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Greener Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health Vol. 8(1), pp. 24-30, 2020 ISSN: 2354-2381 Copyright ©2020, the copyright of this article is retained by the author(s)
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Healthcare Workers on COVID 19 in State Specialist Hospital Gombe (SSHG)
1Lynn Maori; 1Maikudi Haruna; 2Kabilis D.E; 3Emmanuel Peter; 4Dr. Lamingo John; 5Zainab Agabus; 6Dr Japhet Joel Kalang; 7Grace Audu; 8Zainab Umar
1. Microbiology Department, State Specialist Hospital Gombe
2. General Outpatient Department, State Specialist Hospital Gombe
3. Gombe State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Kaltungo.
4. State Specialist Hospital, Gombe
5. General Hospital Talasse, Balanga, Gombe State
6. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, University of Jos Plateau State
7. Snakebite Treatment and Research Hospital Kaltungo, Gombe State
8. General Hospital Talasse, Microbiology Department
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Article No.: 052620076 Type: Research
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Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) form a significant risk group for infection of Corona virus. Objectives: The aim of this survey was to assess the knowledge, attitude and behavior of HCWs in the State Specialist Hospital Gombe on coronavirus. Methods: 44 HCWs from different department in the State Specialist Hospital Gombe were randomly invited to fill a questionnaire developed to cover the survey objectives from 23rd March to 6th April 2020. The response rate was 100%. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize the responses. Results: A total of 38.6% were Medical Laboratory Scientist, 36.6% were Nurses and 9.09% were Pharmacists. The most common sources of Coronavirus (COVID-19) information were the Main stream Media (TV) which have 20.5% and 18.2% of Social media (Facebook, WhatsApp etc.). Only 59.1% of HCWs are aware of the Infection Prevention and Control program in the Hospital. About 97.7% agreed that HCWs are at greater risks of been infected by the novel corona virus. 95.5% of HCWs reported that they are worried that one of their family members may get infected. Conclusions: The knowledge about emerging infectious diseases was poor and there is need for further education and re-training programs particularly in the use of personal protective equipment, the operations of the quarantine and isolation unit and infection control measures. The self-reported infection control practices were sub-optimal and seem to be overestimated. |
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Accepted: 27/05/2020 Published: 27/06/2020 |
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*Corresponding Author Lynn Maori E-mail: lynnmaori@ gmail. com |
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Keywords: Corona Virus; Attitudes; Behaviors; Emerging Infectious Diseases; Health Care Workers; Knowledge; Practice |
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Cite this Article: Maori L; Haruna M; Kabilis DE; Peter E; Lamingo J; Agabus Z; Kalang JJ; Audu G; Umar Z (2020). Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Healthcare Workers on COVID 19 in State Specialist Hospital Gombe (SSHG). Greener Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, 8(1): 24-30. |
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