Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals toward the novel coronavirus during the early stage of Covid-19 in a lower-and-middle income country, Bangladesh

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ID22081539
AuthorsMuhammad Mainuddin Patwary (0000-0001-8895-9723, Khulna University, corresponding author), Md Riad Hossain (0000-0003-0676-3458, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology), Rabeya Sultana (0000-0001-5262-8658, Khulna University), Ahmad Riaz Dazhamyar (World Health Organization - Afghanistan, corresponding author), Ali Davod Parsa (0000-0001-7390-4308, Anglia Ruskin University), Raisa Kabir (0000-0001-9257-2775, Anglia Ruskin University), Sheikh Shoib (0000-0002-3739-706X, Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital)
Year2022
Volume10
Pages988063-988063
Publication date2022-09-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2022.988063
PMID36187704
OpenAlexW4296280989
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited50

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at an increased risk of COVID-19 infection because of their direct exposure to suspected and confirmed coronavirus patients in healthcare facilities. This condition is even more acute in low-and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). Given the poor healthcare settings of Bangladesh, it is challenging to halt the spread of infection without proper knowledge, attitudes, and good behavioral practices (KAPs). Therefore, this study conducted a cross-sectional study from May 5 to 31, 2020, with 203 healthcare professionals to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19. Participants were doctors, nurses, dentists, and allied health professionals. A self-administered questionnaire including several KAP-related items aligned with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines was distributed over various online platforms to collect data. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the factors influencing KAP levels. The majority of participants were male (52.22%). The prevalence of high knowledge levels, positive attitudes, and good practices were 51.23, 45.81, and 49.75%, respectively. Social media was the most common source for seeking coronavirus information. Workers at private institutions were less likely (OR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.30–0.95, p < 0.05) to be knowledgeable than workers at public institutions. Doctors had more positive attitudes than other healthcare professionals. Older participants showed high rates of good behavioral practices (OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 1.06–1.32, p < 0.05) than younger ones. Workers at private institutions had a better practice level toward COVID-19 (OR = 2.11, 95% CI = 1.17–3.83) than those at public institutions. These results point to the necessity for proper training programs for medical professionals that help them gain confidence to deliver the correct treatment to their patients and the need to implement preventative steps during pandemics

Cross-sectional study · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health professionals · Infection control · Logistic regression · Pathology · Personal protective equipment · Public health · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Medicine · Nursing · Internal Medicine

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