Knowledge and attitudes among healthcare workers at University Clinical Center of Kosovo toward pandemic disease COVID-19

Session

Medicine and Nursing

Description

Corona virus (COVID-19) is an acute infectious disease caused by the new Corona virus. The firs cases were registered in China at Wuhan region at the end of December 2019. The disease is characterized by high contagiousness and relatively high mortality compared to other diseases that spread through the respiratory tract. Inadequate knowledge and incorrect attitudes among health care providers can directly influence practices and lead to delayed diagnosis, poor infection control practice and spread of disease.Methods: A prospective research was undertaken on knowledge and attitudes of health providers about Corona virus diseases, at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo in period of time June-August 2020. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to assess the relationships between study variables such as standard deviations, T test, ANOVA and Spearman’s correlation.Results: In this research 97 health workers participated. The vast majority showed good knowledge and a positive attitude about presence of COVID-19 in our country and worldwide (85%). Approximately two thirds of the participants knew the mode of transmission (67%), the isolation period (65.8%), method of treatment (58.4%) and 79% had a positive attitude towards the application of protection measures. There was a negative correlation between knowledge scores and attitude scores (r=0.21, p<0.001). Moreover, media and social media were the main source of information COVID-19 (92%).Conclusion: Most respondents had solid knowledge and showed positive attitudes about COVID-19. However, the expectations were higher as it was believed that health workers should have greater knowledge about the disease as well as confidence in the existence of this disease. In order to raise the level of knowledge and trust, additional education is needed within the institution where they work.

Keywords:

knowledge, attitudes, COVID-19, health care workers, UCCK

Session Chair

Besnik Elshani

Session Co-Chair

Valdete Serreqi

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-437-96-7

Location

Lipjan, Kosovo

Start Date

31-10-2020 10:45 AM

End Date

31-10-2020 12:15 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2020.422

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Knowledge and attitudes among healthcare workers at University Clinical Center of Kosovo toward pandemic disease COVID-19

Lipjan, Kosovo

Corona virus (COVID-19) is an acute infectious disease caused by the new Corona virus. The firs cases were registered in China at Wuhan region at the end of December 2019. The disease is characterized by high contagiousness and relatively high mortality compared to other diseases that spread through the respiratory tract. Inadequate knowledge and incorrect attitudes among health care providers can directly influence practices and lead to delayed diagnosis, poor infection control practice and spread of disease.Methods: A prospective research was undertaken on knowledge and attitudes of health providers about Corona virus diseases, at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo in period of time June-August 2020. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to assess the relationships between study variables such as standard deviations, T test, ANOVA and Spearman’s correlation.Results: In this research 97 health workers participated. The vast majority showed good knowledge and a positive attitude about presence of COVID-19 in our country and worldwide (85%). Approximately two thirds of the participants knew the mode of transmission (67%), the isolation period (65.8%), method of treatment (58.4%) and 79% had a positive attitude towards the application of protection measures. There was a negative correlation between knowledge scores and attitude scores (r=0.21, p<0.001). Moreover, media and social media were the main source of information COVID-19 (92%).Conclusion: Most respondents had solid knowledge and showed positive attitudes about COVID-19. However, the expectations were higher as it was believed that health workers should have greater knowledge about the disease as well as confidence in the existence of this disease. In order to raise the level of knowledge and trust, additional education is needed within the institution where they work.