Study on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of Nursing Staff and Influencing Factors on COVID-19

Wen, Xin; Wu, Fan; Li, Xiuyang; Gu, Hua

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.560606

Cited by 27 publications

(29 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Nurses who worked 3 years or more have a signi cantly higher score. This is in concordance with previous studies by Khan et al 25 , Hou et al 26 , and Wen et al 27 showing that working experience is associated with KAP scores. The higher the number of years working as a staff nurse, the more knowledgeable and con dent the healthcare worker is in dealing with public health emergencies.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…The higher the number of years working as a staff nurse, the more knowledgeable and con dent the healthcare worker is in dealing with public health emergencies. [25][26][27] Patient outcomes and COVID 19 infection control and prevention is directly associated with the knowledge of nurses about the COVID-19 pandemic. 28 Scarcity of knowledge about this infectious disease escalates the risk of contagion.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…28 Scarcity of knowledge about this infectious disease escalates the risk of contagion. 23,27 To note, there is a higher risk among healthcare workers of contracting COVID-19 than the general populace. 29 Some developed countries have reported considerable rate of infection among healthcare workers like the United States with an infection rate of 16%, Netherlands with 19.6%, Italy with 20%, and Spain with 26%.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Filipino Nurses in Cebu City Reveal High Level of Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Willingness in Providing Care to COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Denney¹,

Astor²,

Cabrilles³

et al. 2021

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading illness and has resulted in a global pandemic. In the Philippines, active cases of COVID-19 are rising and have threatened both local health and healthcare workers given the limited information on this new disease. Despite several studies conducted to assess the awareness, knowledge, attitude, practices, and willingness of nurses to provide care during this pandemic, there are scarce reports regarding Filipino nurses. Thus, our study assessed such criteria in staff nurses across different Cebu hospitals. Methods This study utilized a descriptive research design using the cross-sectional survey method. A web-based survey and convenience sampling method was adopted to collect the data from Filipino nurses from any hospital in Cebu, of which, 137 participated in the study. A 43-item questionnaire was developed, which was spread out into 5 parts that comprised of the demographic profile, knowledge (15 items), attitude (10 items), practices (9 items), and willingness to care for patients with COVID-19 (9 items). The data was processed and analyzed using inferential statistical tools. Results Majority of the nurses were females (70.80%), whose ages were 20–25 years old (54.01%), single (89.78%), mostly college degree holder (90.51%), and employed in hospitals for 1–3 years (64.96%). They also rely on the internet (99.27%) as a source of information related to COVID-19. They also displayed an overall knowledge of 65% especially about the COVID-19 causative agent, its transmission, and pathogenesis. Furthermore, the respondents were generally knowledgeable of the various information regarding COVID-19 at a rate of 79.56%. The mean values for attitude, practices, and willingness to provide care were 4.45 (very favorable), 4.65 (always), and 4.52 (very willing) respectively. Conclusions Generally, the results of our study were favorable across the 5 parts of the survey. Overall knowledge and extent of practice was high, which can be attributed to government efforts of educating healthcare workers and observance of the mandated protocols. In addition, attitude significantly affected the willingness of the nurses to provide care. However, knowledge and practice did not affect the nurses’ willingness as the drawbacks and demands of their occupation outweighed and decreased their willingness.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Filipino Nurses in Cebu City Reveal High Level of Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Willingness in Providing Care to COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Denney¹,

Astor²,

Cabrilles³

et al. 2021

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Our further exploration of the data indicated that the HCWs' profession, education level, the nature of the working institution, and the number of prescriptions involved per week had an association with the attitude levels towards regulation of pharmaceutical promotion. Also, similar to knowledge levels, the variables associated with attitude levels are consistent with results from previous studies that have assessed factors associated with the attitude levels towards general medical practices [31,32]. Also, the results obtained from this study shows that most of the HCWs in Zimbabwe have high positive perceptions towards regulation of pharmaceutical promotion (i.e.90% had RII > 65%).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Our further exploration of the data indicated that the healthcare practitioners' profession, gender, education level, and the nature of the working institution had an association with the perception towards regulation of pharmaceutical regulation. Also, similar to knowledge and attitude levels, the variables associated with perception levels are consistent with results from previous that have assessed factors associated with the attitude levels towards general medical practices [31,32].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Regulation of Medicines Advertisement in Zimbabwe: An Assessment of The Impact of Pharmaceutical Promotion On The Prescribing Behaviour of Healthcare Professionals

Semu

Ngara

Mudzviti

2021

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundThe pharmaceutical industry plays a key role in drug discovery and is considered useful regards to informing the health care workers health care workers about new medicines. There are growing concerns related to regulating promotion of pharmaceutical products and there is notable evidence to suggest it has a significant impact health care workers’ decision-making. Investigations concerning health care workers to industry interactions are less common. The objective of this study is to determine levels of knowledge, attitude and perception towards regulation of pharmaceutical promotion among healthcare practitioners in Zimbabwe. MethodsA cross-sectional study was used and 330 healthcare practitioners were enrolled into the study. Data collection was done through combined face-to-face interviews and web-based online survey. The study was approved for ethics by the Joint Research Ethics Committee. We calculated the relative importance index score and use as a measure the of knowledge, attitude and perception levels towards pharmaceutical promotion. Univariate and bivariate analysis was performed using STATA software package. ResultsOur study estimated that 95%, 67%, and 90% of the healthcare practitioners in Zimbabwe have a favourable (i.e. >65%) relative importance index score of knowledge, attitudes, and perception, respectively, towards regulation of pharmaceutical promotion. Further exploration of the data indicated that the factors that had an association with the knowledge, attitude and perception levels towards regulation of pharmaceutical regulation at 5% level of significance include health care workers’ profession, gender, education level, the nature of the working institution and the number of prescriptions involved per week. ConclusionIn conclusion, the findings of this study highlighted that in general the health care workers in Zimbabwe have higher levels of knowledge, attitude and perception towards regulation of pharmaceutical promotion, though the attitudes levels was lower compared to other domains. Further studies aimed at understanding or evaluating various aspects for the regulation of pharmaceutical promotion are recommended in order to complement the findings of this study.

show abstract

Factors influencing nurses' compliance related to the use of personal protective equipment during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A descriptive cross‐sectional study

Kim,

Park,

Choi

2024

Nursing Open

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

AimTo determine how nurses' experiences with the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic affected their knowledge, awareness, and compliance related to the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID‐19 pandemic in South Korea.DesignA descriptive cross‐sectional study.MethodsA total of 247 nurses in South Korea participated in this study between May 10 and 19, 2023. An online self‐report questionnaire was used to collect data on demographic and occupational characteristics, COVID‐19 experience, knowledge, awareness, and compliance related to the use of PPE. Factors affecting compliance were analysed using hierarchical multiple linear regression.ResultsMean age of the nurses was 31.92, and 94.3% were women. Most had a bachelor's degree or higher and the mean clinical experience as a nurse was 6.45 years. Knowledge of the use of PPE was 8.45 out of 10, awareness was 3.52 out of 5, and compliance was 4.28 out of 5. Knowledge and awareness were correlated with compliance related to PPE use. Awareness (β = 0.234, p < 0.001), knowledge (β = 0.218, p < 0.001), experience caring for COVID‐19 patients (β = 0.234, p = 0.004), optional fourth dose vaccine (β = 0.150, p = 0.017), clinical experience (β = 0.140, p = 0.022), and COVID‐19 infection control education (β = 0.115, p = 0.037) were found to have a significant impact on compliance.ConclusionDuring the COVID‐19 pandemic, nurses' knowledge and awareness of PPE use was a crucial factor in compliance. factors such as clinical experience, experience in caring for COVID‐19 patients, optional vaccination, and completion of COVID‐19 education also influenced compliance. We hope that these factors can provide a basis for developing training programs for nurses to respond to future emerging infectious diseases.

show abstract

Study on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of Nursing Staff and Influencing Factors on COVID-19

Cited by 27 publications

References 8 publications

Filipino Nurses in Cebu City Reveal High Level of Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Willingness in Providing Care to COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Filipino Nurses in Cebu City Reveal High Level of Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Willingness in Providing Care to COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Regulation of Medicines Advertisement in Zimbabwe: An Assessment of The Impact of Pharmaceutical Promotion On The Prescribing Behaviour of Healthcare Professionals

Factors influencing nurses' compliance related to the use of personal protective equipment during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A descriptive cross‐sectional study

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About