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The impact of health care worker’s knowledge and attitude on their COVID-19 infection risk

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Infection prevention and control
Medical virology

Abstract

Background: High number of losses may occur among health care workers (HCWs) who are the key contributors in the COVID-19 battle. Objectives: To explore the base-line knowledge and perception of HCWs who will join working in our Isolation Unit, correct the wrong believes and investigate their safety at the end of their quarantine period. Methods: The study was implemented on 206 HCWs [133 nurses, 28 physicians, 8 pharmacists, and 37 technicians and housekeepers] by assessing HCWʼs knowledge and attitude via on-line questionnaire, improve misconceptions via health care program prior to start their work in the unit and inspect the COVID-19 infection by laboratory and radiological investigations. The inclusion criteria were being HCWs in the Isolation Unit of COVID-19, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Egypt for in the period from of June 10th to August 10th, 2020. Results: Base-line questionnaire results revealed good knowledge and positive attitude of HCWs towards 16-COVID-19 itemsin spite of ignoring the incubation period of the disease. There was significant positive attitude of the HCWs groups, and the total group attitude showed a significant good knowledge score. HCWs had highly significant good knowledge score and positive attitude towards the importance of training on PPE donning and doffing. Continuous health education on infection control practices and importance of social distancing during the isolation period was emphasized. At the end of the quarantine period, the infection rate was 5.8%. The HCWs with positive SARS-CoV-2 showed negative COVID-Ab results, significant changes in their C-T scan findings and lab findings. Conclusion: HCWs with goodknowledge, perception and who follow strict precautions in an Isolation Unit are the basis of success in winning  the Battle against SARS-CoV aiming at keeping HCWs safety with optimum patient care and less harm to the health facilities.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2020.48944.1084

Keywords

Attitude, COVID-19, HCWs, Isolation Unit, Knowledge

Authors

First Name

Mabrouk

Last Name

Ghonaim

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine- Menoufia University, Shebin El-kom, Menoufia

Email

mabroukghonaim@yahoo.com

City

shebin el-kom

Orcid

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First Name

Tawfeek

Last Name

Abed el-motaleb

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin el-kom, Menoufia

Email

tawfeekhassan815@gmail.com

City

shebin el-kom

Orcid

-

First Name

Sania

Last Name

Yehia

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Lecturer at Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine department ,National Liver Institute, Menoufia University

Email

drsania_ali@yahoo.com

City

shebin el-kom

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Abed El-Gawad

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

5Clinical pathology and molecular Biology Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin el-kom, Menoufia

Email

gooda49@gmail.com

City

shebin el-kom

Orcid

-

First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Abdullah

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Fellow of Nursing, Menoufia University Shebin el-kom, Menoufia

Email

fatma.abdullah@liver.menofia.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

fatma

Last Name

khalil

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Microbiology and Immunology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin El-kom, Egypt

Email

fatma.khalil@liver.menofia.edu.eg

City

shebin el-kom

Orcid

0000-0002-3157-5232

Volume

2

Article Issue

1

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19260

Issue Date

2021-02-01

Receive Date

2020-10-06

Publish Date

2021-02-01

Page Start

29

Page End

42

Print ISSN

2682-4132

Online ISSN

2682-4140

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1,157

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Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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The impact of health care worker’s knowledge and attitude on their COVID-19 infection risk

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Created At

22 Jan 2023