A STUDY TO ASSESS KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES TOWARDS COVID-19 AMONG FRONTLINE WORKERS OF A NORTH INDIAN DISTRICT

The Indonesian Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2021-11-30 DOI:10.20473/ijph.v16i3.2021.336-348

C. Chaudhary, Mohd. Najmul Aqib Khan, S. Parveen, Uma Sharma, Veena Singh, B. Anand

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ABSTRACTFrontline workers have been fighting hard since the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, was declared a global pandemic by the WHO on March 12th, 2020. This study assessed the level of knowledge of frontline workers, attitudes of frontline workers, and how well the frontline workers of the area adapted to the ongoing epidemic. This study used a cross-sectional research design conducted among 440 frontline workers Palwal district in Haryana. Information regarding knowledge, attitude, practice, and socio-demographic characteristics was obtained using semi-coded and pretested questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 20. Independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s rank correlation test, and multivariate linear regression were used. A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant. The mean of knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were 79.67 (SD = 1.81), 27.4 (SD = 0.98), and 22.47 (SD = 1.4), respectively. 94.8% of frontline workers had excellent knowledge, 68.6% had excellent attitude, and 57.7% had reasonable practice with significant positive correlation between the three. Knowledge score varied significantly with occupation (p = 0.003). Regression analysis showed that attitude score varied significantly with age, gender, and occupation (p<0.05). Practice score varied significantly with age (p<0.05). The majority of the HCWs had had excellent knowledge and attitude, but moderate practice towards COVID-19 with a significant positive correlation between them. Knowledge appeared to be significantly associated with profession; attitude with age, gender, occupation, source of information; and practice with age alone. Healthcare workers (HCWs) were using less authentic sources for information, which is an important aspect that needs immediate correction as ultimately it affects knowledge and can be reflected in attitude and practice. Keywords: COVID-19, knowledge, attitude, practice, frontline workers

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评估印度北部某地区一线工作人员对COVID-19的知识、态度和做法的研究

摘要自2020年3月12日世界卫生组织宣布新型冠状病毒(也称为COVID-19)为全球大流行以来，一线工作者一直在努力奋斗。本研究评估了一线工作人员的知识水平、一线工作人员的态度以及该地区一线工作人员对当前疫情的适应程度。本研究采用横断面研究设计，对哈里亚纳邦帕尔瓦尔地区440名一线工人进行了调查。采用半编码和预测问卷，获得有关知识、态度、行为和社会人口学特征的信息。数据分析采用SPSS version 20。采用独立t检验、方差分析、Pearson秩相关检验和多元线性回归。p值<0.05被认为是显著的。知识、态度和实践得分的平均值分别为79.67 (SD = 1.81)、27.4 (SD = 0.98)和22.47 (SD = 1.4)。94.8%的一线员工知识优秀，68.6%的一线员工态度优秀，57.7%的一线员工实践合理，三者之间存在显著的正相关关系。知识得分随职业差异显著(p = 0.003)。回归分析显示，态度得分随年龄、性别、职业差异有统计学意义(p<0.05)。练习得分随年龄差异有统计学意义(p<0.05)。大多数医护人员对新冠肺炎的知识和态度都很好，但对新冠肺炎的做法一般，两者之间存在显著的正相关关系。知识似乎与职业显著相关;态度与年龄、性别、职业、信息来源有关;随着年龄的增长而练习。卫生保健工作者(HCWs)使用的信息来源不太真实，这是一个需要立即纠正的重要方面，因为它最终会影响知识，并可能反映在态度和实践中。关键词:新冠肺炎，知识，态度，实践，一线工作者

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