Assessment of knowledge gaps and perceptions about COVID-19 among health care workers and general public-national cross-sectional study

Background: COVID-19 has impacted everyone's life and livelihood in one way or the other. Individual response to measures taken to control the rapid spread of this disease depend on their knowledge and perceptions. Hence, we proposed to evaluate responses about COVID-19 among the health care wo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology clinical pharmacology, 2020-07, Vol.36 (3), p.337-344
Hauptverfasser: Paul, Gunchan, Sharma, Shruti, Singh, Guneet, Singh, Gurparvesh, Sharma, Sarit, Paul, Birinder, Gautam, Parshotam
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Zusammenfassung:Background: COVID-19 has impacted everyone's life and livelihood in one way or the other. Individual response to measures taken to control the rapid spread of this disease depend on their knowledge and perceptions. Hence, we proposed to evaluate responses about COVID-19 among the health care workers (HCWs) as well as general public participants (GPPs). Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional, observational survey conducted during the peak of the pandemic. The 35-items questionnaire was prepared using Google forms and distributed through e-mails and social media. Results: The 1,026 responses comprised of 558 HCWs (54.4%) and 468 GPPs (45.6%). The most reliable source of information was TV news for 43% GPPs, whereas it was HCWs/Local health authorities for 36.8% HCWs. HCWs had sufficient knowledge regarding COVID-19, while it was relatively low among GPPs (average correct response 65% and 53%, respectively). Intra-group analysis with respect to age, sex, qualification, and socioeconomic status showed that knowledge about mode of transmission by airborne aerosols was significantly low with respect to qualification among GPPs while younger age group (
ISSN:0970-9185
2231-2730
DOI:10.4103/joacp.JOACP_326_20