wegbom²,

Kiri

2020

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Introduction: The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted the lifestyles of people all over the globe as well as the economies of virtually every country. Several control measures have been introduced by both the State and Federal governments to fight the disease since its outbreak in Nigeria. In spite of all the measures, the disease is still ravaging the country. Therefore, this study investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the clients who attended public primary healthcare facilities (PHFs) in Rivers State, Nigeria about COVID-19.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving the clients seeking care at the 92 PHFs across the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Rivers State, Nigeria. The respondents were selected using simple random sampling and data were analysed using mean and standard deviation, percentages, chi-square test and binary logistic regression. Results: A total of 434 respondents voluntarily participated in the study out of 460 questionnaires that were distributed, indicating a high response rate of 94.3%. The proportions of respondents with scores moderate and above in KAP were 86.6% (62.9+23.7), 80.6% (57.6+23.0), and 58.0% (30.8+27.2) respectively. Occupation, educational level, and senatorial district of respondents were significantly associated with knowledge and attitude (P<0.05). Preventive practice against COVID-19 was influenced by age and senatorial district among patients attending primary health facilities (P<0.05). Also, the knowledge level was significantly associated with both attitude and COVID-19 related practices (P=0.000). The multiple logistic regression results revealed some demographics with significant association with KAP. Respondents who have sufficient knowledge about COVID-19 were significantly less likely to have a negative attitude and to adopt poor COVID-19 related practices than those that had insufficient knowledge.Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, we suggest public health education programs on COVID-19 should principally be targeted at individuals with low knowledge level, lower educational attainment, and those residing in the Rivers South-East senatorial zone. Such efforts may mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the target population in Rivers State.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Clients towards COVID-19 at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Rivers State, Nigeria

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Wegbom²,

Kiri

2020

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“…Data were collected online using a structured questionnaire and using email and telegram services of HWs working in different units of hospitals and HCs. The questionnaire was designed using Google Forms (via docs.google.com/forms ) by referring to former studies on IP and the WHO IP guidelines [ 15 , 16 , 18 , 23 , 26 , 29 ]. The questionnaire consists of questions related to demographics, information sources, risk assessment, knowledge and practice towards the COVID-19.…”

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Factors determining the knowledge and prevention practice of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey

2020

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Background Healthcare workers (HWs) are at the highest risk of getting CIVID-19. This study aimed to assess factors determining the knowledge and prevention of HWs towards COVID-19 in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Methods A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 442 HWs using email and telegram addresses. The knowledge and practice of HWs were estimated using 16 knowledge and 11 practice questions. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was used on SPSS version 25 to identify factors related to the knowledge and prevention practice of HWs on COVID-19. Significance was determined at a p value of < 0.05 and association was described by using odds ratio at 95% CI. Results Of 442 HWs, 398 (90% response rate) responded to the online interview questionnaire. From 398 HWs, 231(58%), 225(56%), 207(53%), and 191(48%) were males, from rural area, aged ≥ 34 years and nurses, respectively. About 279(70%) HWs had good knowledge of COVID-19 followed by 247(62%) good prevention practices. Age < 34 years (AOR = 2.14, 95% CI = 1.25–3.62), rural residence (AOR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.26–0.70), access to infection prevention (IP) training (AOR = 2.4, 95% CI = 1.36–4.21), presence of IP guideline (AOR = 2.82, 95% CI = 1.64–4.62), and using social media (AOR = 2.51, 95% CI = 1.42–4.53) were factors of knowledge about COVID-19. Whereas, rural residence (AOR = 0.45, 95% CI = 0.31–0.75), facility type (AOR = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.28–0.89), access to IP training (AOR = 2.32, 95% CI = 1.35–4.16), presence of IP guidelines (AOR = 2.10, 95% CI = 1.21–3.45), knowledge about COVID-19 (AOR = 2.98, 95% CI = 2.15–5.27), having chronic illnesses (AOR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.15–3.75), lack of protective equipment (PPE) (AOR = 0.42, 95% CI = 0.32–0.74), and high workload (AOR = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.36–0.87) were factors of COVID-19 prevention. Conclusion In this study, most of the HWs had good knowledge but had lower prevention practice of COVID-19. Socio-demographic and access to information sources were factors of knowledge on COVID-19. Similarly, residence, shortage of PPE, high workload, comorbidities, knowledge, and access to IP training and guideline were factors limiting prevention practices. Thus, a consistent supply of PPE and improving health workers’ knowledge, making IP guidelines and information sources available, and managing chronic illnesses are crucial to prevent COVID-19 among HWs.

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“…This study found that a shortage of PPEs (facemasks, and glove) and scarcity of hand cleaning solutions (alcohol, and sanitizer) had the main militating factors. These ndings also are shown in studies conducted elsewhere [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. These are evidence that if the health professionals do not get enough amount of PPEs, they are obligated to do the procedures or come in contact with patients with available resources, and a breach in standard precautions inevitable.…”

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Perceived militating factors to the practice of preventive measures for COVID-19 pandemic among health professionals in public health facilities of southern Ethiopia: a phenomenological study

Mersha

Shibiru

Girma

et al. 2020

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Background: Novel coronavirus is a global pandemic and killed many individuals, including health care professionals. It caused stress on the health care system of all countries. Presently, studies are emerging regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in different aspects. However, a few have explored militating factors that affecting the practice of preventive measures for the COVID-19. As such, the study aimed to fill these research gaps in the study setting.Methods: A semi-structured interview guide used to conduct this phenomenological study among 16 key informants. Key informants recruited by the purposive sampling method. The data analyzed inductively by using a thematic content analysis approach in NVivo 12 Pro software. Results: In this study, six main themes identified with the sub-themes. Overview of COVID-19 pandemic, consequences (with the two sub-theme), perceived practice (with four sub-theme), perceived militating factors (with four sub-theme), newfangled activities (with three sub-theme), and suggestion for improvement (with seven sub-theme) were the major themes. The participants perceived the influence of shortage of personal protective equipment and solutions for hand hygiene, negligence and ignorance, inadequate infrastructure, lack of training, and lack of attention and recognition for the staff on the practice of preventive measures. Conclusions: Conclusions: This study showed that there were gaps in the practice of preventive measures for the COVID-19 among health professionals in the health care system. Community influences, health care provider related factors, institutional factors, and lack of communication and support affect the practice. Hence, attention should give to fulfill the necessary supplies in the health facilities, improve the infrastructures, and equip health professionals by providing capacity-building activities. Besides, health care professionals must recognize, and credit should consider.

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

Cited by 25 publications

References 2 publications

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Clients towards COVID-19 at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Rivers State, Nigeria

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Clients towards COVID-19 at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Rivers State, Nigeria

Factors determining the knowledge and prevention practice of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey

Perceived militating factors to the practice of preventive measures for COVID-19 pandemic among health professionals in public health facilities of southern Ethiopia: a phenomenological study

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