COVID-19: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of health-care workers in tertiary care hospitals of Odisha – A cross-sectional survey

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dc.contributor.authorMisra, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorBose, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorMishra, Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorDas, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMishra, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMishra, SS.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:39:21Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:39:21Z
dc.date.issued2022-11
dc.description.abstractBackground: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a contagious viral pathogen, creating a public health emergency, and affecting lives and livelihood of millions of populations globally. Good knowledge, attitude, and practice are essential to prevent and stop the widespread transmission. Aims and Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding COVID-19 among health-care workers (HCWs) in tertiary care hospitals of Odisha. Materials and Methods: The present study is an observational, cross-sectional, and question-based online research. Questions were created on Google forms. Link was generated and given through social media apps. The questionnaire consists of four sections. First section comprised demographic characteristics. Second, third, and fourth sections contain questions on knowledge, attitude, and practice related to COVID-19, respectively. Descriptive and inferential statistical procedures were done through IBM SPSS statistics version 24.0. The research was granted approval by Institute Ethics Committee of IMS and SUM Hospital. Results: Data were analyzed in 430 subjects, 205 females and 225 males. The majority of HCWs have good knowledge score 86.5%, attitude score 80.9%, and practice score 91.2%. The mean knowledge score was 6.6 ± 0.84 and mean attitude score was 28.5 ± 1.89. Knowledge and attitude score was found to be significantly different among age groups and gender, p<0.001. Mean attitude score had a significant difference with working status, P = 0.025. Mean knowledge and attitude score was significantly higher across professions and work experience, P < 0.001. Good practice score varies significantly across professions, P < 0.001. Conclusions: The most of HCWs had good knowledge, positive attitude, and adopted appropriate practices regarding COVID-19. Periodic educational interventions are strongly recommended for HCWs to upgrade their knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding coronavirus diseases.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha “O” Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha “O” Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMisra D, Bose M, Mishra T, Das S, Mishra S, Mishra SS.. COVID-19: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of health-care workers in tertiary care hospitals of Odisha – A cross-sectional survey. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2022 Nov; 12(11): 1772-1777en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-3206
dc.identifier.issn2320-4672
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/217814
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMrs Dipika Charan of MedScience (India) Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber11en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5455/njppp.2022.12.02092202205032022en_US
dc.subjectCoronavirus Diseaseen_US
dc.subjectKnowledge, Attitude, Practiceen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare Workersen_US
dc.subjectTertiary Care Hospitalen_US
dc.titleCOVID-19: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of health-care workers in tertiary care hospitals of Odisha – A cross-sectional surveyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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