COVID-19 infection: Knowledge, attitude, practices, and impact among healthcare workers in a South-Eastern Nigerian state
COVID-19 infection: Knowledge, attitude, practices, and impact among healthcare workers in a South-Eastern Nigerian state
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DOI：
10.3855/jidc.13248
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Orji-Ifeanyi, Esther Nkiruka
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Mbachu, Chioma Ngozichukwu Pauline;Azubuike, Chimaobi Marie-Claire;Orji-Ifeanyi, Esther Nkiruka
导读：尼日利亚医护人员的冠状病毒病（COVID-19）感染率和死亡率似乎在上升。这项研究确定了在尼日利亚东南部一个州工作的医护人员对COVID-19感染的知识、态度、做法和影响的水平。方法：这是一项基于网络的横断面研究，在封锁期间在尼日利亚东南部的医护人员中进行。本研究收集社会人口概况、对COVID-19的认识、对COVID-19的恐惧及影响、医护人员对工作的态度、疫情期间的预防措施。使用STATA 16.0分析数据。采用卡方检验和Fisher精确关联检验确定变量之间的关联性，显著性水平设为p <0.05。结果：共有403名医务人员参与了本研究。大多数参与者（n = 357，88.59%）对COVID-19有良好的了解和良好的预防措施（n = 328，81.39%）。工作态度差者101人（25.06%），工作态度冷漠者233人（57.82%）。近一半（48.64%）的参与者受到COVID-19的负面影响。知识显著影响实践（p = 0.029）。缺乏个人防护用品、害怕死亡和去公共场所对医务人员的态度有显著影响。结论：良好的知识影响实践，高使用预防措施，与相关的穷人和漠不关心的态度中注意到医护人员。对死亡的恐惧和缺乏个人防护设备对态度有很大影响。女性保健员的工作态度比男性差。
Introduction: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection rate and mortality among Nigerian health care workers appear to be on the increase. This study determined the level of knowledge, attitude, practices, and impact of COVID-19 infection on healthcare workers (HCWs) working in a South-Eastern Nigerian state.Methodology: This was a web-based, cross-sectional study conducted among healthcare workers in South-eastern, Nigeria during the lockdown period. Socio-demographic profile, knowledge of COVID-19, fears and impact concerning COVID-19, attitude of health workers to work, preventive practices during this pandemic period were obtained. Data were analysed using STATA 16.0. Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests of association were used to determine the association between variables, with the significance level set at p < 0.05.Results: A total of 403 health care workers participated in the study. Majority of participants (n = 357, 88.59%) had good knowledge and good preventive practices (n = 328, 81.39%) of COVID-19. A significant proportion of respondents had a poor attitude to work (n = 101, 25.06%) and an attitude of indifference (n = 233, 57.82%). Almost half (48.64%) ofparticipants had been negatively affected by COVID-19. Knowledge significantly influenced practice (p = 0.029). Lack of Personal protective equipment, fear of dying and going to common places, had a significant impact on the attitude of workers.Conclusion: Good knowledge which influenced practice, high use of preventive practices, with associated poor and indifferent attitude was noted among healthcare workers. Fear of death and lack of personal protective equipment had a strong impact on attitude. Female HCWs had poorer attitude to work than males.