Determinant Factors of the Knowledge ,Attitude and Practice towards COVID-19 Among Health Care Professionals Working in North Wollo Governmental Hospitals ,Amhara Regional State,Ethiopa,2021.
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2021-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is defined as an illness caused by a novel corona virus now called SARS-CoV-2 and declared as global health emergency on January 30, 2020 and global pandemic on 11 March, 2020 by WHO. As healthcare professionals are frontline workers to fight against the pandemic and to save lives of the people contracting
the disease, there is shortage of information in knowledge, attitude and practices of healthcare professionals regarding COVID-19 in Ethiopia.
Objective: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 and determinant factors among healthcare professionals working in North Wollo Governmental Hospitals.
Methods: Institution based cross-sectional descriptive study design was utilized to asses knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 and determinant factors among 250 healthcare professionals. The sample size was determined by using a formula for estimating a single population proportion. Data collection carried out using self-administered structured
questionnaire and analysed using SPSS version 25. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was implemented to identify determinant factors at a significance level of p < 0.05 and 95%CI. Data were presented by tables and narrative forms accordingly.
Results: 230 healthcare professionals participated in the study with a response rate of 92%. 83.9% and 72.2% have good knowledge and practice respectively, 94.8% have favourable attitude. A respondent with Bachelor degree, respondent who has infection prevention guideline in the hospital and participants who took training on infection prevention were significantly associated with good knowledge, favourable attitude and good practice.
Conclusion: The overall level of knowledge and attitude was good. However, the practice was relatively low.
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Ethiopia, Healthcare professionals, COVID-19, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice