Hussain Iltaf, Majeed Abdul, Imran Imran, Ullah Muhib, Hashmi Furqan K, Saeed Hamid, Chaudhry Muhammad O, Rasool Muhammad F
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan.
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan.
J Community Health. 2021 Jun;46(3):441-449. doi: 10.1007/s10900-020-00879-9.
An online cross-sectional study was carried out to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among primary health care providers (PHPs) at three tertiary care hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan. Data was collected via email and online social media platforms. Statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 25.0 was used for data analysis. Among the total participants (n = 114), 74 (66.7%) were male and 37 (33.3%) were female. The mean scores for knowledge, attitude and practice were 12.7 ± 0.89, 8.9 ± 4.1 and 7.3 ± 1.2, respectively. Most of the participants knew the term COVID-19 and its mode of transmission (90%), signs and symptoms (84%) and risk factors (72%) associated with it. Most of the participants agreed that COVID-19 can be transmitted through coughing and sneezing (74.3%) and 84.6% were in favor that COVID-19 can be prevented by adopting preventive measures. Around 68.8% of the participants disagreed with the use of antibiotics in the prevention of COVID-19. Ninety percent of the respondents were avoiding close contact with the people having cough and flu-like symptoms. Most PHPs had good knowledge, positive attitude and reasonable practices regarding COVID-19. Moreover, focused training programs for PHPs at the Government level can further improve their understanding of risks and preventive strategies related to COVID-19, which will help them to provide appropriate care to their patients as well as to protect themselves from this infection.
在巴基斯坦白沙瓦的三家三级护理医院开展了一项在线横断面研究，以评估初级卫生保健提供者（PHPs）对2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的知识、态度和实践情况。数据通过电子邮件和在线社交媒体平台收集。使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）25.0版进行数据分析。在全部参与者（n = 114）中，74名（66.7%）为男性，37名（33.3%）为女性。知识、态度和实践的平均得分分别为12.7±0.89、8.9±4.1和7.3±1.2。大多数参与者知道COVID-19这个术语及其传播方式（90%）、体征和症状（84%）以及与之相关的风险因素（72%）。大多数参与者同意COVID-19可通过咳嗽和打喷嚏传播（74.3%），84.6%的人赞成采取预防措施可预防COVID-19。约68.8%的参与者不同意在预防COVID-19中使用抗生素。90%的受访者避免与有咳嗽和流感样症状的人密切接触。大多数初级卫生保健提供者对COVID-19有良好的知识、积极的态度和合理的实践。此外，政府层面针对初级卫生保健提供者的重点培训项目可进一步提高他们对与COVID-19相关的风险和预防策略的理解，这将有助于他们为患者提供适当的护理，并保护自己免受这种感染。
