Awareness and Preparedness for the Ongoing Community Spread of Coronavirus Infections Among Healthcare Workers in a Nigerian Private Tertiary Facility

Annals of Health Research Pub Date : 2021-09-27 DOI:10.30442/ahr.0703-05-136

A. Ladele, J. Ogunkoya, C. Elikwu, T. Oyedele, K. Tuta, O. Abiodun, A. Idowu, S. Eigbe

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Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of contracting and spreading the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease putting themselves, the patients and the community at large at risk. Therefore, there is a need for adequate preparedness in the face of this pandemic. Objectives: To assess the knowledge of HCW (clinical and non-clinical) on COVID-19, determine the level of HCWs preparedness against COVID-19 and evaluate the level of preparedness of the hospital facility against COVID-19. Methods: Purposive sampling technique was used in this cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire adapted from a validated questionnaire was used to collect appropriate data on socio-demographics, knowledge about COVID 19 and preparedness. Results: A total of 170 HCWs with a mean age of 34.7±6.9 years participated in this study. More than half (56.5%; 96/170) were females. The average knowledge score among clinical staff was 9.04±13.77, with 80 clinical staff having good knowledge of COVID-19. The majority of non-clinical staff had a fair knowledge of COVID-19 with an average knowledge score of 5.11±47.07. About 63.4% were not confident enough in caring for a suspected coronavirus case even though more than half (57.6%) have had formal training in Infection Prevention and Control and above 77% (131/170) confirmed the availability of PPE in their facility. However, about three-quarters (74.7%; 127/170) believed the hospital is well prepared to manage COVID-19 cases. Conclusion: This study revealed that this cohort of HCWs have good knowledge of COVID-19 and are convinced that they and their facility are well prepared for outbreaks of COVID-19.

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尼日利亚私立高等教育机构医护人员对冠状病毒感染持续社区传播的认识和准备

背景：医护人员（HCW）感染和传播2019年新型冠状病毒疾病（新冠肺炎）的风险很高，这将使他们自己、患者和整个社区处于危险之中。因此，面对这一流行病，有必要做好充分的准备。目的：评估HCW（临床和非临床）对新冠肺炎的知识，确定HCW对新冠肺炎的准备水平，并评估医院设施对新冠肺炎的准备水平。方法：采用目的性抽样技术进行横断面研究。使用一份改编自经验证问卷的自填问卷，收集有关社会人口统计、新冠肺炎知识和准备情况的适当数据。结果：共有170名HCW参与了本研究，平均年龄为34.7±6.9岁。超过一半（56.5%；96/170）是女性。临床工作人员的平均知识得分为9.04±13.77，其中80名临床工作人员对新冠肺炎有良好的了解。大多数非临床工作人员对新冠肺炎有相当的了解，平均知识得分为5.11±47.07。约63.4%的人对护理疑似冠状病毒病例没有足够的信心，尽管超过一半（57.6%）的人接受过感染预防和控制方面的正式培训，超过77%（131/170）的人确认他们的设施中有个人防护装备。然而，约四分之三（74.7%；127/170）的人认为医院已做好管理新冠肺炎病例的准备。结论：这项研究表明，这一批HCW对新冠肺炎有很好的了解，并确信他们和他们的设施为新冠肺炎的爆发做好了充分准备。

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