Sarfaraz Shaur, Shabbir Juzer, Mudasser Muhammad Adeel, Khurshid Zohaib, Al-Quraini Ahmed Adel A, Abbasi Maria Shakoor, Ratnayake Jithendra, Zafar Muhammad Sohail
Institute of Medical Education, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi 75510, Pakistan.
Operative Dentistry Department, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi 75290, Pakistan.
Healthcare (Basel). 2020 Jul 25;8(3):232. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8030232.
The world is currently facing a pandemic crisis due to a novel coronavirus. For this purpose, acquiring updated knowledge regarding prevention and disinfection during the current pandemic is necessary for every dental practitioner. In our study, we aimed to evaluate globally the level of knowledge and the attitude of dental practitioners related to disinfection. A total of 385 participants out of 401 participants from 23 different countries across the world were included in the final analysis after the exclusion of incomplete responses. The majority of the dentists who responded were females (53.8%) and were practicing at private health institutes (36.4%). The mean knowledge score of the participants was estimated to be 4.19 ± 1.88 out of 12, reflecting insufficient knowledge, and the mean attitude score of the participants was estimated to be 12.24 ± 3.23 out of 15, which shows a positive attitude toward disinfection practices during coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Thus, the current study indicated a lack of knowledge in fundamental aspects of disinfection protocols with a significant and positive attitude from dental health professionals toward disinfection regarding the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
由于新型冠状病毒，世界目前正面临一场大流行危机。为此，每位牙科从业者都有必要获取有关当前大流行期间预防和消毒的最新知识。在我们的研究中，我们旨在全球范围内评估牙科从业者与消毒相关的知识水平和态度。在排除不完整回复后，来自全球23个不同国家的401名参与者中的385名被纳入最终分析。做出回应的牙医大多数为女性（53.8%），且在私立卫生机构执业（36.4%）。参与者的平均知识得分在满分12分中估计为4.19±1.88，这反映出知识不足，而参与者的平均态度得分在满分15分中估计为12.24±3.23，这表明对2019冠状病毒病（COVID - 19）期间的消毒措施持积极态度。因此，当前研究表明牙科保健专业人员在消毒规程的基本方面缺乏知识，但对2019冠状病毒病（COVID - 19）大流行的消毒措施持显著的积极态度。
