Kamate Shivalingesh Krishnappa, Sharma Swati, Thakar Sahil, Srivastava Divya, Sengupta Kaushikee, Hadi Ahmed Jhurry, Chaudhary Alankrita, Joshi Ruby, Dhanker Kuldeep
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences (IDS), Bareilly, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India.
Dent Med Probl. 2020 Jan-Mar;57(1):11-17. doi: 10.17219/dmp/119743.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared a global public health emergency that is affecting people across the globe.
The aim of this study was to assess the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of dental practitioners regarding the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic.
An online questionnaire was distributed among dentists across the globe using a combination of convenience and snowball sampling. The questionnaire was divided into 4 sections: the 1st one contained personal information, whereas the 2nd, 3rd and 4th sections assessed knowledge (11 questions), attitudes (6 questions) and practices (7 questions) of the dentists. The data was subjected to the Shapiro-Wilk test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), multivariate linear regression, and Pearson's correlation; 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated and odds ratio (OR) was obtained. The analysis was done using IBM SPSS for Windows, v. 21.0.
The total number of the responses received (860) was divided with regard to various continents (Asia, Americas - North and South, Europe, Africa, and other - Australia and Antarctica). The largest number of dentists came from the Asian continent (264; 30.7%). Most dentists had a degree of MDS (Master of Dental Science) (301; 35.0%), followed by BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) (282; 32.8%) and DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) (226; 26.3%). High/Good knowledge and practice scores were observed among 92.7% and 79.5 % of the dentists, respectively. Good knowledge scores were significantly associated with qualifications (p = 0.04) and years of practice (p = 0.02); good practice scores were associated with qualifications only (p = 0.03).
The dentists were found to have good knowledge and practice scores, which is important to combat COVID-19. They are advised to follow the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines in their clinics, and sensitize their staff so that no stone is left unturned in defeating this pandemic.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID - 19）已被宣布为全球突发公共卫生事件，正影响着全球各地的人们。
本研究旨在评估牙科从业者对2019冠状病毒病（COVID - 19）大流行的知识、态度和实践（KAP）。
通过便利抽样和滚雪球抽样相结合的方式，在全球范围内向牙医发放在线问卷。问卷分为4个部分：第一部分包含个人信息，而第二、第三和第四部分分别评估牙医的知识（11个问题）、态度（6个问题）和实践（7个问题）。数据进行了 Shapiro - Wilk 检验、单因素方差分析（ANOVA）、多元线性回归和 Pearson 相关性分析；计算了95%置信区间（CI）并获得比值比（OR）。分析使用 IBM SPSS for Windows，版本21.0。
收到的回复总数（860份）按各大洲（亚洲、美洲 - 北美洲和南美洲、欧洲、非洲以及其他 - 澳大利亚和南极洲）进行了划分。来自亚洲大陆的牙医数量最多（264名；30.7%）。大多数牙医拥有口腔医学硕士学位（MDS）（301名；35.0%），其次是口腔医学学士学位（BDS）（282名；32.8%）和牙外科学博士学位（DDS）（226名；26.3%）。分别有92.7%和79.5%的牙医获得了高/良好的知识和实践评分。良好的知识评分与学历（p = 0.04）和执业年限（p = 0.02）显著相关；良好的实践评分仅与学历相关（p = 0.03）。
发现牙医具有良好的知识和实践评分，这对于抗击COVID - 19很重要。建议他们在诊所遵循疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）和世界卫生组织（WHO）的指南，并对其工作人员进行宣传教育，以便在战胜这一疫情时全力以赴。
