Novel coronavirus disease 2019: knowledge, practice and preparedness: a survey of healthcare workers in the Offinso-North District, Ghana.
Novel coronavirus disease 2019: knowledge, practice and preparedness: a survey of healthcare workers in the Offinso-North District, Ghana.
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DOI：
10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.23644
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2020
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Apodola A
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Nkansah C;Serwaa D;Adarkwah LA;Osei-Boakye F;Mensah K;Tetteh P;Awudu S;Apodola A
自世界卫生组织宣布COVID-19为国际关注的突发公共卫生事件以来，加纳是非洲受影响最严重的国家之一。然而，尚未研究该国医疗保健提供者对新型COVID-19的知识、实践和准备情况。这项研究评估了加纳三家医院卫生工作者对当前流行病的知识、实践和准备。这项多中心横断面调查于2020年4月至5月期间通过自填问卷在Offinso北区招募了261名医护人员。使用SPSS 22.0版进行分析，统计学显著性设置为p < 0.05。我们发现，65.1%的医疗保健提供者拥有足够的知识，其中27.6%接受过适当的在职培训，57.5%做好了充分的准备并愿意照顾受影响的患者，63.0%充分了解其机构的准备情况。同样，只有57.5%的卫生工作者严格遵守预防措施的做法，62.5%的人对新型COVID-19的病因有不同形式的误解。大多数（77. 1%）受访者定期从加纳卫生部收到有关COVID-19的信息。医护人员处理COVID-19的整体知识、实践及意愿令人鼓舞;然而，此项研究仍揭示专业人员对疫情的知识差距。我们提倡对员工进行渐进式COVID-19培训，以提高对风险和预防措施的认识，并消除误解。我们认为，这将增强他们的信心，提高他们有效交付的意愿。
Ever since World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern, Ghana is one of the most affected countries in Africa. However, the knowledge, practice, and preparedness of healthcare providers on the novel COVID-19 in the country has not been studied. This study assessed health workers’ knowledge, practice, and preparedness on the current pandemic in three Ghanaian hospitals. This multi-centre cross-sectional survey recruited 261 healthcare workers in Offinso North district between April and May, 2020, through self-administered questionnaire. SPSS version 22.0 was used for the analysis and statistical significance set at p < 0.05. We identified that 65.1% of the healthcare providers had adequate knowledge, 27.6% of them had received appropriate in-service training, 57.5% had adequately prepared themselves and willing to care for affected patients and 63.0% were duly aware of their facility’s preparedness for the situation. Again, only 57.5% of the health workers adhered strictly to the practice of precautionary measures, and 62.5% had varying forms of misconceptions about the aetiology of the novel COVID-19. Majority (77.1%) of the respondents received regular information on the COVID-19 from the Ministry of Health, Ghana. The overall knowledge, practice and willingness of healthcare workers to handle COVID-19 were encouraging; however, this study still elucidates the knowledge gap of the professionals on the pandemic. We advocate for progressive training of staff on COVID-19, to advance the appreciation of the risks and precautionary measures and clear the misconceptions. This, we believe, would boost the confidence and increase their willingness to deliver efficiently.