Assessment of Healthcare Workers' Levels of Preparedness and Awareness Regarding COVID-19 Infection in Low-Resource Settings
Assessment of Healthcare Workers' Levels of Preparedness and Awareness Regarding COVID-19 Infection in Low-Resource Settings
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DOI：
10.4269/ajtmh.20-0330
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发表时间：
2020-08-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Amshai, Ala
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作者：
Elhadi, Muhammed;Msherghi, Ahmed;Amshai, Ala
由SARS-CoV-2病毒引起的新冠肺炎正在全球迅速传播，给患者、医护人员、卫生系统和经济带来毁灭性的后果。随着疫情蔓延到低收入和中等收入国家，大流行使医护人员面临高风险，并挑战医疗系统应对危机的能力。这项研究测量了医生和护士对新冠肺炎的知识和准备水平。2020年2月26日至3月10日，在利比亚的医护人员中进行了一项横断面调查。我们获得了来自21家医院的可能2000名参与者(78.6%)的1572份有效回复，其中65.1%来自医生，34.9%来自护士。大多数参与者(70%)使用社交媒体作为信息来源。共有47.3%的医生和54.7%的护士接受了关于如何有效使用个人防护装备的适当培训。83.8%的参与者报告称，他们对管理疑似新冠肺炎患者缺乏信心。此外，43.2%的医护人员了解适当的手部卫生技术。不到7%的参与者接受了如何管理新冠肺炎病例的培训，而20.6%的医生和26.3%的护士认为他们亲自为疫情做好了准备。在研究期间，一线工作人员对大流行的认识和准备程度较低。因此，应该实施有效的教育培训计划，以确保在新冠肺炎大流行期间保持适当的做法。
COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is spreading rapidly worldwide, with devastating consequences for patients, healthcare workers, health systems, and economies. As it reaches low- and middle-income countries, the pandemic puts healthcare workers at high risk and challenges the abilities of healthcare systems to respond to the crisis. This study measured levels of knowledge and preparedness regarding COVID-19 among physicians and nurses. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among healthcare workers in Libya between February 26 and March 10, 2020. We obtained 1,572 valid responses of a possible 2,000 (78.6%) participants from 21 hospitals, of which 65.1% were from physicians and 34.9% from nurses. The majority of participants (70%) used social media as a source of information. A total of 47.3% of doctors and 54.7% of nurses received adequate training on how to effectively use personal protective equipment. Low confidence in managing suspected COVID-19 patients was reported by 83.8% of participants. Furthermore, 43.2% of healthcare workers were aware of proper hand hygiene techniques. Less than 7% of participants received training on how to manage COVID-19 cases, whereas 20.6% of doctors and 26.3% of nurses felt that they were personally prepared for the outbreak. Awareness and preparedness for the pandemic were low among frontline workers during the study. Therefore, an effective educational training program should be implemented to ensure maintenance of appropriate practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.