Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Henan, China

By Minghe Zhou, Fang Tang, Yunjian Wang, Hanxiao Nie, Luyang Zhang, Guohua You, Min Zhang. Journal of Hospital Infection, 2020

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Summary The study analyzed health care workers’ (HCWs) knowledge, practices, and attitudes regarding COVID-19. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from 4th February to 8th February 2020 involving a total of 1357 HCWs across 10 hospitals in Henan, China. Of those surveyed, 89% of HCWs had sufficient knowledge of COVID-19, more than 85% feared self-infection with the virus, and 89.7% followed correct practices regarding COVID-19. In addition to knowledge level, some risk factors including work experience and job category influenced HCWs’ attitudes and practice concerning COVID-19. Measures must be taken to protect HCWs from risks linked to job category, work experience, working hours, educational attainment, and frontline HCWs.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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