Department of Emergency Medicine and General Practice, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Bagmati Province, Nepal.
Narayani Hospital, Birgunj, Province 2, Nepal.
BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 23;20(1):871. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05620-4.
COVID-19 is an emerging respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus. There is not much evidence assessing the knowledge of dental surgeons regarding COVID-19. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge of COVID-19 among dental surgeons of Nepal.
A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among registered dental surgeons of Nepal. Ethical approval was obtained. Consent was taken, and knowledge on COVID-19 was assessed via a pre-tested structured questionnaire using Google form. The form was emailed to the participants. Descriptive analysis was performed using frequency, percentage, median and inter-quartile range. Man-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis tests were carried out to see the difference in knowledge score. P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Total 227 dental surgeons responded to the questionnaire (male: 46.4%; female: 53.7%). Almost two-third ( 65.2% ) of the respondents were B.D.S. (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) graduates. Only 29.1% worked in the government hospitals. 17.6% were currently involved in COVID-19 management. Of the participants, 87.7% knew about the condition of the requirement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) but only 29.1% could correctly answer the framed question for PPE. The median knowledge score calculated was 14.0 (8.0-18.0). The bivariate analysis showed a statistically significant difference in knowledge score among the age group ≥30 years and < 30 years (p = 0.013); M.D.S. (Master of Dental Surgery) graduate and B.D.S. graduate (0.041); dental surgeons of government healthcare facilities and other healthcare facilities (p < 0.001); dental surgeons of COVID-19 centers and non-COVID-19 centers (0.002).
The dental surgeons of Nepal have a good knowledge of COVID-19, and they can be utilized for assisting in the management of COVID-19 cases in Nepal.
COVID-19 是一种由新型冠状病毒引起的新兴呼吸道疾病。目前，评估牙医对 COVID-19 的了解程度的证据并不多。本研究旨在评估尼泊尔牙医对 COVID-19 的了解程度。
对尼泊尔注册牙医进行了一项基于网络的横断面研究。获得了伦理批准。征得同意后，通过预先测试的结构化问卷使用 Google 表格评估了对 COVID-19 的了解情况。将表格通过电子邮件发送给参与者。使用频率、百分比、中位数和四分位距进行描述性分析。进行了曼-惠特尼检验和克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯检验，以观察知识得分的差异。p 值<0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
共有 227 名牙医对问卷做出了回应（男性：46.4%；女性：53.7%）。近三分之二（65.2%）的受访者是 B.D.S.（牙科手术学士）毕业生。只有 29.1%的人在政府医院工作。17.6%的人目前参与 COVID-19 的管理。在参与者中，87.7%知道个人防护设备（PPE）的要求条件，但只有 29.1%能够正确回答 PPE 的框架问题。计算得出的平均知识得分为 14.0（8.0-18.0）。单变量分析显示，年龄组≥30 岁和<30 岁（p=0.013）；M.D.S.（牙科手术硕士）毕业生和 B.D.S. 毕业生（0.041）；政府医疗机构和其他医疗机构的牙医（p<0.001）；COVID-19 中心和非 COVID-19 中心的牙医（p=0.002）之间的知识得分存在统计学显著差异。
尼泊尔的牙医对 COVID-19 有较好的了解，可以利用他们来协助尼泊尔 COVID-19 病例的管理。
