Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward prevention and management of COVID-19 among indian nurses: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Applied Sciences and Clinical Practice Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI:10.4103/JASCP.JASCP_16_20

Aayushi Rastogi, Sabin Syed, A. Bansal, A. Ramalingam, T. Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Mini George, M. Varshney

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Background: To plan suitable policy against COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that the nurses have updated knowledge related to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of COVID-19 and have an optimistic attitude and good practices in managing the patients during the pandemic crisis. Thus, we conducted a study on the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) related to COVID-19 among Indian nursing professionals. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted from April 22 to May 22, 2020 using a pretested 37-item-self-reported e-questionnaire among nursing professionals above 18 years of age, working in health-care setting across 25 states. The questionnaire consisted of four sections: demographic details, knowledge (26 items), attitude (6 items), and practice (5-itmes). KAP questionnaire was shared through e-mail, SMS, and WhatsApp groups. Results: A total of 1182 participants responded to the online survey with 94% completion rate. The study analyzed the data for 1110 nurses with a mean age of 30 ± 6.7 years and 68% being females. The mean KAP score was 16.82 ± 3.3, 9.77 ± 2.03, and 18.37 ± 3.29, respectively. Knowledge was significantly correlated with attitude (r = 0.1316) and practice (r = 0.1526). Practice and attitude were also found to be positively correlated (r = 0.4398). Good knowledge related to COVID-19 was significantly affected by age, gender, location, and type of facility (

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印度护士对COVID-19预防和管理的知识、态度和实践:一项横断面研究

背景:要制定合适的COVID-19大流行应对政策，护士必须掌握最新的COVID-19预防、诊断、治疗和管理知识，并在大流行危机期间保持乐观的态度和良好的患者管理做法。因此，我们对印度护理专业人员与COVID-19相关的知识、态度和实践(KAP)进行了研究。方法:在2020年4月22日至5月22日期间，在25个州的医疗保健机构工作的18岁以上的护理专业人员中进行了一项横断面研究，使用了一份预测的37项自我报告电子问卷。问卷包括人口统计、知识(26项)、态度(6项)和实践(5项)四个部分。通过电子邮件、短信和WhatsApp群组共享KAP问卷。结果:共有1182名参与者回应了在线调查，完成率为94%。本研究分析了1110名护士的资料，平均年龄为30±6.7岁，其中68%为女性。KAP平均评分分别为16.82±3.3、9.77±2.03、18.37±3.29。知识与态度(r = 0.1316)、实践(r = 0.1526)显著相关。练习与态度也呈正相关(r = 0.4398)。与COVID-19相关的良好知识受到年龄、性别、地点和设施类型的显著影响(

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