Healthcare Workers' Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Perceived Health Facility Preparedness Regarding COVID-19 in Sierra Leone

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are known to spearhead the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are considered critical to the success of the current COVID-19 response efforts. This study aims to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare 2021-01, Vol.14, p.67
Hauptverfasser:	Kanu, Sulaiman, James, Peter Bai, Bah, Abdulai Jawo, Kabba, John Alimamy, Kamara, Musa Salieu, Williams, Christine Ellen Elleanor, Kanu, Joseph Sam
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Beliefs, opinions and attitudes China Community health aides Coronaviruses Employees Epidemics Health facilities Pakistan Sierra Leone Surveys
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Zusammenfassung:	Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are known to spearhead the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are considered critical to the success of the current COVID-19 response efforts. This study aims to determine HCWs' KAP toward COVID- 19 and assesses their perception of their healthcare facilities preparedness to respond appropriately to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone. Methods: We conducted an online cross-sectional study among HCWs (n=516) between 1st May 2020 and 30th June 2020. We collected our data using a self-administered structured questionnaire via email and online social media platforms. We analyzed our data using descriptive statistics and regression analysis (p
ISSN:	1178-2390 1178-2390
DOI:	10.2147/JMDH.S287l56