Coronavirus disease-2019: knowledge and practices behaviour of healthcare workers at a university teaching hospital in Malaysia
Introduction: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, with 15 million people have been infected worldwide, and this number is increasing. Our study sought to assess the knowledge and practice of healthcare workers (HCWs) in a teaching hospital in Malaysia. M...
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| author | Lee, Kai Wei Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan Ching, Siew Mooi Devaraj, Navin Kumar Baharin, Janudin Chia, Peck Kee Loh, Wei Chao Abdul Rashid, Anna Misya'il Inche Mat, Liyana Najwa Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Mohd Noor, Mohd Tawfeq Sivaratnam, Dhashani Hoo, Fan Kee Basri, Hamidon |
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| description | Introduction: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, with 15 million people have been infected worldwide, and this number is increasing. Our study sought to assess the knowledge and practice of healthcare workers (HCWs) in a teaching hospital in Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was undertaken using online Google form links among HCWs. Knowledge and practice were assessed using a validated questionnaire. The analysis was performed with SPSS version 26. Factors associated with poor knowledge were analysed using multivariate analysis. Results: A total of 193 HCW responded to our online survey. Majority of our HCWs were female (74.1%) with a mean age of 32.5 years. We found 53 (27.5%) and 134 (69.4%) of our HCWs had good knowledge and good practice on COVID-19, respectively. Knowledge gap was identified in the symptomatology, investigation methods and management. Based on multiple logistic regression, determinants of poor knowledge scores were those work as medical attendants (aOR = 3.626; 95% CI = 1.489, 8.834) and nurses (aOR = 4.107; 95% CI = 1.175, 14.358). Conclusion: Around one-third and 70% of our HCWs have good knowledge and practice of COVID-19 infection respectively. Continuous, specifically targeted and updated medical education, need to be carried out to improve the knowledge and practice among our HCWs in order to keep abreast of the fast-moving pace of COVID-19 knowledge development. |
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| spelling | upm-903952021-09-10T01:14:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90395/ Coronavirus disease-2019: knowledge and practices behaviour of healthcare workers at a university teaching hospital in Malaysia Lee, Kai Wei Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan Ching, Siew Mooi Devaraj, Navin Kumar Baharin, Janudin Chia, Peck Kee Loh, Wei Chao Abdul Rashid, Anna Misya'il Inche Mat, Liyana Najwa Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Mohd Noor, Mohd Tawfeq Sivaratnam, Dhashani Hoo, Fan Kee Basri, Hamidon Introduction: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, with 15 million people have been infected worldwide, and this number is increasing. Our study sought to assess the knowledge and practice of healthcare workers (HCWs) in a teaching hospital in Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was undertaken using online Google form links among HCWs. Knowledge and practice were assessed using a validated questionnaire. The analysis was performed with SPSS version 26. Factors associated with poor knowledge were analysed using multivariate analysis. Results: A total of 193 HCW responded to our online survey. Majority of our HCWs were female (74.1%) with a mean age of 32.5 years. We found 53 (27.5%) and 134 (69.4%) of our HCWs had good knowledge and good practice on COVID-19, respectively. Knowledge gap was identified in the symptomatology, investigation methods and management. Based on multiple logistic regression, determinants of poor knowledge scores were those work as medical attendants (aOR = 3.626; 95% CI = 1.489, 8.834) and nurses (aOR = 4.107; 95% CI = 1.175, 14.358). Conclusion: Around one-third and 70% of our HCWs have good knowledge and practice of COVID-19 infection respectively. Continuous, specifically targeted and updated medical education, need to be carried out to improve the knowledge and practice among our HCWs in order to keep abreast of the fast-moving pace of COVID-19 knowledge development. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2021-07 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90395/1/2021062815494521_MJMHS_1020.pdf Lee, Kai Wei and Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan and Ching, Siew Mooi and Devaraj, Navin Kumar and Baharin, Janudin and Chia, Peck Kee and Loh, Wei Chao and Abdul Rashid, Anna Misya'il and Inche Mat, Liyana Najwa and Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa and Mohd Noor, Mohd Tawfeq and Sivaratnam, Dhashani and Hoo, Fan Kee and Basri, Hamidon (2021) Coronavirus disease-2019: knowledge and practices behaviour of healthcare workers at a university teaching hospital in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 17 (3). pp. 149-158. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2021062815494521_MJMHS_1020.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Lee, Kai Wei Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan Ching, Siew Mooi Devaraj, Navin Kumar Baharin, Janudin Chia, Peck Kee Loh, Wei Chao Abdul Rashid, Anna Misya'il Inche Mat, Liyana Najwa Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Mohd Noor, Mohd Tawfeq Sivaratnam, Dhashani Hoo, Fan Kee Basri, Hamidon Coronavirus disease-2019: knowledge and practices behaviour of healthcare workers at a university teaching hospital in Malaysia |
| title | Coronavirus disease-2019: knowledge and practices behaviour of healthcare workers at a university teaching hospital in Malaysia |
| title_full | Coronavirus disease-2019: knowledge and practices behaviour of healthcare workers at a university teaching hospital in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Coronavirus disease-2019: knowledge and practices behaviour of healthcare workers at a university teaching hospital in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coronavirus disease-2019: knowledge and practices behaviour of healthcare workers at a university teaching hospital in Malaysia |
| title_short | Coronavirus disease-2019: knowledge and practices behaviour of healthcare workers at a university teaching hospital in Malaysia |
| title_sort | coronavirus disease-2019: knowledge and practices behaviour of healthcare workers at a university teaching hospital in malaysia |
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